Saturday, May 01, 1999
Man files civil rights suit against police
A Bond Hill businessman filed a federal lawsuit Friday claiming Cincinnati police officers violated his civil rights by pulling a gun on him during a traffic stop.
In his lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Bomani Tyehimba alleges that police treated him poorly because he is African-American.
The suit states that Mr. Tyehimba, who runs the Black World Products International shop in Swifton Commons mall, was in his van with his 7-year-old son when police stopped him on Feb. 23.
Mr. Tyehimba, 39, said he got out of his van and was ordered at gunpoint to get back into his vehicle. He said he was then handcuffed, searched and forced into the police car. He was given a ticket for driving left of center and improper change of course.
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, names the city of Cincinnati and the two police officers as defendants. City attorneys could not be reached for comment late Friday.
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