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Tenn. correctional officer files lawsuit against several of his own

He says officers mistook him for a suspect, and beat him on his own property

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HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A corrections officer with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has filed a lawsuit against several of his own. He says officers mistook him for a suspect, and beat him on his own property. The lawsuit, filed Friday, is seeking $700,000 in damages.

We were able get our hands on the lawsuit that was filed on Friday by Shelton’s attorney and in it tells the whole story from Shelton’s perspective on what happened back in November, as well as provides a pretty lengthy list of what they are seeking because of last years incident

Now according to the lawsuit, it claims deputies were seeking a suspect who crashed a truck on the property of corrections officer, Aaron Shelton, who was at home with his wife.

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