A Greenwood man who claims he was pistol-whipped Sunday by a Greenwood police officer has filed a $5 million excessive force lawsuit against the city.
"We are sad to announce that there's been another incident of police brutality in the city of Greenwood," Grenada attorney Carlos Moore said.
Moore filed the lawsuit Thursday in Leflore County Circuit Court on behalf of Jerrance Jones.
Besides the city, the lawsuit also names Police Officer Terrance Craft, Police Chief Henry Harris and Mayor Sheriel Perkins as defendants.
Moore claims that Craft used excessive force on Jones, 27, including pistol-whipping and Macing while arresting him at a home at 204 Noel St. on Sunday following a routine traffic stop.
Jones was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, felony evading, a seat-belt violation, reckless driving and running a stop sign.
His mother, Mary Jordan, 44, stepfather, Robert Jordan, 48, and girlfriend, Janskey Dunlap, 26, have been arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer in connection with Jones' arrest.
Jones is free on a $150,000 bond.
This is the second high-profile lawsuit filed against the city regarding the actions of a police officer in less than two months.
Moore, who is also representing Greenwood High School senior James Marshall in a $2 million lawsuit stemming from an altercation at Greenwood High School in December, has repeatedly claimed the police department is not adequately supervising its officers.
"This simply has to stop," Moore said.
