Mercer Family Sues State Police: ; Deakins Family Says They Were Beaten
Sunday Gazette-Mail › January 24, 2011
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ATHENS - Kay Deakins lies on the couch in her home with a home oxygen machine at her head and a wheelchair at her feet.
The 63-year-old says she's been in poor health for years, since she was injured in a series of car accidents.See the full content of this document
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Mercer Family Sues State Police: ; Deakins Family Says They Were Beaten
But in April, the State Police say she pushed, kicked and scratched state troopers as they arrested her son, Anthony, and husband, Harry. They arrested her, too - charging her with assault on a police officer.
Kay and her family allege, in a lawsuit written and filed by her husband, Harry Deakins, 63, that a state trooper pulled her out of her wheelchair and forced her on the ground, then dragged her outside, putting a gash in her hip. The suit also claims State Police repeatedly violated Harry Deakins' civil rights, beating him while using slurs regarding his Jewis...See the full content of this document
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