Arizona Man Says Sheriff Nancy Guthrie’s Deputies Paralyzed Him After Swatting Call, Demands $176M
Axeel Melendez says deputies shot him after a false swatting call, leaving him permanently paralyzed and adding to mounting legal claims against the sheriff.
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos faces a $176 million lawsuit alleging "dangerous incompetence" after deputies paralyzed 24-year-old Axeel Melendez during a botched response to a false "swatting" call at his Tucson-area home.
- Days before the shooting, Melendez warned the Department that hackers threatened to send police to his home with a fake emergency report; deputies forced entry and opened fire anyway.
- Injury lawyer Dev Sethi argues officers ignored signs the call was fake, including inconsistent details and a Wisconsin phone number, while the Department had previously recognized and cleared false reports from the same address.
- The $176 million claim follows other legal challenges against the Department, including a $3.25 million suit from Carlos Palazuelos and a previously dismissed $25 million federal civil rights case filed by Steven Kenneth Fox.
- Nanos continues to oversee the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, though the sheriff faces ongoing criticism for his handling of the six-month-old probe.
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Shocking Lawsuit Targets Arizona Sheriff
The real issue here is not whether a jail can be sued; it is whether repeated, specific allegations against Sheriff Chris Nanos and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department describe isolated failures or a deeper pattern of institutional mismanagement. In the material provided, the record is strong enough to say a federal civil-rights suit exists, but not strong enough to prove the sweeping charge of “dangerous incompetence” on its own. Intro Header …
Nancy Guthrie investigators face $176M lawsuit after young man left 'paralyzed'
Nancy Guthrie investigators face $176M lawsuit after young man left 'paralyzed'As Nancy Guthrie's presumed captors continue to elude investigators, the Pima County Sheriff's Office sued for incompetence in a $176 million lawsuit.Axeel Melendez alleged cops arrived at his home over an emergency...
Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie Investigation Hit With Eye-Watering 9-Figure Lawsuit Over Another Dept. Disaster
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Chris Nanos have more to worry about than the approaching 190-day mark since Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home. Nanos and his […] The post Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie Investigation Hit With Eye-Watering 9-Figure Lawsuit Over Another Dept. Disaster appeared first on The Western Journal.
Arizona Man Says Sheriff Nancy Guthrie’s Deputies Paralyzed Him After Swatting Call, Demands $176M
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