Woman Accuses Cop of Assault ; Suit Says Officer Was On Edge After Fellow Cop Was Fatally Shot

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › April 22, 2008

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A Colorado Springs woman has sued city police, alleging an officer dragged her out of her car by her hair because he was on edge just days after a fellow officer was gunned down during a traffic stop.

Connie Youngblood, 45, named officer Gregory Reeder as well as Chief Richard Myers in a lawsuit that alleges assault, battery, negligence and excessive use of force.

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Woman Accuses Cop of Assault ; Suit Says Officer Was On Edge After Fellow Cop Was Fatally Shot

Myers wasn't chief when Youngblood was pulled over Dec. 15, 2006, near Murray Boulevard and Bijou Street. He started in January 2007....

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