Rancho Cordova, CA — The taxpayers of Rancho Cordova were put on notice this week that they will likely be shelling out thousands of dollars for the actions of their city’s finest. According to a lawsuit filed in Federal court this month, Carlos Williams was showing his twin brother Thomas a new water drain he just installed at his new house when cops arrived, accused them of robbing the place and savagely beat and arrested them.
The incident unfolded on March 23, 2019 at the home of Carlos Williams. According to the lawsuit, Carlos was showing his brother the drain outside his new home when a couple walked over and asked, “what the f**k are you doing on this property?” then accused them of being burglars.
According to the suit, that couple called 911 to report the brothers as burglars. Instead of questioning the twin brothers — likely due to the color of their skin, according to the lawsuit — they were immediately profiled and officers showed up with guns drawn.
The lawsuit states that the Rancho Cordova officers who responded to the 911 call jumped out of the car with guns pointed at the innocent twin brothers demanding they “get your f**king hands up!”
“They had their guns drawn in point-blank range and then it became real,” Thomas said.
Carlos and Thomas say their hands were in the air, but deputies still got physical.
“Forcefully throwing us to the ground like we were pigs being slaughtered in a slaughterhouse,” Carlos said............read more...........
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