A Eugene man filed a $1 million civil lawsuit against the Eugene Police Department accusing officers of using excessive force during an incident Jan. 11, 2025.
This is the third excessive force complaint lodged against Eugene police since May.
The 14-page complaint, filed in Lane County Circuit Court July 30, alleged officers unnecessarily punched, choked and used a taser on plaintiff Jehoshaphat Commandest, 41, who was identified in court documents as a mixed-race man with a dark complexion, while he was handcuffed…