Legal Opinion
Baker v. Chisom
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2007No. 06-2838PublishedCited by 287 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Early on August 15, 2002, Joshua Baker was arrested for traffic violations after leading police on a late-night, half-mile chase. While awaiting arrival of the arresting officer at the Drew County Jail, Deputy Sheriff Marcia Bruner handcuffed Baker’s right arm to a bench and watched as Deputy Sheriff Eric Chisom choked Baker from behind and tasered him in the back of the head. After Chisom was convicted of third degree battery, Baker sued Chisom, Bruner, and other County defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims of excessive force, deliberate indifference, failure…
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