"Colorado Deputies Fired for Shocking Abuse of Taser on Handcuffed Man"

Two Las Animas County sheriff's deputies have been fired after allegedly tasing an unarmed man 35 times during a traffic stop in November 2022. Attorneys representing the victim, Kenneth Espinoza, released bodycam footage showing the incident and filed a federal lawsuit against the deputies, accusing them of assault and unjustified excessive force. The attorneys claim that the incident is a clear case of police negligence, brutality, and abuse of power. The deputies' attorneys have asked for the lawsuit to be dismissed, but the request was denied. The lawsuit also names the Las Animas Board of County Commissioners, Sheriff Derek Navarette, and Undersheriff Rey Santistevan as defendants.