Riverside police officers did not use unreasonable force when responding to a Jan. 5, 2015, traffic collision, a jury ruled March 8.
The Calhoun family notified police when their car was hit by a drunken driver on Riverside’s JFK drive, and their 12-year-old daughter needed medical attention. The police involvement resulted in a broken knee and four arrests.
After police officers Juan Munoz and Gavin Lucero arrived, they arrested two members of the family, Tyesha and Taletha Calhoun.
The Calhouns argued that the police escalated the situation and used unnecessary force. The verdict clears the names of the officers who were also falsely accused of racial slurs by the
