BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – An excessive force lawsuit alleges a police officer in northeastern Arkansas crushed a man’s trachea during an arrest, leaving him in a permanent vegetative state.
Blytheville attorneys Jim Harris and Zach Morrison filed a lawsuit Tuesday
accusing Blytheville officer Doyle Driskill of violating the civil rights of
29-year-old Rayshawn Warren during a Sept. 29th arrest. The lawsuit also names the
city of Blytheville, the Blytheville Police Department and Police Chief Ross
Thompson.
A police report says Driskill confronted Warren after receiving calls about an
intoxicated man trying to enter homes. Warren ran away from Driskill, who
pursued, tackled and restrained him until other officers arrived.
Morrison says Driskill crushed Warren’s trachea. The lawsuit alleges Warren has
remained comatose since the arrest.
Thompson says the situation is under investigation.
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