A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming he was roughed up during a citizen's arrest. After he allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside a van, Michael Dupree was apprehended by the owner and two others, who Dupree says pointed a gun at him, handcuffed him and kneed him in the back. Dupree is seeking $500,000 for disabilities and distress suffered during the takedown.
August 02, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A Florida inmate is suing the man he’s convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen’s arrest.
Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street.
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