Unarmed Oregon man shot 5 times by police after being kidnapped by brother files lawsuit

0 likes

Duration: 2:01 Views: 430 Submitted: 1 hour ago Submitted by:

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man who was held at knifepoint by his brother is suing police in Albany after they shot him five times.

Maverick Lyon, 22, filed the complaint on Nov. 2 in U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon in Eugene against the City of Albany, the individual officers involved and a Benton County probation officer. In it, Lyon accuses the officers of violating his Fourth Amendment rights through use of excessive force, battery and negligence.

Man accused of kidnapping 10-year-old from Canby home now facing numerous charges
The trouble started when Dakota Lyon, who is Maverick’s older brother, was staying with the family while they were helping him get back on his feet during his post-prison supervision, according to the lawsuit. Maverick was visiting from college when his older brother Dakota reportedly took him hostage and held him at knifepoint inside the family home on Jan. 6, 2026.

“Our family has been through something no family should ever have to experience,” said David Lyon, father of Maverick and Dakota. “I called the police that day because I wanted to protect Maverick, and instead, the very people I called for help ended up nearly taking his life.”
Just before the altercation, Dakota reportedly called his father David at work. Based on their conversation, David became concerned and checked the home’s Ring cameras. According to the lawsuit, he saw in the footage that Dakota was threatening Maverick with a knife, so he called 911.

When the police arrived, they could see through a window that one man was holding a knife, as KOIN 6 News previously reported. According to the complaint, and Ring camera footage, one of the officers commanded the man to drop the knife and step outside.

Maverick said he realized he had a small amount of space and believed he could make it out the door before his brother could stop him, according to the lawsuit. He opened the door and stepped outside. He said he had been holding a knife for protection against his brother and immediately dropped it, making it a point to extend his hands out so police could see he was unarmed.
One officer reportedly told Maverick again to “drop it,” even though he said he had already dropped the knife on the ground. That’s when the officers began firing shots at Maverick.

“Maverick came outside in response to the officers’ commands, dropped the knife, and was shot after he was unarmed,” their father David said. “As a father, it is heartbreaking to know that my call for help ended with my son suffering multiple gunshot wounds.”

Categories: Bad Cop

Tags: oregon police

0 +1 EllisSierra 20 minutes ago

ᴄᴀꜱʜ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴊᴏʙ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀʀɴꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ $700 ᴘᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏ. ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ᴡᴇᴇᴋʟʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ $3500 ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ. ɴᴏ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ ʀᴇQᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴏʙ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀᴡᴇꜱᴏᴍᴇ. ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪꜱ 2 ʜʀꜱ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴏʙ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴡᴇꜱᴏᴍᴇ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙʏ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ

ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ……… :heart: :heart: :heart: NetPay1.Com

no photo

2 +1 tommix1 42 minutes ago

Police agencies prefer applicants with less than 125 IQ. They got them.