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Slidell teen who filmed mom's arrest wins in court, St. Tammany Sheriffs to pay $185k
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:32 pm
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A federal jury has ordered the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office to pay a Slidell teenager, De’Shaun Johnson, $185,000 in damages after finding that a deputy inflicted emotional distress while Johnson attempted to film his mother’s arrest.
Johnson, who was 14 at the time, was filming the arrest in the driveway of his Slidell home on May 5, 2020, when Deputy Ryan Moring pulled out his Taser and aimed it at Johnson.
“You can’t tase a child,” Johnson said.
“Watch me,” Moring responded.
The jury, which rendered its verdict on May 1 in the Louisiana Eastern District Court, also determined the deputies did not violate Johnson’s First Amendment rights when Moring blocked Johnson from continuing to film his mother’s arrest.
The ACLU of Louisiana, which prosecuted the case along with attorneys from the law firm Reid Collins & Tsai, celebrated its victory last week.
“We are thrilled to see justice served for De’Shaun,” said Nora Ahmed, legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana.
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith said his deputies’ actions were found to be “constitutionally appropriate,” according to STPSO spokesperson Suzanne Carboni. The sheriff’s office will appeal the verdict on what it called “a meritless claim for emotional harm.”
The verdict comes after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the deputies acted lawfully when they arrested the teen’s mother, Teliah Perkins. In the lawsuit Perkins filed in May 2021, she accused the deputies of “pressing her face to the pavement and digging their knees into her back and legs.”
On the day of the arrest, the deputies were responding to a call about someone riding a dirt bike without a helmet in Perkins’ neighborhood. Perkins has a motorcycle, not a dirt bike, and had not been riding it without a helmet. Still, the arrest escalated after Perkins suggested that the incident may have been racially motivated, according to the complaint.
In the video of the arrest that Johnson filmed, the deputies can be seen pressing Perkins in the ground as she is arrested. The complaint alleges that Hart wrapped his "hand around her neck" and leaned on it, prompting Perkins to yell, "you're choking me."
“After all these years, to finally see justice served brings me peace and joy,” Johnson said after last week’s verdict. “I'm proud of myself and my mom for refusing to accept what happened to us and for fighting for the justice we are owed.”
A proposed state law would make it a misdemeanor crime for anyone to be within 25 feet of any law enforcement officer while they’re conducting “law enforcement duties.” That would make the manner in which Johnson filmed his mother’s arrest illegal.
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Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:36 pm to John88
filming. what is this filming?
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:37 pm to John88
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On the day of the arrest, the deputies were responding to a call about someone riding a dirt bike without a helmet in Perkins’ neighborhood. Perkins has a motorcycle, not a dirt bike, and had not been riding it without a helmet. Still, the arrest escalated after Perkins suggested that the incident may have been racially motivated, according to the complaint.
This doesn't warrant an arrest right?
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:39 pm to John88
I hate that this money will come from the taxpayers.
But ultimately this is a good outcome.
But ultimately this is a good outcome.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:41 pm to John88
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A proposed state law would make it a misdemeanor crime for anyone to be within 25 feet of any law enforcement officer while they’re conducting “law enforcement duties.”
great they just made not running from police to be an illegal act that gets you arrested, the brain dead geniuses never think about how these contrived laws change all those other laws about resisting arrest, before they do this shite
no your honor, i wasnt resisting arrest and fleeing police, i was just making sure i didnt violate your new law
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:42 pm to ProjectP2294
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hate that this money will come from the taxpayers.
But ultimately this is a good outcome.
Should come out of the cop's pocket. Let him carry insurance.
Barring that, take it from the police pension fund so the good cops start giving the bad ones a Code Red.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:42 pm to whatiknowsofar
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Perkins has a motorcycle, not a dirt bike
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:43 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Barring that, take it from the police pension fund so the good cops start giving the bad ones a Code Red.
Very good idea
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:47 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Should come out of the cop's pocket. Let him carry insurance.
Barring that, take it from the police pension fund so the good cops start giving the bad ones a Code Red.
I like how you think
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:49 pm to MorbidTheClown
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Perkins has a motorcycle, not a dirt bike
oh that makes it arrest worthy. lmao
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:49 pm to whatiknowsofar
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This doesn't warrant an arrest right?
it does when you are a certain color. but the rant wont acknowledge that
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:50 pm to keakar
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A proposed state law would make it a misdemeanor crime for anyone to be within 25 feet of any law enforcement officer while they’re conducting “law enforcement duties.”
That’s going to be interesting when there’s an undercover sting.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:51 pm to idlewatcher
Who calls Cops on a guy just because he has no helmet? Either that person is the biggest Karen in the world or there is more backstory here.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:51 pm to MorbidTheClown
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MorbidTheClown
cant wait for you to say literally anything of substance instead of down voting lmao. big pussy
This post was edited on 5/6/24 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:52 pm to AUstar
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Who calls Cops on a guy just because he has no helmet?
Beside the fact that "eye witnesses" are not infallible, there are people that are called on by police for lesser that do not affect anyone at all. Are you surprised?
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:53 pm to John88
So many cops just aren't very smart and I'm not sure if there's a way to fix that.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:54 pm to LSU1SLU
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cant wait for you to say literally anything of substance
keep waiting.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:55 pm to MorbidTheClown
figures. Most racist dont actually have anything of substance to say or argue. They just like to say racist things or act like race isnt a huge deal in terms of things like this
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:56 pm to LSU1SLU
you make a lot of assumptions
Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:57 pm to MorbidTheClown
usually thats what is ALWAYS said.. you are older and white. stop acting like anything else is true loser.. seen this stupid game played non stop on here. Oh you dont know who I am so you dont know for sure. Bitch we all know
This post was edited on 5/6/24 at 1:58 pm
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