A Huntington Beach man who suffered a brain injury while protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations earlier this summer in Santa Ana is taking legal action against Orange County, seeking $50 million in damages.

Tony Olson joined his attorney, James DeSimone, at a Thursday news conference to announce the filing of a tort claim against the county for the actions of the Orange County Sheriff's deputies, the first step to a civil rights lawsuit.

DeSimone said Olson's right to freely assemble and freedom of speech were violated the night of June 9, as he joined a group of protesters near the intersection of 4th Street and Broadway in Santa Ana.

According to the filing, a projectile from a deputy's shotgun, which was fired during the protest, struck Olson in the upper righ

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