Yet Another Lawsuit Beleaguers Against Sierra Madre PD

By Terry Miller

Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Jason Jensen, 46, is seeking damages in federal court after a Sierra Madre police officer shot him. The incident occurred in the back of a vehicle officers impounded not realizing there was a person inside.

The officer, Henry Amos was caught by surprise when he found Jensen sleeping in the back of the hatchback after the vehicle had been towed to the Sierra Madre Police dept. Amos fired his service weapon at Jensen as a result.

Jensen’s lawsuit names the city, the police department, and Officer Amos, and claims Mr. Jensen suffered from violations of his constitutional rights, assault and battery and negligence.

The City of Sierra Madre has until the first week in November to respond to the suit.

Posted by Terry Miller on Oct 27th, 2009 and filed under Latest News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site