MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A Semmes business owner who was shot five times during a January encounter with police has filed a federal lawsuit naming the officers involved and accusing them of unlawfully entering his business, using excessive force and delaying medical care for more than an hour.
The civil rights lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court identifies the officers as Austin Collier and Brandon Murphy of the Semmes Police Department. It also names Police Chief Todd Friend and the City of Semmes as defendants.
Plaintiff Johnny Bowman Jr., owner of Bowman’s Auto Air on Moffett Road, alleges the officers entered his business around 3 a.m. Jan. 4 without a warrant while he was asleep in a travel trailer inside the building…