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SHELDON v. CITY OF AMBLER

No. S-12298.

178 P.3d 459 (2008)

Ramona SHELDON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Albert Lee Sheldon, and Ramona Sheldon and George Sheldon, individually, Appellants, v. CITY OF AMBLER and Bryan Jones, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.R. Kennelly, Anchorage, for Appellants.

Howard S. Trickey, Matthew Singer, Jermain Dunnagan & Owens, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellees.

Mary Ann Lundquist, Assistant Attorney General, Fairbanks, Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General, Juneau, for Amicus Curiae State of Alaska.

Before: MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of the actions taken by Village Police Officer Bryan Jones on the night of June 24, 2002, in an effort to restrain Albert Sheldon. Jones had put Sheldon, drunk and refusing to obey Officer Jones's orders, in a bear hug and then, performing a take down, shoved Sheldon to the ground. Sheldon fell, head-first, and died as a...

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