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Lawsuit alleges Seattle police assaulted teen during jaywalking arrest

A Seattle teen who says he was beaten by three Seattle police officers after he jaywalked near his home in the Queen Anne neighborhood last summer has filed a lawsuit against the Police Department and the city of Seattle.

By Jennifer Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter

A Seattle teen who says three Seattle police officers beat him after he jaywalked last summer near his home in the Queen Anne neighborhood has filed a lawsuit against the Police Department and the city of Seattle.

Joseph Wilson was talking on his cellphone while walking in the 600 block of West Smith Street the evening of July 21, 2009, when he was confronted by Officer Daniel Amador, according to the lawsuit filed this week in King County Superior Court.

Wilson, then 17, told the officer he did not have any identification but that he lived nearby. Wilson also told the officer his family is friends with Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel.

Wilson said Amador told him to call Pugel, but instead he called a friend's father to report what was going on, the lawsuit said. Wilson said Amador then cursed at him, grabbed him by the arm and tried to yank him into his patrol car.

Amador told Wilson there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest — a false claim, according to the teen's lawyer — and was taking him into custody.

The friend's father, Pat McClure, showed up and videotaped what was happening, the lawsuit said.

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