Consumer Law
An Alabama Business Owner Sues After Being Punched by an Officer During Robbery
An Alabama liquor store owner has sued after a police officer responding to a robbery call at his store punched him in the face and broke his jaw in March 2020.
The Decatur Daily reports that Kevin Penn sued the city of Decatur and police officer Justin Rippen on March 11 in federal court. Penn is Black and Rippen is white.
The suit alleges the incident is an example of systematic use of “excessive force” by the Decatur Police Department that the city often ignores.
