FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2007
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Clifford, PA (Susquehanna County) - A fifth person has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Borough of Dickson City and members of the Dickson City Police Department due to the "open carry" incident at the Old Country Buffet in Dickson City, PA on May 9, 2008.
The plaintiff, Edward Kraft, Jr., of Clifford PA, seeks compensatory and punitive damages as a result of alleged civil rights violations suffered during the police response to a call about a group of people peaceably eating dinner, some of whom were openly carrying holstered handguns.
Kraft's action, filed in United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, follows a similar lawsuit filed by four other patrons on June 11 that were also involved in the incident. Kraft and the other four plaintiffs, one of whom was only armed with a video camera, claim they were doing nothing illegal or suspicious under Pennsylvania law and the police had no reason or authority to detain and search them, or confiscate their guns.
Press reports on the Dickson Dozen police roundup:
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum46/10896.html
Police report: paopencarry.org/policereport.pdf
Complaint can be read at: paopencarry.org/kraft_complaint.pdf
Lawsuit Contacts: Lead counsel: Johanna L. Gelb, Esquire at (570) 343-6383