Falsified Police Report, Rights Abuses Alleged in Lawsuit over June 11 ICE Protest Arrest in Downtown Las Vegas

Lawsuit: Metro officers fired pepper balls at protester who criticized police

An officer then falsified an arrest report in order to “manufacture probable cause,” the complaint claims.

Falsified police report, rights abuses alleged in lawsuit over June 11 ICE protest arrest in downtown Las Vegas

UPDATE: This story was updated after Metro police confirmed that "J. Tomlinson" named in the lawsuit is Metro officer Joel Tomlinson. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A police officer lied in an arrest report to justify actions after June 11 ICE protests in downtown Las Vegas, according to a lawsuit from a woman who was shot in the back with a pepper ball as she was complying with an officer's orders. Kathleen Cavalaro is named as the plaintiff in the first l…