Did Carter Lake Police go too far after crossing into Nebraska to arrest a Carter Lake man? His attorney wants the officers charged with assault.
Justin Peck is facing two charges of assault on Carter Lake officers stemming from an incident on April 24th.
In store surveillance video given to Channel 6 News by Peck's attorney, you can see Peck walk into the Kicks 66 gas station on Abbott Drive just after 10:30 that night.
Shortly after he enters, a Carter Lake Police officer approaches him. Soon three more officers approach Peck. There's no audio of the incident, but you can see the officers wrestling a bit with Peck before taking him down. One officer appears to be punching him.
Attorney James Martin Davis says the video clearly shows that Peck did not assault the police officers. "Those were Carter Lake police officers who were on duty and then they crossed into Nebraska thinking that they were going to get away with what they can probably get away with generally in Carter Lake."
Davis also provided pictures which he says show injuries to Peck's back when he was tasered by Carter Lake Police before Omaha Police arrived.
Peck and Davis are seeking monetary damages, though no dollar figure was provided. Peck says the reason Carter Lake officers approached him that night was because he was a passenger in a car that was clocked going more than 100 mph.
Peck has since lost his job as manager of the Kicks 66 station.