A California man alleges he was falsely arrested and sustained injuries when Eugene police officers yanked him out of his vehicle after he did not voluntarily step out when told he was detained.
Ruben Alexander Lira filed a lawsuit July 9 in Lane County Circuit Court against the city of Eugene, the Eugene Police Department, and four Eugene police officers.
Lira’s lawsuit states he was temporarily living in Eugene seeking work as a wildland firefighter when officers, on Aug. 5, 2024, approached his vehicle in response to a report of a “possible domestic disturbance” on the 2300 block of West 11th Avenue…