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Jury awards $150,000 to cop punched while making arrest
On Aug. 6, a jury awarded $150,000 to a police officer who claimed that he was punched several times by a man as he was arresting another man. Houston Police Officer Asim Qureshi claimed that George Tisdel interfered as he was arresting a suspect. Qureshi then put handcuffs on one of Tisdel’s wrists when Tisdel allegedly swung the cuffs into Qureshi’s head and then punched him in the stomach. Tisdel filed bankruptcy during the litigation, but the stay was lifted. Tisdel was pro se and did not attend trial. Qureshi said Tisdel punched him several times. He claimed soft-tissue shoulder injuries and a head laceration.
