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Man sues B.C. police, city, pub over arrest caught on video and posted on Net
VANCOUVER – A man and his spouse are suing a Port Moody, B.C., police officer for an arrest that knocked him unconscious.
Herbert Ramos and Tracey Ferris have also filed a lawsuit against the city for wrongful arrest and detention and a local pub and its manager for providing officers with false information.
A court document says Ramos and Ferris were celebrating a birthday at the Golden Spike Pub on July 6 when a dispute began with bouncers.
It says Sgt. Ian Morrison grabbed Ramos, a CTV cameraman, from behind the neck and threw him violently backwards without warning onto the parking lot.
Ramos and Ferris say there were no grounds to arrest and detain them before they were released without charges in the incident caught on video and posted on the Internet.
The allegations have not been proven in court, and none of the defendants have filed statements of defence.
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