A federal judge in New Jersey has declined to dismiss a suit against two local police officers accused of using unreasonable force when they wrestled a motel owner to the ground, shattering his shoulder.

U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler, sitting in Camden, ruled that two Absecon police officers, Laura Winkel and Kevin Craig, must face claims that they violated plaintiff Rohit Surti’s constitutional rights by subjecting him to excessive force during the course of an arrest.

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