The Brief

ST. CLOUD, Fla. - An Osceola County man is suing the City of St. Cloud and its police department, alleging excessive force after officers ordered him outside his home, shoved him to the ground and unleashed a K-9 that bit him as he complied with commands.

The encounter unfolded when the person was called outside by police in connection with an alleged fight.

The backstory:

Manuel Martinez, 71, received a call from the City of St. Cloud and St. Cloud Police Officer William Wagner, asking him to come outside his house to talk with police. He was accused of getting into a fight at a restaurant earlier in the day and hitting someone in the head with a gun.

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Martinez walked out unarmed and saw officers with rifles had already surrounded his

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