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This screenshot taken from a Kiowa County Sheriff’s officer’s dashcam video shows the moment Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez struck former Kansas City Police detective Lionel Womack with his police pickup.
(CN) A Black former police detective who suffered severe injuries when a sheriff’s deputy “intentionally swerved” at him and ran him over with a truck sued the officer for damages in Kansas federal court.
Lionel Womack claims deputy Jeremy Rodriguez’s actions were intentional and violated his constitutional rights.
The Aug. 15 events that led to the lawsuit can be seen in a graphic dashcam video posted by The Associated Press. The footage shows the 35-year-old Womack fleeing, shirtless and unarmed, through an open field with multiple police trucks in pursuit.