Visalia man sues Visalia Police Department following K9 bite, attorney claims there s a pattern of misconduct
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VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) A Visalia man who was bitten by a police K-9 during his arrest has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Visalia and several of its police officers. There was no violence, there were no threats, there was no attempt to flee, in fact, there wasn t even a crime committed, says V. James DeSimone, the attorney representing Raymundo Rubio said during a virtual press conference Monday.
DeSimone released edited body camera video of Rubio being bitten by a Visalia Police K-9 and arrested in January of 2020.