Massive Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Police and Taser Int'l Inc.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 04:27PM
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Disabled man shocked with 450,000 Volts of Electricity from Tasers -- Family Seeks $570 Million
The death of a disabled man under dubious circumstances,
the refusal to release public records, and the denial of any wrong
doing by various Southampton and Suffolk County officials has prompted
one family to take action. On Monday relatives of deceased Southampton
resident David Glowczenski filed a $570 million lawsuit against the
Southampton Village Police Department and Taser International, the
manufacturers of taser guns. Seven months ago, Glowczenski who suffered
from schizophrenia, was subdued and consequently killed under police
custody. The cause of death is believed to have been the 450,000 volts
of electricity shot through his body by way of taser.
"The Southampton Police simply killed this man with no regard for him
or his family, and what makes it worse is that Suffolk County
compounded the crime by intentionally withholding autopsy results and
leaving this family in the dark about their loved one," said family
attorney Frederick Brewington, of Hempstead. Named in the lawsuit are
Southampton Village Police Officers Brian Platt, Marla Donovan, Chris
Wetter, and Arthur Schucht for excessive force, negligent assault, and
false arrest without cause.[more ] and[more ]
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