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WATCH Ben Quarles arrest video goes viral as man files federal lawsuit against Minden Police officers

Victim of police brutality has filed a lawsuit against a number of Minden police officers (Image via Twitter @/Imposter_Edits) On February 1, 2022, Ben Quarles got into an at the intersection of Pine and Main Streets in downtown Minden. According to reports, he was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. Instead of offering him help, police officers ordered him to exit the car, pepper-sprayed him, and then proceeded to arrest him. Months later, the 58-year-old is seeking justice for the inhuman treatment meted out to him. Attorney Todd Benson, who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Minden Police officers Chris McClaren, Chris Hammontree, Chief Steve Cropper, and the City of Minden on behalf of Ben Quarles, said: "What happened to Mr. Quarles in my opinion is wrong and should never happen in this country." Body cam of the incident obtained by KTAL showed the police officers approaching a rattled Quarles and ordering him to get out of the car. Upon enquiring about the reason for the arrest, officers threatened to pepper spray him. Quarles was heard saying: "Why am I under arrest? You too close to me!" At one point, Ben Quarles asks for help to get out of the car. He also asks the unmasked officers to keep some distance from him. However, officer Chris Hammontree can be heard saying: "Step out the car or you’re going to get pepper sprayed. Get out of the car or you’re going to get sprayed." Ben Quarles, 58, filed a federal suit against police officers after being rear-ended by an 18-wheeler truck that was following him too closely.

This is how the police responded to the car driver:
Ben was thrown to ground, pepper sprayed & arrested for resisting.Ben Quarles, 58, filed a federal suit against police officers after being rear-ended by an 18-wheeler truck that was following him too closely.This is how the police responded to the car driver:Ben was thrown to ground, pepper sprayed & arrested for resisting. The harassment that Quarles went through has left him traumatized. He said: "I was traumatized, and I’m still in a traumatic situation because I have to play this over in my head day after day."

Netizens are sending messages of support to Ben Quarles

A Reddit user posted body cam footage of Ben Quarles' arrest on the platform, and it has since gone , with a huge number of users commenting and showing support for the victim. Covid denying fascist MAGA cops taking out all of their life frustrations on an innocent victim of an accident. Fire all these cops. How many more billions of dollars do tax payers have to shell out for all the lawsuits terrible cops like these trigger? Police reform now. Covid denying fascist MAGA cops taking out all of their life frustrations on an innocent victim of an accident. Fire all these cops. How many more billions of dollars do tax payers have to shell out for all the lawsuits terrible cops like these trigger? Police reform now. The video was posted on a subreddit called PublicFreakout and was captioned: "I'm going to state this upfront, this would have never happened to a white man. 58-year-old Ben Quarles was rear-ended, the accident was not his fault, he commented no crime, yet they treated him like this." Most users have agreed with the caption and have condemned the unjust actions of the police officers. User togocann49 commented: "This is absolutely awful. With cops like this, how do folks ever feel safe?" User svensvenington said: "They’re not your friends. They’re rarely ever heroes. They can legally lie to you because of qualified immunity. Majority of them have a history of domestic violence. Shall we go on? ACAB!!" User GetOutOfTheWhey expressed concern for Ben Quarles: "That is hard to watch. At his age being slammed onto the floor is going to cause physical issues for the rest of his life." Quarles hopes the lawsuit will expose the unjust actions meted out by police departments. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found