Monday marked the start of what should be a five-day trial in a lawsuit where a Colorado man is accusing several Aurora police officers of excessive force when he was arrested almost four years ago.
The lawsuit was filed in 2023 by Preston Nunn III and comes after a May 15, 2021 arrest where he was thrown to the ground and shocked with a Taser twice. He was initially stopped because officers said he failed to yield to an emergency vehicle.
Bodyworn camera footage shows Nunn trying to explain that he put his blinker on. After being asked for his license and registration, an Aurora police officer draws his gun, points it at Nunn, and shouts “stop digging! Why are you digging in your pants like that? Put your (expletive) hands on your face!”
With guns pointed at Nunn, he got out of the car to — in his words — protect the passenger in his car.
As officers were on top of Nunn, he could be heard saying, “I got my license and registration.”