In June 2021, Christopher Shaw was being held at a Texas jail when a police officer grabbed him, flipped him over and slammed him onto the concrete floor, according to Shaw’s attorneys. Shaw’s spine was fractured in several places, a new lawsuit claims.
Now, Shaw is paralyzed from the chest down, the lawsuit says. He is suing Beaumont Police Officer James Gillen and the city of Beaumont, alleging that Gillen used excessive force and violated Shaw’s civil rights. Shaw is also suing CorrHealth, the jail’s medical contractor, alleging its employees ignored his pleas for medical assistance. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and attorneys fees.
“This is happening all over the country,” Chance D. Lynch, a lawyer representing Shaw, said at the news conference. “Time and time and time and time again, we see with individuals their rights have been violated by the hands of those who took an oath to protect them.”Shaw’s attorneys said they have seen video of this incident and are seeking for it to be released publicly.
Detention officers had Shaw under control when Gillen suddenly “threw an object” across the room, approached Shaw and yanked him away from the officers, according to the lawsuit. He then allegedly slammed Shaw to the ground, causing Shaw’s head to smack on the concrete floor. Shaw went unconscious, “with blood pouring from his head,” the lawsuit states.Shaw was transported to the hospital for a second time but quickly released and taken back to the jail, according to the lawsuit.
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