A Maryland man who admitted to hitting a police officer with a stick on Jan. 6, 2021, has sued the officer and the police department in Washington, alleging that those parties violated his constitutional rights.
Officer Kevin Peralta struck David Alan Blair in the head once and elsewhere multiple times. Despite that the strikes were illegal, no officers nearby moved to intervene, according to the lawsuit. Instead, several others also struck Blair with their batons, and one later falsely reported that no officer hit Blair in the head.
