By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
As ESPN reported, Pero Antic of Fenerbahce on Friday filed a civil suit against the New York Police Department, and Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha is also expected to file suit this week.
“False arrest, unlawful imprisonment, assault, battery, negligence, civil rights violations and malicious prosecution” were listed as the claims in Antic’s complaint. Under Antic’s notice of claim, filed last year, $25 million was set as the maximum Antic can recover.
“The NYPD has all but conceded that they falsely and improperly arrested Pero Antic,” Alex Spiro, Antic’s attorney, said. “They will now be held responsible.”
Pero Antic who was also playing for the Atlanta Hawks at the time, was initially charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing governmental administration and second-degree harassment. Officials dropped the charges against Antic in September.
The suits stem from an incident on April 8, 2015, outside Manhattan nightclub 1Oak, where both men were arrested. Officers claimed the pair were interfering with a crime scene. Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was stabbed in a separate incident.