Allegations:
Ashford and his girlfriend had fallen asleep on a couch and woke up to loud banging on their mutual friend's garage door. The garage had a converted living space that the friends had hung out in earlier that night. The officers claimed they were in the area because there had been a report of gunshots. None of the occupants had heard gunshots. After entering the garage, the officers pointed their guns at each person and ordered them to stand against the wall. Ashford was the last one to get up because his girlfriend had been lying on top of him. Though he obeyed orders, an officer grabbed him by the arm and threw him across the garage and into a ladder. As Ashford bled from his face, he asked the officers why they were attacking him. An officer responded saying Ashford took too long to follow their command, and the same officer who had thrown Ashford across the garage grabbed his right arm again, throwing him face first to the concrete floor. At this time, Ashford's injuries included gashes to his knees and a dislocated right shoulder. Ashford told the officer that he heard a popping sound in his right shoulder, and the officer told him to "shut the f**k up nigger." The other officer present did not intervene at any time. Despite Ashford's cries, the first officer applied pressure to Ashford's back with his knee. One of the friends attempted to record the incident on her phone, but an officer saw her and snatched the phone, throwing it to the floor. The officers took Ashford to a station, purposefully driving in an erratic fashion to jostle Ashford and cause further injury. Ashford sat in the police station for hours without medical attention, and had to pop his right shoulder back into place on his own. One of the defendant officers later apologized on behalf of the officers' behavior at the garage, telling Ashford that he had no idea Ashford was in the military and that he would be released. However, Ashford was left in a holding cell until 9:00 a.m., still without receiving medical attention. He was charged with resisting arrest and spent three days in detention facilities until he was bonded out. Due to the severity of his injuries, Ashford can no longer work as a roofer and is unable to sleep on the right side of his body.