Post by KC on Oct 29, 2006 22:01:46 GMT -5
Chardon - A Geauga County sheriff's deputy has been accused of filing a bogus resisting-arrest charge to cover up his use of excessive force and rationalize an arrested man's shattered collarbone.
A lawsuit claims that Deputy Matthew Bosworth tossed a handcuffed suspect onto an end table in a Thompson Township home last year. Nearly 10 hours later, after learning of the man's injuries, Bosworth pursued the misdemeanor charge, records show.
The encounter with Bosworth left Joel R. Holland, 38, with a broken right clavicle that required multiple surgeries. He remains in rehabilitation, his attorney said. He seeks financial damages from the deputy and the Geauga Sheriff's Office.
Holland has already earned one court victory. In March, a judge dismissed the resisting arrest charge, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove their case. During that hearing, Bosworth testified that Holland hit his shoulder against a door frame during a struggle while leaving the house.
The arrest took place in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, 2005. Kathy Frasure, who at the time was Holland's ex-girlfriend but is now his wife, called 9-1-1 when Holland arrived intoxicated at her Leroy Road home.
Records show that Bosworth and another deputy responded and found Holland - who had a warrant out for his arrest - sitting in a living room recliner. As Bosworth approached, Holland spewed vulgarities and insults and refused two orders to stand up.
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A lawsuit claims that Deputy Matthew Bosworth tossed a handcuffed suspect onto an end table in a Thompson Township home last year. Nearly 10 hours later, after learning of the man's injuries, Bosworth pursued the misdemeanor charge, records show.
The encounter with Bosworth left Joel R. Holland, 38, with a broken right clavicle that required multiple surgeries. He remains in rehabilitation, his attorney said. He seeks financial damages from the deputy and the Geauga Sheriff's Office.
Holland has already earned one court victory. In March, a judge dismissed the resisting arrest charge, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove their case. During that hearing, Bosworth testified that Holland hit his shoulder against a door frame during a struggle while leaving the house.
The arrest took place in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, 2005. Kathy Frasure, who at the time was Holland's ex-girlfriend but is now his wife, called 9-1-1 when Holland arrived intoxicated at her Leroy Road home.
Records show that Bosworth and another deputy responded and found Holland - who had a warrant out for his arrest - sitting in a living room recliner. As Bosworth approached, Holland spewed vulgarities and insults and refused two orders to stand up.
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