Roger Carlos III told a jury he wouldn’t be a quadriplegic if he hadn’t been beaten by San Antonio police.
A federal jury was deciding whether two San Antonio police officers should pay damages to a man they forcibly arrested in 2014 on the far West Side , a case of mistaken identity that led to a paralyzing injury in a subsequent surgery. Rogelio “Roger” Carlos III, 52, was tackled, kicked and beaten May 20, 2014, while he took pictures of a site under construction for his family’s pediatric clinic at Westover Hills and Rogers Road near Texas 151 .
Paralyzed man seeking damages from two SAPD officers says the pain never stops “He’s been in pain ever since” the incident, Bernal said. “Every day he is at war with his own body.” Bernal asked for damages from $4 million to $12 million for lost wages and the past and future expenses needed to care for Carlos. Attorneys for for Doe and Chavez said they did not contest that Carlos is entitled to damages, but that there was no evidence that the arrest incident caused his paralysis.
SWAT SAPD Rogelio ``Roger'' Carlos III Virgilio Gonzalez Philip G. Bernal John Doe Carlos Chavez Lowell F. Denton Christina Fred Biery San Antonio West Side Westover Hills Rogers Road Texas 151 U.S.
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