The lawsuit said APD officers used excessive force while he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
WARNING: IMAGES AND VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME VIEWERSAn Austin man has filed a lawsuit against three Austin Police Department officers for excessive use of force.
"Rather than calmly talking with the distraught young man who was wearing only boxer shorts, the officers rushed and attacked him," the lawsuit states. An Austin man has filed a lawsuit against three Austin Police Department officers for excessive use of force. Body cam footage showed officers trying to convince Johnson to step into the hall. He was known for having chronic mental illness, his mother had made a call to 911 that night afraid he might hurt himself.At one point, the video shows Johnson moving his arm as officers are trying to handcuff him. That's when he was tased again, and punched repeatedly.An Austin man has filed a lawsuit against three Austin Police Department officers for excessive use of force.
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