Oct 22, 2024 · The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, roughly six months after EBRPD officer Jonathan Knea tased Deontae Faison, a 35-year-old Black man from San Francisco, while he was wading into the estuary at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland.

Oct 23, 2024 · The civil rights lawsuit alleges that Deontae Faison, 35, who is Black, was the victim of police excessive force while at a park in Northern California with a friend on April 5. He has been in a coma since the incident.

Oct 22, 2024 · Officers from the East Bay Regional Park District watched for more than 30 minutes as Deontae Faison, 35, struggled in the water at Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline following the April 5 confrontation, the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims.

Oct 23, 2024 · Attorneys say the man -- 35-year-old San Francisco resident Deontae Faison -- has been in a coma since the incident involving an East Bay Regional Park District police officer. According to...

Oct 22, 2024 · Deontae Faison was repeatedly tased by an East Bay Park District police officer on April 5 and remains in a coma as a lawsuit is being filed.

Oct 22, 2024 · Deontae Faison, 35, has been unresponsive and on life support since April 5, when officer Jonathan Knea stopped him and a friend for allegedly driving with expired tags at Martin Luther King Jr....

Oct 24, 2024 · Right now, Deontae Faison, a Black father of two in Oakland, California, has been lying in a coma since April after being tased repeatedly by an officer while in water — and, somehow,...

Oct 25, 2024 · Deontae Faison, 35, a father of two, has been unresponsive since East Bay Officer Jonathan Knea tased him on April 5, 2024. Faison and his friend then traveled to the park to eat...

Oct 31, 2024 · The family of Deontae Faison, the Black man, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit last week against the officers involved.

Oct 31, 2024 · Deontae Faison was at the park when a cop approached him screaming with his weapon drawn, simply over an expired tag. Scared, Deontae ran, but ended up being tased near the edge of the water,...