Man Sues Police for $4.5 Million

August 8, 2007 - 8:57am

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A man injured in a Taser incident in 2005 has filed a $4.5 million federal lawsuit against the town of Colonial Beach and two of its police officers.

James Keller, 45, alleges in the suit that he suffered "great personal injury" when police Sergeant Ryan Hood shot him with the electronic stun gun. The suit alleges that Hood and Police Chief Courtlandt Turner acted together to deprive Keller of his constitutional right.

After a four-day trial in May, a federal judge acquitted Hood and Turner on all 15 criminal counts arising from Hood's use of the Taser on Keller in September and on another man the previous month.

Keller is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, plus court costs and attorney's fees.

Hood, Turner and the town have not yet filed responses to the suit.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A man injured in a Taser incident in 2005 has filed a $4.5 million federal lawsuit against the town of Colonial Beach and two of its police officers.

After a four-day trial in May, a federal judge acquitted Hood and Turner on all 15 criminal counts arising from Hood's use of the Taser on Keller in September and on another man the previous month.

Keller is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, plus court costs and attorney's fees.

Hood, Turner and the town have not yet filed responses to the suit.

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