Eddy Kirby, a 45-year-old Black man from Iowa, spotted two cops threatening to arrest a homeless man for shoplifting, so he told the cops he would pay for the items since he knew the man from the neighborhood.
But the Des Moines police officers ended up handcuffing him, threatening to arrest him for interfering with their investigation.
Now Kirby has filed a federal lawsuit against the two Des Moines police officers, Michael Hoopes and Bryan Loftus, accusing them of violating his Fourth Amendment rights, false arrest and trespass to a person.
Also listed as a defendant is the city of Des Moines because the detainment took place while they were representing the city…