EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury has ruled against a Eugene police sergeant in a video recording case.
The jury ruled Monday that Sgt. Bill Solesbee used excessive force in arresting environmental activist Josh Schlossberg and violated his constitutional rights during a confrontation in March 2009 outside a bank.
The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/QQjP7f ) the jury awarded Schlossberg nearly $6,000 in damages
Before the trial began last week, the judge ruled Solesbee violated Schlossberg’s rights by viewing the contents of the camera without a search warrant.
