Claims. Vanessa murphy has this exclusive story. Vanessa Murphy a metro Police Report has one story. This man suing the department has another. But what may stand out. Is a punch thrown and what unfolds after that which is caught on video. Ian Tuuamalemalo plai ntiff they could have killed me. Vanessa Murphy Ian Tuuamalemalo says this video is difficult to watch. First a tug on his shirt followed by what may be a punch, hes taken to the ground and restrained and then carried while he appears to be passed out. ian i dont like being helpless. Vanessa Murphy this was january 26th of 2014. The 34yearold man says he visiting from california for a reggae show at the Hard Rock Hotel and casino when he had a runin with metro police. He and his attorney cal potter provided this video. cal potter attorney society has said you know were going to hold these Police Officers accountable. Were gonna allow private attorneys to come in and sue for violations of civil rights. Vanessa Murphy they are of
cal potter attorney society has said you know were going to hold these Police Officers accountable. Were gonna allow private attorneys to come in and sue for violations of civil rights. Vanessa Murphy they are claiming this is excessive use of force by police. Since there is no audio, its unclear how this started and what was said between police and tuuamalemelo. A metro report describes him as aggressive and refers to his size. He tells us at the time, he was nearly 380 pounds. And hes 61 when he appears to walk away though. We see this action. ian i feel a tug on my shirt. I just remembered, i turned around, right when i turned around, thats when i seen the officer he just had a, just a full swing, just takes one to my face. cal there is no excuse for that. Vanessa Murphy potter says hes concerned about the tactics used for restraint here. potter in a perfect world, the United States Attorneys Office would pick up this case and prosecute it and indict the Vanessa Murphy tuuamalemalo
Priority at this time. Vanessa Murphy the Department Said this was a technology issue. Which workers tried to figure out. After the Communications Center started experiencing problems with 911 and 311 calls around 3 30 this afternoon. After that a notice went out from the department. Saying again, there could be a delay for 911 calls. And asking the public not to call 31 1. Because officers would only be responding to true emergencies. Metro was routing calls to North Las Vegas and henderson. And the Department Says metro employees were there to deal with those calls. Vanessa Murphy but again tonight 911 back up and running according to the department. Wit h no delays. But the department will try to figure out how and why this happened. And a Media Briefing is expected over the next few days to help explain this. Reporting live, Vanessa Murphy 8 news now. Denise Valdez vanessa, how center and did police offer any advice in case this happens again . Vanessa Murphy a metro spokesman told