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Deaf man suing county for brutality, false arrestWas cuffed after calling police to report burglaryHometown Annapolis Nov. 19, 2010 |
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 A 58-year-old deaf man who called police in 2008 to report a burglary, only to find himself in handcuffs for assaulting a law enforcement officer, is suing the county for police brutality and false arrest. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 14 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, came 19 months after prosecutors dropped all charges against Stephen Pyles of Pasadena. Joseph S. Mack, Pyles' attorney, declined yesterday to comment about the lawsuit. It stems from an April 16, 2008, incident involving Officer Louis Facciponti and Officer Steven James and seeks more than $1.5 million in punitive and compensatory damages. Read More 
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