{"id":50648,"date":"2023-10-02T23:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/02\/army-officer-pepper-sprayed-during-traffic-stop-asks-for-new-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:59:21","slug":"army-officer-pepper-sprayed-during-traffic-stop-asks-for-new-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2023\/10\/02\/army-officer-pepper-sprayed-during-traffic-stop-asks-for-new-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Army officer pepper-sprayed during traffic stop asks for new trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RICHMOND, Va. \u2014 A U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during a traffic stop in Virginia asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn rulings by a trial judge after jurors found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/01\/18\/army-officer-awarded-less-than-4000-in-traffic-stop-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">mostly in favor of the two police officers<\/a>&nbsp;he sued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video of the December 2020 encounter between Lt. 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He filed his appeal with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believe that the jury\u2019s verdict was in part influenced by some of the rulings the trial court made, and we are asking the 4th Circuit to review those rulings,\u201d said Jonathan Arthur, Nazario\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne Lahren, one of Crocker\u2019s attorneys, said the trial court \u201cwas correct in its rulings on every issue that is now up on appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Judge and the jury saw the videos, heard witnesses, and overwhelmingly ruled in favor of the officers,\u201d Lahren said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press sent emails seeking comment to attorneys representing Gutierrez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, a federal jury in Richmond largely sided with the police officers, finding in favor of Gutierrez on Nazario\u2019s claims of battery, false imprisonment and an illegal search. The jury also found in favor of Crocker on claims of assault and battery and false imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jury did find Gutierrez liable for assault and awarded Nazario $2,685 in compensatory damages. Jurors also found that Crocker had illegally searched Nazario\u2019s SUV and awarded Nazario $1,000 in punitive damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nazario, who had sought $1 million in damages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/01\/23\/attorneys-seek-new-trial-for-army-officer-who-sued-over-traffic-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\">asked for a new trial<\/a>, but U.S. District Judge Roderick Young&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/soldier-wont-trial-sue-police-204955317.html\" target=\"_blank\">rejected that request<\/a>&nbsp;in May, finding that Nazario had not shown \u201cthat the jury\u2019s findings were not within their discretion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confrontation between police and Nazario began on Dec. 5, 2020, when officers pulled Nazario over in Windsor, a rural town of about 3,000 in southeast Virginia. The officers said Nazario\u2019s Chevrolet Tahoe did not have a rear license plate. Nazario\u2019s lawyers said the car dealer had placed temporary tags in the upper right-hand corner inside the rear window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video showed Crocker and Gutierrez pointing handguns at a uniformed Nazario, who sat behind the wheel of his SUV while parked at a gas station. The officers repeatedly ordered Nazario to get out of his vehicle, with Gutierrez warning at one point that Nazario was \u201cfixing to ride the lightning\u201d when he didn\u2019t get out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nazario, who is Black and Latino, held his hands in the air outside the driver\u2019s side window and repeatedly asked why he was being stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gutierrez went on to pepper-spray him through the open window. Once Nazario got out of the vehicle, the officers ordered him to get on the ground, with Gutierrez using his knees to strike Nazario\u2019s legs, Nazario\u2019s lawsuit states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nazario has developed anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/04\/10\/army-lieutenant-sues-police-for-pepper-spraying-threatening-him-during-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crocker is still on the force, but Gutierrez was fired in April 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/09\/08\/virginia-lawsuit-over-army-officers-traffic-stop-will-be-settled\/\" target=\"_blank\">in a separate settlement with<\/a>&nbsp;Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, the town of Windsor agreed to independent reviews of any misconduct allegations against its police force and additional officer training. 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