The family of a 30-year-old man who was beaten by Ogden police officers during his April 22 arrest sued the law enforcement agency in federal court Monday.
Marsha Quintana speaks about her son Shawn Sims at the law office of Robert Sykes, pictured right, in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 8, 2023. Sims' family filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that Ogden officers abused their power when they repeatedly punched Sims during his April 22, 2023, arrest.
“As no one else was in the immediate vicinity, there was no immediate risk to the four officers or anyone else, and thus there was no need to use force at all,” it contends. When Sims saw the officers stop, he reached into his waistband, then pointed his finger at officers from underneath his shirt, acting like he had a gun, police have said.
Ogden police Chief Eric Young said at a news conference in April that the officers were justified in their use of force against Sims because he had acted like he had a gun. But the lawsuit filed Monday states that the officers’ actions were “willful, malicious and reckless.” “Sims was afraid that if he resisted or moved, the officers would shoot him,” the lawsuit states. “Because of his fears about the officers, Sims was forced to simply take the brutal force of the punches without saying anything or resisting.
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