A Kansas City man filed a lawsuit against two Independence police officers, alleging they used excessive force and assaulted him during a 2024 incident at a local entertainment center.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court, alleges the plaintiff Rodney Jiles was subjected to unprovoked assault and battery by the officers. Jiles claims he was maliciously charged with resisting arrest and assault after the incident and that those charges were later dropped.
According to the petition, the lawsuit stems from a June 1, 2024 incident at Main Event, an entertainment center with bowling, laser tag, an arcade and restaurant. It names officers Stephen Lawton and Jaden Thomas as individual defendants, but does not name the Independence Police Department…