Detroit police restrained man and beat him for 2 minutes after he tried to help protesters, lawsuit claims Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press
44 arrested, multiple people hurt after protests Saturday night
Replay Video UP NEXT
DETROIT – A man trying to offer protesters shelter during an August demonstration was repeatedly hit by Detroit police officers until his shoulder was separated and he suffered a closed-head injury, a complaint filed Tuesday alleges.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by Kevin Kwart, lists the city of Detroit, Detroit Police Sgt. Timothy Vernon, Officer Stephen Anouti and three unnamed officers as defendants. It seeks a minimum of $75,000 in damages in addition to attorney fees and other costs.
An Oakland County man was repeatedly hit by Detroit police officers while trying to offer protesters shelter during an August demonstration until his shoulder was separated and he suffered a closed-head injury, a complaint filed Tuesday alleges.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by Kevin Kwart, lists the city of Detroit, Detroit Police Sgt. Timothy Vernon, Officer Stephen Anouti and three unnamed officers as defendants. It seeks a minimum of $75,000 in damages in addition to attorney fees and other costs.
A spokesman for Detroit police did not respond to a Free Press request for comment, but Detroit Corporation Counsel Lawrence Garcia gave a brief statement that said, We are aware of Mr. Kwart s complaints, and the DPD has an open investigation on the matter, and offered no further comment.
Suit alleges Detroit police beat man for aiding protesters
Detroit An Oakland County man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Detroit and five Detroit Police officers, saying they attacked and beat him last summer as he came to the aid of protesters outside his girlfriend s downtown apartment.
In his 21-page lawsuit, Kevin Kwart said he was kicked and pummeled by the officers as he tried to give refuge to protesters Aug. 22 inside the Woodward Avenue apartment building.
Kevin did not participate in the protest, but upon witnessing police officers in riot gear assemble to storm the protesters, he offered the apartment’s vestibule as a place for those who wished to disburse (sic) but could not do so safely to seek shelter, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit.
Verdi’s
Un Ballo in Maschera. Starring Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti, and Leo Nucci, conducted by James Levine. From January 26, 1991. View here and for 24 hours.
Wagner’s
Das Rheingold. Conductor: Adam Fischer, director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf. With Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Herwig Pecoraro, and Michaela Schuster. Production from January 2016. Register for free and view here.
Sunday, January 3 Handel’s
Semele. First streamed on OperaVision at its premiere in Berlin on May 12, 2018. Barrie Kosky’s production returns as part of the Komische Oper winter streaming festival. Konrad Junghänel conducts a cast including Philipp Meierhöfer, Nicole Chevalier, Katarina Bradic, Eric Jurenas, Allan Clayton, Ezgi Kutlu, and Nora Friedrichs. View here for one month.