Elderly BLM protester, 75, who was shoved by Buffalo cops in unprovoked attack, falling and cracking his skull, sues the police, mayor and city after grand jury dismisses assault charges
Martin Gugino, 75, filed lawsuit in federal court, claiming his constitutional rights to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly and due process were violated
Complaint also alleges forcible assault without warning by police officers
Gugino was left with a fractured skull after he was pushed by cops during June 4 protest against George Floyd s death
Grand jury cleared officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe this month
Torgalski and McCabe remain suspended pending an internal investigation
Lawyers representing a 75-year-old protester shoved to the ground by upstate New York police during demonstrations that broke out in the days after George Floyd’s death filed a widely anticipated lawsuit in federal court Monday, less than two weeks after criminal charges against the officers involved were dropped.
75-year-old man shoved to ground at Buffalo protest files lawsuit against city, police
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Crackdowns grow on police officers accused of assault
Two officers in Buffalo pleaded not guilty to charges of assault against a 75-year-old protester.Stringer/Reuters
The 75-year-old man shoved to the ground by Buffalo, New York, police during a George Floyd protest has filed a lawsuit against the mayor and the city as well as the police commissioner, deputy commissioner and several officers.
According to the lawsuit, Martin Gugino was seriously injured on June 4, suffering a fractured skull after his head struck the pavement. He was released from the Erie County Medical Center on June 30.