Lawsuit seeks records from SDPD arrest of local videographer
By: | Published: 2025-06-27 23:44:00 | Source: timesofsandiego.com
A lawsuit was announced Thursday seeking records from the city regarding last fall’s arrest of a local videographer whom San Diego police officers shot with beanbag rounds and deployed a police dog upon, all while attorneys say he was unarmed and not resisting.
Officers responding last October to a 911 call at an Encanto-area neighborhood residence encountered Marcus Evans, who was barefoot and wearing only shorts.
While Evans’ attorneys say he had his arms raised and complied with officers’ commands, SDPD alleged Evans was “repeatedly ordered” to surrender, but he didn’t, leading officers to fire three beanbag rounds and deploy a police dog, which bit Evans on the…