From [HERE] In a court declaration filed Thursday a man claims he was kidnapped and beaten by three Pasadena police detectives working a homicide case. Jeremi Carr, 24, identified the detectives as Kevin Okamoto, Keith Gomez and William Broghamer. None of the three officers could be reached for comment. Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez said his office is "evaluating" Carr's claim. The new allegations filed by Attorney Michael Kraut claim the officers beat Carr in an effort to coerce him into making false statements in an 2007 murder investigation into the slaying of Shawn Baptiste in Pasadena.

According to Carr, Okamoto, Gomez and Broghamer stormed a Pasadena home in December 2007, grabbed Carr and took him against his will to Pasadena Police Department headquarters. There, Carr alleges, they attempted to beat him into agreeing with untrue statements related to the Baptiste murder investigation.

In his claim, Carr, a Pasadena resident, alleges he suffered injuries to his ribs, shoulder lower back and face as a result of the beating. He was not arrested or charged, alleges he was taken to police headquarters where the trio of officers initially handcuffed him to the wall. Carr alleges Okamoto told him to give false statements that would implicate another person in the Baptiste case, which he refused to do.

He said he asked police for access to a lawyer 10 times, but his request was denied; Carr alleges that at one point Broghamer said, "I don't want to hear any of this lawyer (expletive)." A beating followed, Carr said. He alleged that Broghamer assaulted him while Carr's arms were handcuffed behind his back.