Public Complaint No. 1708059630 - 1128842098

Wesley James Townsley
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, California 96001

Statement

November 4th 2023 , 1745 pm cypress ave to Hartnell Ave. After 2 officers. ( New discovery is that 1 or both officers were rookies ) who were assigned to DUI Duty unnecessarily stalked the victim trying to see in the victims car as the victim was driving to the store to grab dinner , they then manufactured suspicion off of pointless reasons as to why they initiated an illegal traffic stop , the officers had no legal valid reason to stop the vehicle, but they wanted to pull the victim over so badly that they lied stating they could not see if the vehicle had plates or not, the officers could not see the front of the vehicle because they were behind the vehicle the entire stop devising a plan to pull the victim over due to racial profiling, and creating a "hunch" the victim is involved in some sort of criminal activity , they then proceeded to continue to follow the victim , being that the victim was unaware he was being followed , still obeying traffic laws,, driving the speed limit the officers decided it was suspicious behavior that the driver was obeying traffic laws , then in a manner that violated the fourth amendment , without probable cause , and out of" bad faith", they falsified probable cause "Oh we will just say that he doesn't have a front license plate as a reason to pull him over" officers knowing the victim had front plates they decided to be dishonest to conduct an illegal traffic stop, they even falsified their reports about the victims location as in not seeing a license plate to conceal the true nature of the stop, the victim who did not violate any traffic offenses, was not engaged in any suspicious activity, the officers still chose to conduct an illegal traffic stop in secluded area away from the public , officers still could not articulate a probable cause, or reasonable suspicion, they could not articulate a crime that was committed to warrant the stop, only thing they could come up with was "Redding is a high crime area" which that still does not qualify as grounds for P.C. or reasonable suspicion, there was no alcohol involved in the stop, the victim was not weaving or bobbing in traffic, the victim was not excessively breaking, the victim had no broken taillights, the victim rwn no traffic signs , no stop lights, was not driving wreckless, waa not loitering,littering , the victim was not speeding, victim had legal tinted windows, victim had unobstructed plates affixed to the front , and rear of his vehicle , so the officers had absolutely no reason to pull him over , when they chose to anyway, they put the victim in a dangerous situation , which the validity of the stop was challenged when the victim began asserting his rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, officers had no probable cause to stop, the victim is a good California driver , no criminal history , law aiding citizen, insured, valid license, and vehicle registered with disabled veteran plates , these officers still insisted on demanding papers , and identification to conduct an unwarranted investigation for criminal activity which was baseless , the officers began to threaten to pull the victim out of his car and place him under arrest, victim warned officers that would be a violation of the victims 4th and 14th amendment rights, in recording the stop, the victim requested the supervisor to be present to intervene in the unlawful activities by the officers, the supervisor (TOWNSELY ) shows up with 6 other officers for one unarmed disabled veteran who is african american, which the victim expressed concern of his safety being surrounded by 8 cops in a dark secluded area of Redding away from public witnesses, after explaining to the supervisor the stop was unlawful, and being subject of a fishing expedition violated constitutional rights, instead of the supervisor intervening , he helped the officers rip me from my car aggressively using excessive force , upon reviewing discovery it was bought to light that the supervisor was the one that has broken my arm upon slamming me face first to the ground , busting my bottom chin open , damaging my knee, and injuring the victims right shoulder . Officers used excessive force when applying cuffs to victims wrists fighting the cuffs so tight that victim suffered a laceration 2 inches from the radial artery . The officers falsified reports stating their use of force was from the victim "Flopping around" failing to state in reports the victim was suffering from a broken arm, concussion, and whiplash, injured shoulder in excruciating pain, while the officers were still breaking the victims arm in an unreasonable pro longed restraint that clearly was not taught in standard police training. The officers then decided to yell "quit resisting" even after the victims arm was already broken , to try to cover up the unlawful use of force causing injury , officers were already on the Brady list the night of my false arrest , which means there is a history of misconduct they then placed the victim under false arrest , and wrongfully impounded his vehicle. The supervisor failed to intervene, but encouraged the misconduct that violated department procedures in he use of force , the officers then falsified a report stating the victim was trying to escape, or appeared as if victim was grabbing for a weapon which is blatant dishonesty, being that on video the victim had expressed to them.many rims that the victim is disabled , the officers seen a cane in passenger seat knowing the victim walks with an assisted device. The supervisor , and officers were completely indifferent to the veterans disabilities. They violated the first Amendment by cutting off the victims camera before using excessive force , they also violated the fifth amendment being the veteran chose.to remain silent , but the officers were persistent in forcing the veteran to talk. Absent an attorney they refused to provide , they then charged the veteran with 148 a 1 p.c. on 2 counts "Cover Charges" which is a common occurrence with law enforcement who use these false charges to cover up violations of the fourth amendment using excessive force causing bodily injuries. There was a complaint put in with Redding police department which the Compaint has been isolated, and swept under the rug. It is evident from Google stating Redding Police Department is not in compliance with Brady. That this is true, they are non compliant , which puts harmless , defenseless law abiding citizens in danger of corrupt cops seeking to fill quotas or having some sort of gain from making false arrests after assaulting innocent people. The officers then falsified reports stating that the victims race is "unknown" when there is video evidence they are well aware , and have acknowledged the victim is of African American decent . This was a cop out move by the department to prevent from reporting the incident to the Race and identity profiling board as an effort to conceal the incident to protect their department from scrutiny . The incident has been reported to RIPB. This department needs to be investigated for excessive force , and unlawful stops . This is not their first time being accused of excessive force , there are many other cases against their department for excessive force. I being the victim did not deserve to be used as a pawn by this department in gaining some sort of incentive for twisting me up in a criminal case I did not deserve to be twisted up in, I will be suing their department. Had to even hire a criminal defense attorney to fight these false accusations of resisting arrest, delaying,and obstruction , when there was no evidence of any crime committed to even investigate , there was no crime to obstruct, and there was no criminal activity for them to investigate for me to delay, these cops had nothing on me incriminating.

Location

Redding, CA, USA

40.5865396, -122.3916754