Man punched repeatedly by Sacramento officer files lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Sacramento man hurled to the ground and punched repeatedly in the face by a police officer has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and county of Sacramento that alleges he was also abused in jail after his arrest, the man's lawyer said in a statement Monday.

Police who had criticized the officer's action during the widely publicized event captured on video had not identified him, saying only that he was a two-year member of the force placed on unpaid administrative leave.

Video taken by a police cruiser dash camera and bystanders captured Cain complaining the officer was stopping him "for nothing" and telling the officer, "if you were a real man you would take your gun away and fight me like a real man."