Former Kansas City detective Lionel Womack, 36, was killed after disarming a police officer during an altercation and pointing the weapon at the officer and his colleague, who fatally shot him.
Federal lawsuit: Kansas deputy purposely ran over Black man
By ROXANA HEGEMANDecember 18, 2020 GMT
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) The dashcam video captured a horrific scene: a Kansas sheriff’s deputy in a patrol truck mowing down a Black man who was running, shirtless, across a field in the summer darkness after fleeing a traffic stop.
Lionel Womack a 35-year-old former police detective from Kansas City, Kansas alleges in a excessive force lawsuit filed Thursday that he sustained serious injuries when Kiowa County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez intentionally drove over him during the Aug. 15 encounter.
Womack said in a statement that he hadn’t been speeding nor was he under the influence of anything when he was initially pulled over. His driver’s license, insurance and registration were up to date.
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Report shows Kiowa County Sheriffâs Deputy denied former KCK detective was run over
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Warning graphic video Updated: 11:58 AM CST Dec 20, 2020 The Associated Press An attorney representing a man who was injured after being run over by a sheriffâs patrol truck while running across a Kansas field said Friday that law enforcement authorities engaged in a cover-up that began as soon as emergency medical personnel arrived.Lionel Womack, a 35-year-old former police detective from Kansas City, Kansas, alleges in a excessive force lawsuit filed Thursday that Kiowa County Sheriffâs Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez intentionally drove over him during the Aug. 15 incident that was captured on dashcam video.Womack says he sustained serious injuries to his back, pelvis, and right thigh, k
Report shows Kansas officer denied Black man was run over
by Roxana Hegeman, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 7:58 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 8:12 pm EDT
An attorney representing a Black man who was injured after being run over by a sheriff’s patrol truck while running across a Kansas field said Friday that law enforcement authorities engaged in a coverup that began as soon as emergency medical personnel arrived.
Lionel Womack, a 35-year-old former police detective from Kansas City, Kansas, alleges in a excessive force lawsuit filed Thursday that Kiowa County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez intentionally drove over him during the Aug. 15 incident that was captured on dashcam video.