GALVESTON, Texas — A Texas city is being sued for $1-million after two police officers on horseback escorted a handcuffed Black man along a public street tethered to a rope.
Donald Neely, the man in the image with the Galveston officers, filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the city citing emotional distress and the officer’s negligence as factors for the large amount for damages, KHOU reported.
Neely, 43, said he was embarrassed and humiliated because of the widely viewed Aug. 3, 2019 incident.
At the time, Neely was arrested on a criminal trespassing charge. When a transport unit was not available, officers P. Brosch and A. Smith decided to walk Neely to an intersection where other mounted officers were staging. The charges against Neely were subsequently dismissed in court.
>> Galveston police apologize after officers on horseback lead handcuffed man with rope
Galveston police apologized for the incident, which spurred an investigation by Texas Rangers. Two weeks after the incident, investigators determined there was no criminal behavior exhibited by the officers in the case, the Washington Post reported.
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