'What the Heck Was That All About?'
'What the Heck Was That All About?'
DALLAS (CN) - A diesel mechanic who was making himself lunch in his kitchen says Dallas police fired a flash bomb through his back door, smashed through and "zip tied" his hands behind his back, then beat him until he was bloody and unconscious and ransacked his house - apparently by mistake, as no charges were filed after the chaos subsided.
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Cantu says he was making his lunch in his kitchen on the afternoon of Jan. 22, 2010 when he saw several uniformed officers run into his backyard.
Almost at once, he says, the officers fired a flash bomb through his back door.
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"Upon forcefully and violently entering plaintiffs home, defendant officers ... screamed at plaintiff Danny Cantu to 'get on the ground!' Plaintiff Danny Cantu immediately complied by laying face first on the kitchen floor and spreading his arms and legs while facing the floor beneath him," the complaint states.
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The complaint continues: "Plaintiff Danny Cantu was not charged with any crime in connection with the January 22, 2010 search and arrest conducted by defendant officers and/or defendants John Doe 1 through 10. Plaintiff Danny Cantu was not charged with resisting arrest, assault or any other criminal activity. Defendant officers and/or defendants John Doe 1 through 10 executed the search warrant and subjected plaintiff Danny Cantu to excessive force for unknown reasons."
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/25/43317.htm
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