Elderly man awarded $880K after officer broke his neck during takedown

WFTV
Aug. 19, 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal jury has found an Orlando police officer guilty of using excessive force when he broke an 84-year-old man's neck during an arrest in 2010.

Officer Travis Lamont broke Daniel Daley’s neck while performing what Lamont referred to as a controlled takedown.

[...]Lamont said he is strong enough to lift two people of Daley's size, but he insisted he had a fear of Daley causing him injury.

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