Butler County Couple Sues Pa. State Troopers, Claiming Excessive Force

PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–A couple from Slippery Rock is accusing the Pennsylvania State Police and three local state police troopers of an assault and excessive use of force during a marijuana arrest in 2017.
In a 22-page federal civil lawsuit, Danny and Sheri Pollock allege that Corporal Gregory Bogan, Trooper Nathan Spangler, and Trooper Matthew Kephart based in the Butler Barracks caused serious bodily injuries when they sought to arrest Pollock for growing two marijuana plants in his backyard