Landis Sues Livingston County Deputies For Wrongful Death
Amanda Landis alleges in her wrongful death lawsuit that Livingston County sheriff's deputies used excessive force during their arrest of her father, Charles Keiser. As a result of his arrest Keiser died. According to the lawsuit officers held Keiser face down in a swamp while he was restrained and Tasered during an arrest attempt. Officers were trying to arrest Keiser after he was driving a bulldozer on the highway.
The police have a different version of events as they claim that they tried to pull Keiser's face out of the water, but Keiser resisted and pushed his face deeper into the water. It will be up to a jury to decide which side to believe. There were no criminal charges brought against the deputies. The county and Landis reached a $750,000 settlement last fall. One has to ponder the question as to why the county would pay so much money if it felt is was in the right.
