Judge handcuffed after refusing to stay in his car, UCLA says [View all]

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I predict we are going to hear more about this one.

An African American judge who has accused UCLA police of excessive force ignored officers' orders to stay in his car, UCLA officials said Monday.

David S. Cunningham III, a former Los Angeles Police Commission president, filed a complaint against the officers after they allegedly shoved him against his car, handcuffed him and locked him in the back seat of their police cruiser.

"During the course of the traffic stop, police officers instructed the driver to stay inside the vehicle and returned to their patrol car to run a routine license and registration check," UCLA said in a statement released late Monday afternoon. "Despite these instructions, the driver left the vehicle – an escalating behavior that can place officers at risk."

Cunningham "stood in the roadway" and refused to get back in his car, the statement said. As a result, he was temporarily handcuffed. He was released at the scene shortly after being cited for failing to wear a seat belt.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucla-judge-handcuffed-20131125,0,4036838.story