Nationwide — A brutal case of police misconduct is heading to trial, exposing new, damning developments in a $30 million lawsuit in opposition to the Los Angeles Police Division. This case stems from a harrowing 2019 incident during which an African American veteran advocate, Slade Douglas, was falsely arrested, sexually abused, tortured, and forcibly hospitalized by LAPD officers Jeremy R. Wheeler and Jeffrey H. Yabana.
In October 2023, United States District Choose, Honorable Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong rejected an attraction from LAPD attorneys to dismiss the case, ruling that Officers Jeremy Wheeler and Jeffrey Yabana should not entitled to certified immunity for unconstitutional detention, extreme drive, retaliation, violation of due course of, violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, violation of the Bane Act, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, and negligence. The decide additionally held that the Metropolis of Los Angeles is vicariously answerable for the officers’ actions.
Douglas was unjustly focused for a wellness test and labeled a menace after he filed a systemic discrimination criticism in opposition to the Veterans Administration. Following his formal criticism to the President of the US, the Veterans Disaster Line (VCL) contacted him. Douglas then reached out to the VCL relating to his systemic discrimination criticism, which is presently being monitored by the US Home Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Official Veterans Administration paperwork reveal that on August 27, 2019, the VA initiated a “swatting” incident in opposition to Slade Douglas, falsely summoning the LAPD to his location. The Nationwide Archives and Information Administration later disclosed that the VCL deliberately deleted telephone calls from that day, which contained false suicide allegations in opposition to Douglas.
Douglas is an Military veteran with an impeccable file, beginning kick returner within the 2001 BCS Nationwide Championship for Florida State College, dual-sport NCAA athlete in soccer and observe with sub-4.2 pace, holder of a number of black belts, former Golden Gloves boxer, former regulation enforcement officer, and faculty graduate with a number of levels, together with a Bachelor of Science from Florida State.
Sadly, his sacrifices for his nation in the end value him a profession within the NFL. He represents the very beliefs America claims to uphold: self-discipline, honor, and sacrifice. And but he was handled like a terrorist by his personal nation.
Watch the compelling documentary that chronicles the true story of veteran advocate Slade Douglas and the occasions surrounding his 2019 encounter with LAPD officers Jeremy R. Wheeler and Jeffrey H. Yabana. The movie exposes verified acts of swatting, false arrest, sexual assault, torture, and forcible hospitalization, all supported by substantial proof. These details together with extra developments presently beneath seal now type the premise of a $30 million lawsuit advancing to trial, after the U.S. District Courtroom for the Central District of California denied the officers certified immunity.
Watch the Documentary on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/X1Q99Er0n0Y
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