LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) A Louisville man claims a Jeffersontown police officer aggressively confronted him while he recorded what he thought was a traffic stop, then sucker punched and improperly detained and charged him, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
Joseph Bennett posed no threat and there was no need for physical force by Officer Manuel Cruz, according to the suit that also claims Bennett s First Amendment rights were violated. Cruz s conduct demonstrated an utter disregard for basic human rights.
Injuries Joseph Bennett says he sustained after he was sucker punched by Jeffersontown Police officer Manuel Cruz.
In addition, the lawsuit in Jefferson Circuit Court claims Cruz had a known history of violent police behavior before the November 24 incident, which gained national attention after Bennett s video went viral.