He was a bystander in a police chase. Deputies beat him when he got out of his car, lawsuit claims
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According to the lawsuit, Cruz was stopped at a red light in his car with his wife, Amanda Sainz, and their son at Hacienda Boulevard and Gale Avenue when Anchondo crashed into them.
After that first impact, Cruz said, he felt another crash as deputies rammed patrol cars into the suspect's vehicle.
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According to the suit, Cruz, "promptly jumped out of his vehicle to assist his wife."
It was then that deputies "suddenly tackled and violently began to punch [Cruz] in his head while simultaneously grabbing his head and smashing it to the ground," according to the lawsuit.
Deputies allegedly held Cruz down while his wife and son ran to safety.
Cruz was then held in a squad car, handcuffed, for about 45 minutes, without deputies telling him why.
The suit alleges Cruz "was an innocent bystander, posed no immediate threat of death or seriously bodily injury, and violated no laws."
Cruz was released, but the suit alleges deputies tried to cover up the incident by "providing false testimony" and "preparing or authorizing or approving false police reports."
After the pursuit, a spokesperson for the Sheriff's Department told KCAL that Cruz was detained because he had refused to get out of the line of fire.
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