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Tue Jul 13, 2021, 02:47 PM Jul 2021

Two Tacoma officers involved in Manuel Ellis' death named in excessive force claim

Jul. 13—A man who said he was unlawfully arrested by Tacoma officers in 2019 is seeking $500,000 in damages from the city of Tacoma, according to a new tort claim filed in June.

Two of the officers named in the claim, Timothy Rankine, 32, and Masyih Ford, 29, were involved in the death of Manuel Ellis months later in March 2020.

Dustin Dean, 28, said the officers used excessive force when he was unlawfully arrested around 12:08 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2019. Cellphone video of the incident shows the two officers arrest and handcuff Dean on the ground.

The tort claim, first reported by The Seattle Times, states that Dean intends to file a civil rights lawsuit if the city is "not willing to compromise this claim." Dean is represented by attorney James Bible, who also represents the Ellis family in a $30 million lawsuit against the city announced last August.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/two-tacoma-officers-involved-in-manuel-ellis-death-named-in-excessive-force-claim/ar-AAM6Zxy

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