EDGEWATER, Colo. — Body camera footage provides a second-by-second look at a confrontation involving two Edgewater Police officers and a man whom one of the officers used a Taser on and shoved head-first to the ground.
The encounter left the man bloodied and injured. The footage, obtained by 9NEWS Investigates, is a central piece of evidence in a pending lawsuit filed against the officers.
The lawsuit alleges that Paul Perez – who resigned from the Edgewater Police Department after he was told he would be fired – and Officer Derek Stakley used excessive force when encountering Alfred Gallegos on Dec. 30, 2023, at American Legion Post 17, 1901 N. Harlan St…