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Resident alleges Gardner patrol truck struck him twice; files federal suit
Summary
Dr. Justin Speece told the Gardner City Council that a Gardner police patrol truck, driven by Officer Kyle Sissom, struck him twice after he began recording the officer; he said he filed a federal lawsuit and urged the council to fire the officer. City officials said the incident was referred to the Johnson County Sheriff and reviewed administratively after the district attorney declined criminal charges.
At a Gardner City Council meeting, Dr. Justin Speece told members he believes a Gardner police patrol truck intentionally struck him twice after he began recording an officer he said had parked in a fire lane outside the Gardner Walmart.
Speece said he asked Officer Kyle Sissom why the patrol truck was parked in a marked red fire lane and in front of a crosswalk, and that Sissom ignored him, entered the vehicle and then turned the wheel toward Speece. “Don’t run me over,” Speece said he told the officer; he said the truck struck him first with the…
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