A man who was found guilty of shattering a Commonwealth Ports Authority officer\u2019s car window has filed a lawsuit against the officer with the District Court for the NMI alleging excessive force.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shanguo Zhang, who was previously found guilty of vandalism for shattering a CPA officer\u2019s car window with a rock, is suing Ports Police officer Jason Cruz, in his individual capacity for excessive force.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Recently, District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona found that Zhang\u2019s complaint has sufficiently stated a plausible Section 1983 excessive force claim for monetary damages against Cruz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his complaint, Zhang asserted 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 1983 claims for false arrest, excessive force, and deliberate indifference in violation of the Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments.<\/p>\n
Zhang, who is homeless, alleged that on Jan. 27, 2020, he was arrested by a police officer whose identity was not known at the time.<\/p>\n
The officer did not give him a written document for his arrest, but he was detained for 94 days in prison, Zhang said.<\/p>\n
Then in June 2021, he said he was again arrested several times at the Saipan airport by police officers stationed there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Specifically, on June 4, 2021, he was arrested by officers Timothy Cruz and Frank Indalecio; on June 10, 2021, he was arrested by Stevie Cabrera and Timothy Cruz; and on June 14, 2021, he was arrested by Stevie A. Cabrera.<\/p>\n
According to Zhang, for each of these arrests, he did not commit any offense, and the officers arrested him intentionally to harass him and to deprive him of his rights<\/p>\n
After each arrest, Zhang said he was placed in prison for a short period of time and released without being charged.<\/p>\n
On June 15, 2021, Zhang threw a rock at a window at the Saipan airport to protest his mistreatment and then presented himself to be arrested.<\/p>\n
Zhang\u2019s complaint stated that officer Jason Cruz used force and violently pulled Zhang to the ground, even though Zhang was not resisting, resulting in physical injuries to Zhang.<\/p>\n
He said officers confiscated his signboards and never returned them to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While in prison, Zhang said he was mistreated, assaulted twice, and did not receive the medical treatment that he needed, including for a fever above 40 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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