Two officers sued over beating

[MrScorpio]

State trooper, city sergeant accused
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Two police officers already facing a federal lawsuit for shooting and killing a man during St. Patrick's Day festivities on the South Side have been named again in a separate incident.

Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Samuel Nassan and Pittsburgh police Sgt. Terrence Donnelly are accused of battery and civil rights violations stemming from an incident July 6, 2008.

David Palmer said he was pulled over in the 1000 block of East Carson Street early that morning. When Trooper Nassan approached the driver's side, Mr. Palmer said he told the officer he had a permit to carry a concealed firearm and a gun in his pocket.

"Nassan, without reason and without provocation, violently struck plaintiff in the head, neck and face," the lawsuit said.

The complaint goes on to say Trooper Nassan and Sgt. Donnelly, as well as Pittsburgh Officer Sheila Ladner then forced Mr. Palmer to the ground, repeatedly striking him and then shooting him with a Taser in his chest.

The lawsuit also names as defendants the Pennsylvania State Police and city of Pittsburgh.



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10194/1072373-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml

[Dogtown]

1. I'd love to read the police report.

it would take some extreme ingenuity to write themselves out of that one.
Believably, that is.

[Jumping John]

2. So it appears that Mr. Palmer would have been justified in killing those 2 in self defense, right?nt

[gratuitous]

4. If only he'd had a gun

Ah well. Whadyagunnado?

[KansasVoter]

3. Did these asses get fired? Story does not say.