Las Vegas police officers fired pepper balls at a protester after she criticized them , a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.

An officer then falsified an arrest report, changing the time and location of her arrest, in order to “manufacture probable cause,” the complaint claims.

“The conduct of Defendant Officers was a direct consequence of (the Metropolitan Police Department’s) failure to train and supervise its officers, as well as de facto policies and practices implemented, condoned, fostered and tacitly sanctioned by Defendants which reflect a willful indifference to Plaintiff’s constitutional rights,” the filing said.

Attorneys Jared Richards and Stephen Stubbs filed the lawsuit on behalf of Kathleen Cavalaro in Clark County District Court.

The suit names Metro, the city of Las Vegas

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