Gregg Marchand v. Erik Simonson: A federal court jury in New Haven has rendered a defense verdict in the case of a man who claims police used excessive force when subduing him with a Taser at his home in front of his elderly mother.
The police officer had struggled with Gregg Marchand and then chased him inside the building, not knowing that it was the suspect’s home until after he encountered the suspect’s mother. Criminal charges related to the incident were later dropped and Marchand sued the police officer, seeking $1.5 million.
