Subject found to be in constructive possession of firearms in this case
Facts Jacob Lyon was under investigation for his possible involvement in a shooting in Texas when law enforcement discovered the two firearms in question. During the investigation, Asher Schuler, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, along with local law enforcement, traveled to the trailer home of Lyon’s common-law wife […]
Deputy exerted reasonable amount of force to restrain subject
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Barney Joe Donalson is a pastor at the New Beginnings Fellowship Church (NB), located in Houston, Texas. In 2017, NB purchased a property in Canton, Texas to use as an emergency shelter for hurricane victims or as a multipurpose house of worship with […]
Qualified immunity denied when subject dies of heart attack while being violently seized
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On March 9, 2021, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ryan Chapman and other deputies attempted to execute an arrest warrant for Chad Deloach. The deputies believed that Deloach was living on William E. Walls’s Keithville property. When the deputies arrived at the property, […]
Deputy intentionally stood in front of witness and blocked him from recording arrest
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On May 5, 2020, Teliah Perkins observed St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Kyle Hart and Ryan Moring, riding down the street on police motorcycles. The Deputies turned their motorcycles around, drove to her driveway, and shouted for her to come to them. The […]
Qualified immunity granted for off duty deputy at restaurant
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On February 22, 2020, Dexter Gaspard, who is a sheriff’s deputy with the Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office, was eating at Honest Abe’s BBQ in Houma, Louisiana. At that time, Gaspard was not on duty and wearing plain clothes. Willie Levens, who worked part time […]
Officers liable for reckless omission of material facts from a warrant application
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On August 4, 2015, Officer David McClure, Shreveport Police Department (SPD), responded to a reported burglary at a residence, the Dalzell Street Property managed by Port City Realty. After arriving to the scene, McClure interviewed the burglary victim and Dalzell Street Property tenant […]