Kahleb L. Brumlow has filed a civil rights complaint against the City of Shreveport, two unknown DeSoto Parish deputies, and the DeSoto Parish Sheriff. The complaint was filed on May 31, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division.
According to the complaint, Brumlow alleges that on June 2, 2023, he went to the home of his children's mother in Stonewall, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana to exercise his court-ordered visitation rights. When the mother refused to comply with the custody order, Brumlow sought assistance from local law enforcement. Upon arrival, the deputies discovered that the mother had no right to withhold custody but allegedly used their personal relationship with her to prevent Brumlow from taking his children. They detained him and subsequently arrested him based on a stale misdemeanor warrant from 2020 that had already been executed and recalled.
Brumlow claims that during his arrest, excessive force was used by one of the deputies who handcuffed him tightly behind his back despite his large size and complaints of pain. He was placed in an awkward position in the patrol car which exacerbated his discomfort. Once at the local jail, Brumlow alleges he was denied medical care for visible injuries including swollen and bruised wrists.
The plaintiff asserts that this false arrest led to significant personal and professional consequences including loss of liberty, income loss due to being fired (and later reinstated), mental distress, and physical pain. Furthermore, when contacted by DeSoto Parish authorities about picking up Brumlow based on this warrant, Shreveport police determined it was invalid and facilitated his release.
Brumlow's lawsuit accuses all defendants of violating multiple constitutional rights under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments through false arrest and detention without probable cause. He also claims excessive use of force during his arrest and deliberate indifference to serious medical needs while detained. Additionally, he faults both law enforcement agencies for failing to maintain effective policies regarding stale warrants.
The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages for mental distress, loss of liberty and enjoyment of life among other injuries; consequential damages such as lost income; punitive damages against individual defendants; attorney fees; costs under 42 USC Sections 1983 and 1988; along with any other relief deemed just by the court.
Representing Kahleb L. Brumlow is attorney Nelson W. Cameron from Shreveport. The case will be presided over by a judge yet to be named under Case ID: 5:24-cv-00741.