Federal jury rejects excessive force claims made against a Westport, Massachusetts police officer
On May 10, 2013, a unanimous jury in federal court in Boston returned a verdict in favor of a police officer for the Town of Westport Police Department, rejecting the plaintiff’s allegations that the officer had used excessive force during the course of a disturbance in September, 2007. The case began when police and first responders were dispatched to a single car motor vehicle accident
