Two Antioch residents filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city's police officers, claiming brutalization of Black residents for sport; multiple officers indicted in state and federal charges.
Lawsuit details the violent arrest of Dajon Smith, a transgender woman, shot with a sponge round, bitten by a police dog; officers indicted for civil rights violations and conspiracy.
City of Antioch faces several lawsuits and a Department of Justice civil rights inquiry; officers accused of conspiring based on skin color, falsifying reports to cover up misdeeds.
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