Man gets $66,000 in damages for injuries during takedown by sheriff

A man has been awarded more than $66,000 in damages for injuries he suffered during a takedown by a sheriff at the Victoria courthouse.
On Sept. 5, 2014, Richard Sweeney showed up at the courthouse to file some papers about a residential tenancy matter but within a minute of entering the building and following an interaction with two sheriffs, he was forcibly escorted to the exit.
As he was being removed, one of the sheriffs forced Sweeney to the ground.
He suffered a cut to his forehead, a conc