MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against two Minneapolis police officers he accused of using excessive force in connection with Johnson's Oct. 2014 arrest.
In the 32-page lawsuit, Johnson accused the two off-duty officers -- John LaLuzerne and Patrick McCarver -- of unreasonable seizure, false arrest and use of excessive force. He alleged the two officers, while working security at Seven restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, were the ones who started a confrontation that ended with Johnson being hit with pepper spray, tasered and arrested.