The family of 16-year-old high school student Maurice Williams filed a legal claim against the Solano County city after a viral video showed an officer repeatedly striking him in the head.
Attorneys from a prominent Bay Area civil rights law firm said they plan to file a lawsuit on behalf of the 16-year-old who was repeatedly punched in the head by a police officer after an altercation at Fairfield High School last month.
Long-time police watchdog John Burris said Monday his firm had filed a government claim against the city of Fairfield, the first step in initiating a lawsuit.
The legal action comes after viral video footage showed Fairfield Police Officer Bianca Camacho, who also goes by the name Bianca Brown, repeatedly striking 16-year-old Maurice Williams in the head after he’s been brought to the ground and is covering his face with his hands…