Tourist Bitten by Police Dog After Officers Gave Confusing Spanish Commands Awarded over $200K: Reports
The jury found two officers liable and awarded punitive damages after a police dog attacked Salvador Guerrero Salmeron during a SWAT raid.
- On Tuesday, an Arapahoe County jury awarded $200,000 to Salvador Alonso Guerrero-Salmeron, a Mexican musician bitten by an Aurora police K-9 during a 2023 SWAT raid.
- Officers raided the 1400 block of South Yampa Court to arrest a different tenant, shouting commands in English and poorly pronounced Spanish that a translator determined meant 'fart police, fart the wood.'
- Rejecting defense arguments that K-9 deployment was reasonable, jurors found Officer Robert Wong liable for excessive force and Officer Grant Peet liable for malicious prosecution.
- Attorneys Joshua Landy and Luke McConnell said the verdict 'sets the record straight,' and the jury imposed punitive damages specifically for the malicious prosecution finding.
- The Aurora Police Department continues to face scrutiny following the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a massage therapist killed during a police encounter that resulted in a homicide conviction.
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Mexican tourist awarded $200K in 'fart police' lawsuit
DENVER — A Colorado jury on Tuesday awarded more than $200,000 to a Mexican tourist who was bitten by an Aurora police dog three years ago after officers gave nonsensical Spanish-language warnings about the dog.
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Tourist bitten by police dog after officers gave confusing Spanish commands awarded over $200K: Reports
A Mexican tourist visiting Colorado was awarded more than $200,000 after an Aurora police dog attacked him following confusing Spanish-language warnings.
Miami (USA), Nov 5 (EFE).- A jury from Colorado (USA) awarded compensation of $200,000 to the Mexican musician Salvador Alonso Guerrero-Salmerón, who was attacked in 2023 by a police dog during an operation in Aurora, east of Denver, and determined that two agents violated his rights. The Arapahoe County jury concluded [...] The Mexican Music entry will receive $200,000 after police dog attack in Colorado was first published in HolaNews.
A jury awarded more than 200,000 dollars to Salvador Guerrero-Salmerón, after determining that he was a victim of excessive use of force
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