Austin police sued over arrest of homeless man

Austin, Texas
The city of Austin and a police officer are facing a lawsuit over excessive force after a homeless man claims he was not engaged in criminal activity when he was wrongfully slammed to the ground by a police officer.
Justin Tyler Scott was initially charged after he allegedly attempted to take a stun gun from officer Gregory White and use it against him in February of 2015. The criminal charges against Scott were later dismissed. The lawsuit counters the claims against Scott claiming the officer attacked him.

The situation unfolded in Northeast Austin as officer White responded to a call about a suspicious person described as an African-American male. White approached Scott, and began interrogating him.
The lawsuit claims “without provocation” White punched, elbowed, kneed and used a stun gun on Scott before throwing him to the ground.
According to White, Scott was behaving suspiciously and tensing up during questioning. As White tried to detain Scott and handcuff him, he says Scott tensed up and resisted causing an ensuing struggle. During the scuffle, both men ended up on the ground.

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