Canfield city faces civil rights suit

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown man filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the city of Canfield, its police department and John Doe officers over excessive force he says Canfield police officers used against him last March.

Edward S. Kalosky, II, 37, of Tyrell Street, alleges that while he was a guest of El Patio Motel and Apartments, West Main Street, Canfield, officers slammed him to the ground March 2, even though he was handicapped.

Police officers approached Kalosky and two of his companions at about 2 a.m. outside of the motel, shone a bright light on all three and ordered them to “hit the ground,” the lawsuit said.

While the other two complied, Kalosky was unable to do so because of a disability of his left arm, which involved a steel rod having been surgically implanted in it, the suit said.

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