Kansas deputy denies intentionally driving over Black man, former KCK detective
Lionel Womack filed suit in federal court
Wife of former KCK detective says there was no justification for deputy to run over her husband
and last updated 2021-01-28 21:20:26-05
KANSAS CITY, Kan. â A Kansas sheriff s deputy caught on dashcam video
running over a Black man who was fleeing shirtless across a field said in a court filing Thursday that he accidentally struck the man with his patrol truck.
Kiowa County Sheriffâs Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez, in response to a federal civil rights lawsuit, denied he intentionally swerved his truck to run over Lionel Womack on Aug. 15. The deputy said he learned later that Womack did not possess a weapon.
Dashcam image of Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez running over Lionel Womack
KANSAS CITY, Kan. A Kansas sheriff’s deputy caught on dashcam video running over a Black man who was fleeing shirtless across a field says in a court filing that he accidently struck the man with his patrol truck.
Responding to a federal civil rights lawsuit, Kiowa County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez denied Thursday that he intentionally swerved his truck to run over Lionel Womack on Aug. 15. Womack says he sustained serious injuries when Rodriguez intentionally drove over him.
The video is at the crux of the case alleging the deputy used excessive force. Rodriguez denies the allegations and says he’s entitled to qualified immunity.
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photo by: Lionel Womack via AP
This March 2020 photo provided by Lionel Womack shows Womack at home in Kansas City, Kan. Womack alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, that he sustained serious injuries to his back, pelvis and thigh as well as to his right knee, ankle and foot after Kiowa County Sheriff s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez drove over him during an Aug.15 2020, encounter. The incident â which was recorded on the dashcam of a Pratt County deputy who assisted in the chase â shows the Kiowa County deputy using his patrol truck to catch up to Womack, who was on foot after he fled during a traffic stop.
The Kiowa County Sheriff s Office says a deputy who was caught on a dash cam running over a fleeing man has been placed on administrative leave without pay.
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.