Parents Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper say Phoenix officers injured their 1-year-old daughter, kicked and punched Ames for no reason and pointed guns at them over a report of a stolen toy doll.
PHOENIX — A $10 million legal claim was filed against the city of Phoenix that says police officers committed civil rights violations by pointing guns and profanely yelling commands at the father and pregnant mother of two young daughters because one of the children, unbeknownst to the parents, had shoplifted a doll at a store.
An officer is accused of throwing Ames against a vehicle, kicking his leg so hard that Ames collapsed and punching him for no reason. The claim said one of the officers profanely told Ames in front of his children that he was going to shoot him in the face. “I, like you, am disturbed by the language and the actions of our officer. I assure you that this incident is not representative of the majority of Phoenix police officers who serve this city,” Williams said.While the parents’ attorney said the child and father were injured in the encounter, police said no injuries were reported to them.A video of the encounter has been circulated on social media.
Police say an officer was at the store on an unrelated shoplifting call when store employees told him about another shoplifting complaint and directed him toward a vehicle that was leaving the parking lot as the officer approached. The officer had told Ames, who was driving the vehicle, to stop, but he didn’t, police said.
Both parents were handcuffed and detained inside police vehicles, but they were eventually released, Horne said.
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