Another suit filed against the Dallas Drug task force

The latest incarnation of the Tulia suit comes in the form of a federal suit, similar in form to the Tulia action, that was filed this year by an Amarillo man who says he was abused by members of the same drug task force that conducted the controversial 1999 Tulia drug sting. According to the lawsuit, Plemons was a customer in an Amarillo furniture store Dec. 13, 2001, when officers connected with the PRNTF conducted a drug raid. Plemons was forcefully handcuffed, with officers stepping on his ankles and stomping on his back, the suit claims. [more]