Allegations:
Officers used excessive force during an unreasonable seizure of the plaintiffs, including hitting Damien Sewell with a metal object and choking him. Officers also hit Merritt Jones' head and body, and hit Glenisha Smith, a minor, in the head with a telephone when she tried to make a phone call. Officers also pepper sprayed the plaintiffs for no reason. Sewell and Jones were charged with assault of a police officer and other criminal charges. These charges were later dismissed.