Wrong person intentionally arrested according to new federal lawsuit describing unlawful police tactics by Dallas police.
Silvester Hayes alleges in a federal lawsuit that Dallas Police officers Walter Paul Guab, Holly Harris and eight others misidentified him. Per his lawsuit they then kicked, punched, and tased him.
They also dislocated his arm before realizing they had the wrong person.
Hayes was arrested during an October 2021 traffic stop after police misidentified him as another suspect. He was then forcefully detained after police did not verify his name versus another person with a warrant.
This happened just over a year after the George Floyd death.
Hayes Life Turned Upside Down
Hayes would lose his security job after the arrest and detention and would lose his children to his wife. In addition he was unable to make housing payments due to what some call willfull negligence.
Dallas officers are recorded on bodycams stating they realize he is the wrong Sylvester Hayes. They also appear to be conspiring to create a charge to jail him under.
Wrong Person Intentionally Arrested
This case come just over a month after Dallas paid $1M over the Tony Timpa case – similar in facts to George Floyd.
One of the officers in that incident, Dustin Dillard, was promoted to Senior Corporal. That position which provides front line field training to new officers.
This is why we cheer when officers are killed.