Indianapolis Metropolitan Police say the officer who restrained a man during an epileptic seizure inside a gas station did not violate any department policy or procedures. The Knox family just wanted an apology and better training for officers. But now they plan to sue the city.
Click to see entire article on WTHR.comNorris arrested Knox for battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Knox, records show, spent a day in jail before prosecutors dropped the charges. Knox's family says he was arrested because he has epilepsy.
"This is not any sort of indictment on IMPD or its intent," said attorney Carl Brizzi, the former two-term Marion County prosecutor. "If negligent training results in a response that's over the top there ought to be some justice for the person injured."
