Lancaster city officer sued 3rd time over excessive force claim after shooting man in back with Taser
A man claims a Lancaster city police officer â whoâs been sued twice in the past several years over excessive force claims â shot him in the back with a Taser and then falsified a report to justify using the weapon, according to a lawsuit the man filed. The suit claims the officerâs body camera captured what really happened. Ivan Ruiz-Rivera, 50, filed the federal civil rights suit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Heâs seeking more than $350,000, plus punitive damages and other costs. The suit names Officer Jacob Bingham,...
Source: lancasteronline.com