OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The widow of a western Nebraska man who died
after being arrested is suing the city of Bayard and it’s police
chief, Zack Douglass.
Jessica Driscoll’s federal lawsuit says her husband, 31-year-old
Daniel Driscoll, was subjected to false arrest, excessive police
force and deprivation of his due process rights.
An autopsy showed Daniel Driscoll died of a heart attack after
being arrested Aug. 18, 2009, in Bayard on suspicion of disturbing
the peace.
The lawsuit says Driscoll and a neighbor were arrested after
Driscoll was attacked by the neighbor. The lawsuit says Driscoll
was handcuffed despite a phobia he had of having his hands behind
his back and that Douglass refused to remove the handcuffs even
after Driscoll was in medical distress.
An attorney for the city had no comment.