A federal lawsuit has been filed against the town of Clarkstown, Clarkstown police officers and other emergency responders in connection with the death of a Central Nyack man last year during a police standoff following a caseworker home visit. That’s according to News 12. They report Kevin Adams, the brother of 19 year-old Sean Harris, has filed the suit claiming he was not being combative with police but was playing video games. Harris’ mom said her son was not violent, but Clarkstown police said Harris was combative, making threats and holding a bat. When he refused to put the bat down, police shot him with a “less-than-lethal” weapon. Earlier this month, Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann told “The Morning Show” that the police response was justified…
According to News 12, the lawsuit claims police remained outside the house for almost three hours before entering with police dogs and finding Harris unconscious in a first-floor bathroom. It then allegedly took another half-hour before Harris was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. WRCR reached out to the Town of Clarkstown for comment, but we have not heard back.