Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleges Deputies Burned Man's Genitals With Taser

The lawsuit claims the confrontation began when the alleged victim's father accidentally dropped a cigarette onto the ground
By Christina Cocca and Gadi Schwartz

NBC Southern California
Feb. 10, 2014

A Southern California man is accusing Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in a federal civil rights lawsuit of attacking him and using a Taser on his genitals while his mother watched.

Daniel Johnson, 26, filed the lawsuit in January against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after deputies allegedly threw him to the ground and attacked him for asking if he could pick up his father's cigarette to avoid a fine.



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