A Wyoming man has sued the city of Cheyenne following alleged brain injuries caused by improper police restraint in April, 2007. The suit claims that when three police officers held down and handcuffed the man, they cut off airflow to his brain long enough for him to sustain serious brain injuries.

Court documents show that on the morning of April 16, 2007, officers were called due to the man’s erratic behavior while walking near an apartment complex in the 4900 block of King Arthur Way in Cheyenne.

Police attempted to restrain the man before tasering  him over five times and then physically holding him in a prone position before he allegedly began to experience difficulty breathing. It was at this point that police refused to allow the man into an upright position so that he could breathe, resulting in brain injury, according to the suit.

The man is a decorated Iraq war veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. He is currently living in a group home in Cheyenne.

If you or someone you love have been the victim of another’s actions and suffered brain injury as a result, contact the New Jersey brain injury attorneys of Levinson Axelrod at 800-346-5529.