Another protester is suing Denver and its police chief over actions taken during the 2020 racial justice demonstrations, this time because officers threw a flash-bang grenade at him.
Robert Dayton joined protesters on May 31 — the fourth day of George Floyd demonstrations in Denver — and police shot him with pepper balls, according to the federal lawsuit he filed Thursday.
As protests continued, Dayton sat down in the crowd near Colfax Avenue and Emerson Street, where the protesters faced a line of police officers. shows an officer throw a flash-bang grenade at the group, and it struck Dayton in the elbow and seared his eyes, the lawsuit states.“When Mr. Dayton was hit with the flash-bang grenade, he was not engaging in any property destruction, committing any crime, threatening any law enforcement officer , or attempting to flee arrest,” the lawsuit states. “When Mr. Dayton was hit with the flash-bang grenade, he was peacefully protesting.
The lawsuit names the city of Denver, Denver police Chief Paul Pazen, former Cmdr. Patrick Phelan and four unidentified officers as defendants. The lawsuit states that Denver police policy did not provide enough parameters for use of flash-bang grenades and did not properly train its officers to use them, causing Dayton’s injury.
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