Detroit— A Livonia man is suing the city and two Detroit police officers in federal court, claiming he was sucker-punched while being escorted out of the MGM Grand Casino — an incident captured on a surveillance camera.
The lawsuit is the second case in recent months filed against the city involving assault allegations and surveillance tape. In June, Police Chief Ralph L. Godbee placed an officer on restricted duty after The Detroit News publicized a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was assaulted outside a Detroit gas station.
The casino incident happened after officers responded in late July to a report that Patrick Poisson had inappropriately touched a “Grandette” waitress inside the casino in downtown Detroit.
The video contradicts the police version of events, the man’s lawyer Wolfgang Mueller said.
“When you look at the video and read the police report, it’s describing two different incidents,” Mueller said. The lawsuit seeks damages for violating Mueller’s constitutional rights.

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