A Butler County couple has filed a federal lawsuit against three Pennsylvania State Police troopers alleging use of excessive force during an arrest.
According to the suit- which was filed Tuesday by the Lindsay Law Firm in Butler- the incident began in July 2015 when a National Guard helicopter reported to State Police that a marijuana plant was observed in the backyard of a couple named Danny and Sheri Pollock. Mr. Pollack told the investigating trooper he had grown two plants for the purpose of pain relief for his wife following a motorcycle accident.
The Pollocks maintain they heard nothing further about the situation for two years- until August 2017- when three officers arrived at their home to serve an arrest warrant. The couple says the officers used excessive force during their arrest of Mr. Pollock, bull-rushing and slamming him up against his house, smashing his face into a porch swing- breaking two of his teeth, and causing damage to his right eye, according to the suit.
Mr. Pollock also alleges he was kicked and punched while he was being held face-down on the ground.
The officers involved were not available for comment on Tuesday.
