An excessive force claim is being readied against the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) by an unarmed man, Marcus Evans, who was subject to being shot with beanbag rounds and attacked by a police dog last month. San Diego-based attorney Dante Pride has taken the lead on the case, unveiling the grievance on Wednesday, as initially reported by
CBS8
.
On October 25, SDPD officers responded to a report of a man threatening a woman with a gun in southeast San Diego. Evans was tracked to a Duluth Avenue home, where the police claim he failed to comply with their orders, leading to the deployment of three beanbag rounds and the police dog. Charges were never filed against Evans, and no firearm was discovered at the scene, as
CBS8
detailed. This contradicts claims by his attorneys that he was shot while complying with the officers and remained non-resistant, even when shot an additional two times and bitten.
Video footage obtained by a local freelance photographer prompted a formal complaint against the department.
CBS8
reported that SDPD has since announced it is undertaking an internal investigation into the incident, monitored by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the Department of Justice, and San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices. SDPD Chief Scott Wahl stated, “We are already in the process of conducting a thorough review of the incident, and I’m committed to exploring how the situation could have been handled differently.”
Despite the claims of passive resistance by Evans, alleged injuries from the incident have been substantial. According to Pride, Evans has sustained a serious injury to his shin and damage to his left hand, impacting his mobility and preventing him from returning to his job as a construction worker. Pride told
The Mercury News
, “A bean bag round had torn a piece out of one of his shins, preventing him from placing weight on it.” Pride is seeking “a significant amount” of monetary damages and injunctive relief to prevent the use of police dogs on people who are on the ground, like Evans was.
The incident and subsequent claim have brought considerable strain to not just Evans but his family as well. Glenda Evans, Marcus’ mother and a city employee, expressed to
The Mercury News
, “We’re trying to get through this,” while commenting on the long process of healing and recovery faced by her son. The exact details of the requested monetary compensation have yet to be disclosed.
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