PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County jury has found that a Portland officer assaulted a man, but has declined to award any damages.
The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/qowuGV ) reports this is the second time Officer Brian Hubbard has detained 31-year-old Alex Clay in confrontations that led to lawsuits.
And for the second time in two years, a jury has found that Hubbard committed civil assault against the Portland man.
The jury also found that neither Hubbard, nor his partner Jim McMurray, committed battery or falsely imprisoned Clay in the encounter. Clay’s attorney argued Hubbard’s actions were retribution for the “professional humiliation” Hubbard felt after a previous lawsuit resulted in a $175,000 judgment for Clay and two other men.
