On June 23, 2012, plaintiff Nicholas Williams was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and disorderly conduct, in the borough of Olyphant, in Lackawanna County.
Williams and plaintiff Chelsea Williams had been married earlier that day. After the reception, the couple separately drove to a family friend's house. Upon arriving, Nicholas Williams allegedly punched the family friend in the face, twice, after the friend alleged that he had attempted to sexually touch her sister in the car. The friend's husband and Nicholas Williams engaged in a physical altercation, which prompted police to respond.
Nicholas Williams asserted that Officer Dean Argenta of the Borough of Olyphant Police Department used excessive force against him by repeatedly striking him on the left thigh with an expandable baton. Argenta was assisted by officers Katie Fallon and Christopher Mackey, of the Borough of Dickson City Police Department. The officers used a stun gun on Nicholas Williams while attempting to subdue him, which prompted Chelsea Williams to intervene, and Argenta allegedly repeatedly used a stun gun on her. According to Chelsea Williams, Argenta threw her into the bushes, pulled her celebrity dresses uk down, exposing her breasts, and arrested and charged her without probable cause.
Chelsea Williams was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing administration of law or government function. The charges were dismissed pursuant to an oral plea deal, in which Nicholas Williams would take responsibility for causing the incident by pleading guilty, and the charges against Chelsea Williams would be dismissed.
The Williamses sued the officers, their respective boroughs, and Borough of Olyphant Police Chief John Gilgallon, alleging that they violated their constitutional rights by using excessive force.
According to plaintiffs' counsel, Argenta was charged criminally when it was determined that he had lied on his application for the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission certification. He entered into a plea with the Lackawanna District Attorney's Office that ensured he would no longer work in law enforcement.
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