Complaint accuses Marion County deputies of excessive force in council meeting incident

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office have been accused of using excessive force following an encounter with an Indianapolis man at a city-county council meeting in early September.

Attorneys for Indianapolis resident and activist Jamaal Shabazz announced the tort claim’s filing on Monday morning.

Shabazz is a well-known Indianapolis activist with a large local following. He is vocal about Black history and social justice issues and has built a following of more than 37,000 people on Instagram…

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