Shane McMahon's Ass
11-20-2009, 09:58 PM
A clown has lost his case against New York City police, after a federal jury ruled that they didn't use excessive force when they arrested him after he left a suspicious device at a coffee shop.
The 'suspicious device' turned out to be a balloon inflator.
Alexander Alhovsky sued following his 2006 arrest, which stemmed from an investigation of a report of a suspicious package with tubes and wiring at a Manhattan Starbucks. The bomb squad determined it was harmless - but set up surveillance anyway.
Alhovsky went to the Starbucks the next day and was arrested after officers saw he had a similar device. He said he was a clown and used it to inflate balloons.
The arrest was voided when a police search of Alhovsky's home found nothing suspicious, but he claimed that he suffered physical and mental injuries.
The 'suspicious device' turned out to be a balloon inflator.
Alexander Alhovsky sued following his 2006 arrest, which stemmed from an investigation of a report of a suspicious package with tubes and wiring at a Manhattan Starbucks. The bomb squad determined it was harmless - but set up surveillance anyway.
Alhovsky went to the Starbucks the next day and was arrested after officers saw he had a similar device. He said he was a clown and used it to inflate balloons.
The arrest was voided when a police search of Alhovsky's home found nothing suspicious, but he claimed that he suffered physical and mental injuries.