Bruce Faraon’s attorneys have filed a civil suit against the LAPD claiming assault, battery and trauma stemming from an arrest a year ago. Mr. Faraon was walking home from work when he was accosted by officers for having a look of surprise on his face. Mr. Faraon was arrested and held for five days on a resisting arrest charge that was later dropped.
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“The police report confirms that the only reason the officers stopped Mr. Faraon on this day was because he allegedly, and I quote,” had a surprised look on his face when they drove by and supposedly grabbed his waistband,” attorney Joshua Piovia-Scott said.
Faraon was stopped by police in October of last year as he walked to his Echo Park home from the motorcycle shop where he worked.
Attorneys say that even though Faraon was unarmed and never resisted arrest, the two LAPD officers still used excessive force as they took him into custody.
