Syracuse cop with checkered past sued again for brutality, this time by a retired jail doctor
Syracuse cop with checkered past sued again for brutality, this time by a retired jail doctor Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Mark Johnston, front, is filing a lawsuit against the Syracuse Police Department for alleged brutality. He claims officer Vallon Smith wrongly beat him up and broke his ribs last year on Mountain Goat Sunday after a dispute over a parking space. Behind him is attorney Jesse Ryder. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Facebook Share Now, Smith faces another brutality lawsuit: this time, by a former doctor at the county lockup. Dr. Mark Johnston, 65, of Syracuse...