A Michigan police department is facing a federal lawsuit after officers allegedly beat, pepper-sprayed, and tased a Black man with schizophrenia during a mental health crisis in 2022.

According to Atlanta Black Star, the ACLU of Michigan filed the lawsuit against the Warren Police Department on behalf of 24-year-old Christopher Gibson, accusing officers of excessive force, denial of medical care, and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The incident unfolded on December 12, 2022, when Gibson’s mother called police for help after he began exhibiting symptoms of “incoherence, manic behavior… talking to himself, and sitting in a catatonic state” following the death of his cousin. Despite pleas from his mother to take him to a mental health facility, officers arrested Gibson on out

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