From [HERE] and [HERE] Kyre Jenkins, 14, said he is still struggling to overcome his encounter last year with a Prince George’s County police officer, who he alleges tackled him to the ground, struck him in the head multiple times and put a gun against his face. “I was extremely scared. I thought I was going to die,” the Bowie High School freshman said.

The officer, Cpl. Ricky Adey, a 10-year veteran, has since been indicted in county district court on assault charges relating to the incident, and Jenkins’ mother, Kita Jenkins, of Bowie filed a $5 million excessive force lawsuit today against the county and officer, and is hoping to have Adey fired from the force.

According to county police, Adey responded to the 6900 block of Walker Mill Road in Capitol Heights around 11:30 p.m. Aug. 4, 2011, for the sound of shots fired when he discovered a group of youths running away and allegedly assaulted Kyre. According to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Jimmy Bell, Adey grabbed the boy while he was running, struck him in the head three times and placed a handgun against his face, saying, “Have you ever had a hammer to your head?” Adey was indicted by a grand jury July 26 for first- and second-degree assault, and misconduct in office.