A $15 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a 22-year-old Marshall man shot and killed by police last September.
The suit filed Wednesday in federal court on behalf of 22-year-old Andrew Blowers of Marshall, names the defendants as the city of Battle Creek, Battle Creek Police Department Chief Jim Blocker, two Battle Creek Police officers, the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners, Calhoun County Sheriff Steven Hinkley as well as a deputy with the sheriff’s department.
The suit alleges that the Battle Creek police officers and Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputy who opened fire “used unnecessary, excessive, reckless and deadly force.”
A $15 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a 22-year-old Marshall man shot and killed by police last September.
The suit filed Wednesday in federal court on behalf of 22-year-old Andrew Blowers of Marshall, names the defendants as the city of Battle Creek, Battle Creek Police Department Chief Jim Blocker, two Battle Creek Police officers, the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners, Calhoun County Sheriff Steven Hinkley as well as a deputy with the sheriff’s department.
The suit alleges that the Battle Creek police officers and Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputy who opened fire “used unnecessary, excessive, reckless and deadly force.”
Black man arrested for collecting signatures says deputy’s firing is ‘start toward change’
Updated Jan 23, 2021;
Posted Jan 23, 2021
La Ron Marshall pose for a portrait at his housing complex in Springfield, Michigan on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. On Jan. 2 Marshall was arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff deputies, later they apologized for the arrest and dropped the charges. He was going door-to-door in his neighborhood gathering signatures to form a tenant organization for his community. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com
Facebook Share
BATTLE CREEK, MI La’Ron Marshall believes the firing of the Calhoun County sheriff’s deputy who arrested him as he collected signatures is a “start toward change.”