TAMPA -- A man is suing a police department for excessive use of force.
Juan Junior Baez II filed a complaint on July 7 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against Seminole Tribe of Florida d/b/a Seminole Police Department.
According to the complaint, on August 27, 2019, Baez and his girlfriend were at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, when Baez and his girlfriend had a disagreement about whether to stay and continue to gamble at the casino for a while longer, or to go home.
Casino security and the Seminole Police Department were called to handle the dispute. Baez alleges that the police department unnecessarily used a taser to subdue him three times, which resulted in him suffering from a seizure. Baez alleges that when the officers went to help him get on his feet and put him into a police car, he was then caused to hit his head on the metal floor and threshold of the car door.
Baez seeks a response to general discovery in the case. Baez is represented by Rook Elizabeth Ringer of Lento Law Group, P.A.
Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County filing number 130186018