LAKEWOOD, Colo. – A 26-year-old man is suing multiple Lakewood police officers and alleging they ordered a K-9 to attack him while he slept at his home, leaving him with severe cuts across his throat that nearly killed him.
Spencer Erickson’s attorneys filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado in Denver on Friday.
The suit – which also alleged the K-9 had previously attacked a Lakewood officer during training – named the City of Lakewood, along with the officers involved in the incident: Ryan O’Hayre, Edward Baggs, Justin Richards, Kennadee Bleak, Matthew Christensen, John Terrana.
The suit accused the officers of sending a K-9 into Erickson’s bedroom on Sept. 21, 2018, with orders to attack Erickson.
Lakewood police declined to comment on the lawsuit Friday, saying they couldn’t speak about pending litigation. A police report of the incident was not immediately available: Lakewood police asked for Denver7 to submit a Colorado Open Records Request, in writing and in person, to receive the report in 7-10 business days. Typically, police reports are emailed or delivered to media within hours of a request.
The officers were at Erickson’s home to arrest him on “low-level non-violent warrants,” including failing to appear in court on DUI and criminal mischief charges, the lawsuit said.
Adam Frank, Erickson’s attorney, said Erickson had no history of violence and was asleep when officers arrived.......https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/near-murder-lawsuit-says-police-ordered-k-9-to-attack-lakewood-man-as-he-slept-in-his-room/254161
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