Wyoming resident sues county, deputies over welfare check
February 6, 2021 GMT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A Wyoming resident has filed a lawsuit against two deputies after he and his mother were stunned and arrested during a welfare check last year.
Cheyenne resident Devin Bryant filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court claiming Laramie County sheriff’s deputies Jason Gillott and Ryan Lee violated his Fourth Amendment rights and acted negligently, The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Thursday.
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The lawsuit alleges the deputies removed Bryant from his home in Jan. 28, 2020 before 3 a.m. and stunned him and his mother “without legal justification.” It also claims Bryant was injured in the encounter.
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