Army Lieutenant Caron Nazario accused the pair of assault and battery, false imprisonment and illegal search of his vehicle during a traffic stop in the Town of Windsor on December 5, 2020.
The incident happened on December 5, 2020, and left Lt. Caron Nazario in handcuffs struggling to see after being pepper sprayed. However, Nazario was never arrested or charged.
Tuesday, News 3 investigators obtained a 40-page document from federal judge Roderick Young, including opinions in a lawsuit filed by Lt. Caron Nazario against both Daniel Crocker and Joe Gutierrez.
Ricardo "Rick" Crocker is a name not forgotten in Santa Monica. He was a SMPD officer and a U.S. Marine who served in the Iraq War. Crocker was tragically killed in 2005.