Ty Pickyavit filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Clete Carter, a Millard County Sheriff’s deputy, in Fillmore San Francisco, alleging that he used excessive force while arresting him in the month of May for being inebriated. According to the lawsuit, Pickyavit admits to drinking and having trouble walking. He was offered a ride by a passerby after which they were pulled over by Carter. Pickyavit was handcuffed but had difficulty standing up because he had consumed so much alcohol, according to what his attorney wrote in the lawsuit. The lawsuit further described how the deputy went on to shove Mr Pikyavit’s head into the side of the truck with great force while ordering him to stand still. His attorney, Robert Sykes stated that this force was unnecessary as Mr. Pikyavit was not fleeing, resisting arrest or threatening the officer.
The 19-year-old was taken to a hospital where he was treated for head injuries. Pikyavit says in the lawsuit that the deputy also lied to emergency medical staff about how he sustained such serious injuries.
Pikyavit is suing the deputy for $5,000 in medical bills and other punitive damages.
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