Sandwich Officers Acquitted Of Excessive Force Charges
Two Sandwich police officers—accused in 2018 of using excessive force when making an arrest—have been exonerated by a federal jury.
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Two Sandwich police officers—accused in 2018 of using excessive force when making an arrest—have been exonerated by a federal jury.
A South Carolina man has filed a lawsuit with the United States District Court in Boston alleging that the actions of two members of the Sandwich Police Department during a 2018 incident left him with permanent injuries. Jesse Anderson, formerly of Sandwich, filed the civil lawsuit on December 11 against Sandwich Police Officer Nathan Reid, Sergeant Joseph Cotter, and the Town of Sandwich. He is seeking more than $6 million in damages and fees. In the lawsuit, Mr. Anderson says that he was permanently injured when Officer Reid used a stun gun on him on January 6, 2018. According to the lawsui...