From [HERE] and [HERE] Allegheny County Jail officials may be liable for allegedly beating a would-be escapee so viciously that the inmate soiled himself, a federal judge ruled. Gary Barbour says jail officials searched for him for three hours during his attempted escape on April 6, 2010, and eventually found him in the ventilation system. Complaint is here [PDF]

Though Barbour allegedly did not resist capture, the officials had allegedly decided beforehand that they would "physically batter him as punishment."      Sgt. August Smarra allegedly removed Barbour from the duct and threw him through an opening in the ventilation panel, causing him to drop three feet to the concrete floor in a mechanical room.     

Smarra then pushed Barbour into the walls and bounced him off nearby equipment, according to the complaint. Barbour says he eventually fell atop an iron doorframe, and that Smarra then kicked him in the back. The kick allegedly caused Barbour to soil himself.     

After other guards forced Barbour to his knees, Major James Donis told the inmate, "I'm your worst nightmare," and then began hitting him in the face, according to the complaint.     

Soon, all of the guards took turns punching him in the face, landing at least 40 punches and ultimately breaking Barbour's nose, the complaint states. Barbour says one guard was recording the incident on a camera. As the guards marched Barbour through the jail, one allegedly repeatedly kicked him in the groin from behind. After shoving Barbour into walls and doorframes for some of the walk, the guards brought him out of the view of jail surveillance cameras and kneed him in the face, according to the complaint.