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Claim for Damages Filed Against Auburn for Man Beaten by Officer
Claim says Officer Andrew Bryant punched Mauro Alberto Felix Valles more than 20 times after a Taser was deployed, and seeks damages for injuries.
- On Monday, Mauro Felix Valles, 33, filed a legal claim against the City of Auburn, alleging Officer Andrew Bryant used "unnecessary and excessive force" during his October arrest.
- During the October 28 incident on Auburn Way North, Bryant fired his Taser at Valles, who fell to the pavement; Bryant then straddled him and punched his head at least two dozen times.
- Body-Camera footage shows Valles, who speaks Spanish and does not understand English, raising his hands while being struck, with bystanders repeatedly yelling for Bryant to stop the encounter.
- Renton Police are conducting an independent criminal investigation, while the Auburn Police Department placed Bryant on administrative leave, with internal reviews beginning "as soon as Renton's criminal investigation concludes."
- Demanding Bryant be "fired immediately," attorney Evan Oshan announced the filing Thursday and filed civil rights complaints with the Washington Attorney General to revoke the officer's certification.
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