4 Columbia police officers cleared in fight during arrest

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     (AP) – Four Columbia police officers involved in a fight with a

man during an arrest have been cleared of violating the man’s constitutional

rights.

     A federal judge last week cleared the officers of five accusations of civil

rights violations and dismissed five other claims against them.

     The Columbia Daily Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey also

ruled in favor of police Chief Ken Burton and the city of Columbia one on count.

     Laughrey found the officers didn’t violate Nicholas Daniels’ civil rights or

that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity in the case.

     Daniels sued the officers, the city and Burton after his arrest at a Columbia

nightclub. Among other things, he claimed the officers used excessive force and

fabricated reports to cover up an unlawful arrest.






   

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