Tukwila Pays $100K to Man After He is Punched, Tased, and Bitten by Police Dog During Arrest

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The City of Tukwila has paid an MHB client $100,000 plus attorney’s fees to resolve a federal civil rights case.  The lawsuit alleged that two Tukwila officers investigating the client for trespassing tased him, punched him six times in the head, then released a police dog that bit the client in the legs while a third officer put him in handcuffs.

The case was handled by MHB lawyers David WhedbeeJoe Shaeffer, and Tiffany Cartwright.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/tukwila-to-pay-100k-after-man-is-punched-tased-bitten-by-police-dog-during-arrest/


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