Athol man claims rights violated

COEUR d’ALENE — An Athol man is alleging that Coeur d’Alene police officers used excessive force and violated several of the his constitutional rights following a 2013 traffic stop.

Mark Barnhouse filed a civil suit April 1 in U.S. District Court seeking more than $100,000 in damages stemming from the incident. Barnhouse is represented by Moscow attorney Jefferson Griffeath.

The complaint claims that when Barnhouse’s wife was stopped by Coeur d’Alene Police officers for failing to use a turn signal, Barnhouse, a passenger, was “unlawfully arrested, seized, assaulted, and battered” by officers over a glass bottle of root beer.

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