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Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown plans to file suit against cops who tased him

By Gina Barton and Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bucks rookie Sterling Brown plans to file a civil rights lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department as a result of being tased and arrested in January, his attorney confirmed.

As of Tuesday, internal investigators at the Police Department had not asked the district attorney to consider criminal charges against any of the police officers or supervisors involved in the incident, according to Milwaukee County Chief Deputy District Attorney Kent Lovern.

Police Department officials have not said whether any of the police personnel who arrested Brown after questioning him about a parking violation will be disciplined. A department spokeswoman declined to provide more information about the internal investigation, which is ongoing.

Read more at https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/05/22/bucks-player-who-tased-file-suit-against-milwaukee-police/633051002/

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