Fort Lauderdale man files lawsuit after false arrest NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

A man has filed a $200,000 lawsuit against the City of Fort Lauderdale and its Fugitive Unit, alleging brutal treatment and severe mental trauma after a false arrest.

The incident occurred on July 19, 2023, when Errol Leath , who suffers from epilepsy and can’t drive, was traveling aboard a Broward County bus.

According to the lawsuit, filed in the Broward County Law on May 30, Leath was mistaken for a murder suspect identified as Daenon Malik King while the Fugitive Unit was conducting surveillance near NW 24th Street and State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes.

Despite Leath and King not looking alike, officers followed the bus and upon stopping it, the Fugitive Unit forcefully confronted Leath, executing a full-body tackle, slamming his head into the ground and handcuffing him, the lawsuit alleges.

“The only similarities between Mr.Leath and the suspect are that they are both Black men with similar …