By Casey Nelson
Apr 20, 2021 10:45 AM
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) The City of Neenah has formally responded to a lawsuit alleging police officers violated the Constitutional rights of hostages during the 2015 standoff at Eagle Nation Cycles, denying any wrongdoing.
Brian Flatoff took multiple people hostage at the store, upset about his motorcycle. During the standoff, police officers shot and killed Michael Funk. The officers were not charged, and a federal lawsuit by Funk’s estate was dismissed.
Ethan Moderson, Ryan Moderson, Michael Peterson, Stephen Erato, and George Fuerte filed suit against the City of Neenah, Sgt. Angela Eichmann, Lt. Shaun O’Bre, Lt. Tyron Thompson, Officer Jonathan Kuffel and Officer Marly Heiting. The suit claims hostages were treated as if they were criminals, not crime victims, and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.