A man has filed a $1 million federal lawsuit against the town of Stoughton and the Stoughton Police Department, alleging three of its officers used violent and excessive force by repeatedly tasing him inside his apartment during a 2022 arrest.
Stoughton resident Derrick Wigfall alleges in the complaint filed Nov. 10 that three Stoughton police officers — Sgt. Ryan Flanagan, Sgt. Thomas Tedesco and Officer David Painten — held him down and tased him three times during a domestic assault arrest in November of 2022, despite claims he was not fighting with or threatening police.
Wigfall was arrested and charged with assault and battery against a household member, as well as witness intimidation and resisting arrest as a result of the incident, according to court records. All charges against him were eventually dropped in July of 2023 due to a lack of prosecution…