Being in prison often brings many risks, but we would never expect to be put at risk by the very officers in prison to protect us. However, a recent law suit brought against two officers of the law by Eric Magne, 37, shines a light on the potential incidents which could take place in the prison. Magne, 37, has brought suit against Deputy Michael Hansen and Georgetown Police Officer, Jon Geiger.
Brought to the U.S. District Court in Denver by attorneys Darold Killmer, Charles Crosse and Michael Lazar, the claims are quite extraordinary. Magne claims that his head was slammed against a cell-door head-first, causing a ‘traumatic brain injury’ according to the lawsuit.
At present, Magne is seeking unspecified compensation as well as punitive damages against Clear Creek County, CO as well as Geiger and Hansen. Geiger was sentenced to one year’s probation and also 60 days in jail on 10th July, pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of harassment in a case that came from the jailing of Magne, per court records.
Magne himself was arrested on October 29th, 2016, in Georgetown. He was arrested for investigation into speeding and into drunken driving. He was fined on a reduced traffic charge for careless driving on July 18th, 2017. Magne asked to be placed in a cell for protection. However, after the cell door was shut three times, it continued to re-open.
The claim is that, rather than help Magne keep the door shut, Geiger allegedly ran into the cell, grabbed Magne by the wrist, pulled him out of the cell and pinned him against the metal cell door. According to the lawsuit: “Defendant Geiger’s infliction of excessive force against Mr. Magne caused significant pain, fright, discomfort and trauma to him, and was well in excess of the force necessary to accomplish any legitimate law enforcement objective,”
Magne also claims that he was taken to the booking area by Hansen, and Magne explained that he was unable to control his saliva after a previous injury. Saliva apparently fell on the sleeve of Hansen during the fingerprinting exercise, and Magne tried to clean the saliva off.
However, the lawsuit claims that Hansen then grabbed Magne via the back of the neck, and swung his head clean into a metal door frame. He collapsed to the floor, according to the lawsuit, and his head began to bleed profusely. Hansen then allegedly pinned his head to the floor, and the two officers are then supposed to have jumped on top of Magne, according to the lawsuit.
Magne required 17 staples to close the wound, and also suffered permanent injuries to his brain as well as developing a seizure disorder afterward.
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