Houston DWI Lawyers Strongly Oppose Forced Blood Draws
A Houston man who was severely beaten up by police officers for refusing to submit to a blood draw, is speaking about out about his experience. Houston DWI lawyers were shocked at the manner in which the man, Curtis Nelson was brutally and beaten by the police officers just because he refused a blood draw.
Nelson was arrested on suspicion of DWI on the Fourth of July. Officers took him to the Pasadena jail where he refused to be subjected to a breathalyzer test. After that, officers informed him that they had a warrant to draw his blood. Nelson objected saying that he had a deathly fear of needles.
An undercover media reporter was able to obtain an exposé, including a video of the man being brutally beaten after he objected to the draw. The video shows Nelson begging the police officers not to force him to a blood draw because of his fear of needles. He keeps insisting that he has witnesses to prove he was not drunk. What happens next is astounding. One of the police officers punches Nelson several times. According to Nelson, he was punched several times in the face and was kneed in the neck. The punching and beating only stopped when Nelson stopped yelling. Nelson has now filed a lawsuit against the police officers involved.
Last we checked, we still lived in the United States. If Nelson did not want to be subjected to a blood draw in spite of it being a no-refusal weekend, there were other ways that officers could have dealt with the situation. He could have been hauled into court for contempt, for instance. It seems shocking that this man was beaten up the way he was when he didn’t seem in the least bit threatening or intimidating.
If you have been arrested for DWI, contact the Husband & Wife Legal Team at The Kahn Law Firm today for a free legal consultation at 713-226-9900.
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