Black Man Beaten And Tased By Police After Mistaken Identity

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A Dallas Black man is suing the town and a number of law enforcement officials after he says he was overwhelmed and tased by police after cops mistook him for a home violence suspect who had the same title.

In accordance with NBC Information, Silvester Hayes, 27, filed a federal lawsuit final week after an October 2021 encounter with police led to him shedding his residence and job as a safety guard, in response to the lawsuit.

“It knocked me all the way in which down,” Hayes mentioned in a video assertion. “It form of ruined my life,”

Within the lawsuit, Silvester Hayes says he was driving to a restaurant close to his residence to get breakfast for his kids when Dallas officers Walter Paul Guab and Holly Harris pulled him over for failing to sign at a cease signal.

Silvester Hayes believes he was racially profiled and known as the officers’ motives for pulling him over “suspicious” and “clearly manufactured.”

As soon as officers pulled Hayes over, he complied and gave Guab his driver’s license, additionally telling the officers he had a lawfully registered firearm with him.

Guab then determined to not run Harris’ driver’s license by the police database, considering he was somebody he was not. In accordance with the lawsuit, the officer mistook Hayes for a person named “Sylvester,” who had a household violence warrant. Guab’s demeanor turned aggressive and he or she tried to open Haye’s driver-side door. “Alarmed by this sudden escalation in aggression,” Hayes repeatedly requested what was taking place, in response to the swimsuit.

When different officers arrived on the scene, the incident escalated once more after they started screaming “gun” after recognizing Hayes’ firearm in his automobile.

“In a proverbial case of gasoline being poured on a fireplace, having a number of Dallas Police Officers yelling ‘gun’ solely escalated the Officers’ use of extreme drive on Plaintiff Hayes,” the swimsuit says. “As an alternative of offering Plaintiff Hayes with a proof for forcibly eradicating him from his automobile, Defendant Officers Guab and Harris escalated their use of drive in opposition to Plaintiff Hayes.”

The swimsuit additionally claims that physique digicam video reveals officers pulling Hayes out of his automobile and smashing his head in opposition to the curb earlier than inserting him in handcuffs. Officers are additionally accused of kicking, punching and utilizing their taser on Hayes. One officer could be seen together with his knee on Hayes’ neck, in response to the lawsuit.

Silvester Hayes was charged with resisting arrest and illegal possession of a weapon. He was held in jail for a number of days and in response to the lawsuit, his costs weren’t dismissed till over a 12 months later.