INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was paralyzed while being taken to jail in 2019.
The lawsuit claims officers threw 49-year-old Travis Shinneman head-first into the back of a van that had no safety restraints. The suit says that by the time the van arrived at the jail, Shinneman was unable to support his own body weight.
His attorneys say he is paralyzed from the neck down and requires constant care.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, when asked for comment, said it does not comment on pending litigation.
