Norman Carpenter v. Deputy Harold Gage

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2012-07-27

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COLLOTON, Circuit Judge. Norman Jay Carpenter brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two deputy sheriffs in Benton County, Arkansas, alleging that they unlawfully entered his home, detained him, employed excessive force against him, and denied him emergency medical care. Carpenter also asserts a failure-to-train claim against Benton County and its sheriff. The distr…

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