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Newly Released DashCam Footage Shows Kansas Deputy Hitting Fleeing Man With Car It was a fight or flight moment and I was going to live, Lionel Womack said.
December 19, 2020 at 6:56 pm
A Kansas deputy is facing a lawsuit for excessive use of force after driving into a Black man who was running shirtless across a field fleeing a traffic stop.
The incident, caught on an officer s dashcam, happened on Aug. 15 when Kiowa County Sheriff s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez chased 35-year-old Lionel Womack, who is a former police officer. According to the Associated Press, Womack said multiple officers pulled him over, but he wasn t driving above the speed limit nor was he under the influence of anything. The former policeman also said he had a valid driver s license, insurance and registration.
BELLE PLAINE 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, Kan. 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.
Disturbing video shows deputy intentionally running over Black man, lawsuit claims
December 18, 2020 / 1:50 PM / CBS/AP Video shows deputy mow down man with truck
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 an excessive-force lawsuit filed Thursday that he sustained serious injuries when Kiowa County Sheriff s Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez intentionally drove over him during the August 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.
A Black former police detective filed an excessive force lawsuit in federal court against a rural Kansas sheriff’s department on Thursday, alleging he was intentionally run over by a patrol truck after fleeing a traffic stop in August. The suit comes as dashcam footage capturing the incident was released.
Lionel Womack, a 35-year-old former police detective from Kansas City, Kansas, claims he suffered significant injuries when Kiowa County Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez ran over him with a patrol truck as he was fleeing on foot from a traffic stop on Aug. 15.
Womack said that when he was pulled over he was not speeding or driving under the influence. His driver’s license, insurance, and registration were all in order, Womack says.