Alabama Man Says Hand Had To Be Amputated After Handcuffs Were On Too Tightly
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Giovanni Loyola, 26, claims in a federal lawsuit that a deputy ignored pleas for his handcuffs to be loosened, resulting in the eventual loss of his left...
An Alabama man has filed a federal lawsuit against a local deputy, claiming he had to have his hand amputated after the deputy painfully handcuffed him for hours, causing his fingers to turn black. In a lawsuit filed last month but recently surfaced by local media, Giovanni Loyola claims a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy’s excessive force last year violated his civil rights and led to debilitating injuries. “I felt really bad, and I started breaking down and crying,” Loyola told AL.com of his reaction to doctors saying his hand couldn’t be saved after four operations.More Related News