Michigan ( WWJ ) -- The ACLU of Michigan claims in a new lawsuit that a 26-year-old Black man with mental illness suffered severe abuse by Warren police in 2022 that led to damage to his heart and kidneys at the hands of officers.

The organization filed the lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Gibson in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, demanding compensation for damages and changes within the department, such as access to mental health specialists. It claims that Warren police violated Gibson's constitutional rights by allegedly using excessive force and failing to provide psychiatric care.

"Over the course of the hours, he was detained he was tasered, beaten, pepper-sprayed and threatened by a barking canine," said Mark Fancher, a staff attorney with the ACLU

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