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http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Father-of-Four-Claims-Santa-Monica-Police-Made-Rough-Arrest-303145441.html Father of Four Claims Santa Monica Police Made "Rough" Arrest By Angie Crouch [20150508] [video flash] A man claims that police slammed him to the ground during an arrest at a park in Santa Monica. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Published Friday, May 8, 2015) A man filed a claim against Santa Monica on Friday accusing police of using excessive force during a recent arrest that was recorded on video by a bystander who heard the scuffle and became concerned. In cellphone video shot April 21 Justin Palmer can be heard yelling at Santa Monica police who have him handcuffed on the ground at Virginia Avenue Park. Palmer told NBC4 in an exclusive interview he'd gone to the park just before 11 p.m. to charge his electric vehicle because he's not allowed to charge at his apartment complex a few blocks away. The father of four said police approached him and told him to leave, claiming the park was closed. Posted signs show the parking lot closes at 11, but the police call for service report shows the arrest was made at 10:54 p.m. Palmer, 36, said when the officer asked for his ID he demanded to know why he was being singled out since other people were also in the park. He said the officer then threw him to the ground where he hit his head on the cement. "He swept my legs and held my arm and threw me to the ground," he said. "I hit my head on the ground and blacked out." Palmer said the police also used pepper spray on him and he suffered a concussion. He said he hasn't been able to return to his job as a pharmacy tech at Walgreens. He said he was afraid to reach into his car to get his ID after seeing recent news reports about young men being killed by police. "So, we are grateful for him to be alive," said his wife, Christina Gonzales-Palmer. Palmer was fingerprinted, had his mug shot taken, and spent the night in jail, but his lawyer Justin Sanders said the next day the City Attorney sent him a letter telling him no criminal charges would be filed. "That's how obvious it was my client didn't do anything wrong," Sanders said. Palmer said he's overwhelmed by the support he's gotten from neighbors who saw the cellphone video posted on Facebook. "It just seems like more people have supported me, more than I ever felt I would get," he said. Two days after the arrest Santa Monica police said in a news release that the officers restrained Palmer because he resisted arrest. Sgt. Rudy Camarena, a Santa Monica Police Department spokesman, said the officers acted within policy. [© nbclosangeles.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EV-r-Palmer-s-claim-against-SMPD-s-Rough-Arrest-interview-v-tp4675426.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
