Former Kansas City detective Lionel Womack, 36, was killed after disarming a police officer during an altercation and pointing the weapon at the officer and his colleague, who fatally shot him.
Federal lawsuit: Kansas deputy purposely ran over Black man
By ROXANA HEGEMANDecember 18, 2020 GMT
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) 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 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.
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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.
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