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(11,065 posts)Randall is apparently his middle name.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/montgomery/montgomery-doctor-william-randall-cox-sues-blue-ash-evendale-officers
MONTGOMERY, Ohio -- A Montgomery doctor is suing officers of the Blue Ash and Evendale police departments, saying they violated the Fourth Amendment by using excessive force during an arrest in December 2012.
The federal lawsuit alleges that on Dec. 2 of that year, William Cox was hosting a birthday party for his terminally ill son. During the party, which several of Cox's friends attended, Blue Ash and Evendale police officers showed up at his home, located in the 3600 block of Vineyard Ridge. The officers were there to arrested Cox after an ex-girlfriend, Gretchen Myers, said he violated a restraining order.
In internal investigation records released by the Blue Ash police department, the officers asked Cox to come outside, onto the front porch, where Cox resisted arrested and a crow of people formed around them.
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The conclusion of the internal investigation conducted by Blue Ash police though said the officers on scene "acted appropriately and in an objectively appropriate manner."
In the findings, dated June 6, 2013, Blue Ash Police Chief Paul Hartinger went on to state, "I further find the officers used only that force necessary to take Dr. Cox into custody, and the use of force was discontinued when Dr. Cox was securely in custody."
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