Lawsuit filed against police, city of LaJunta

joining us for krdo newschannel 13 at 10. i’m james jarman. and i’m heather skold. first tonight, a story you’ll only see on krdo newschannel 13. we’re just now seeing video of the arrest of a la junta man who’s now suing the police department. the denver post obtained this video of donovan duran’s arrest from december. and tonight, duran is speaking exclusively with krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller. greg is live from our pueblo chieftain newsroom… it all stems from an incident last december when donovan duran was seen walking in a la junta street. police found him after he had been drinking and took him to a hospital. but that trip, would lead to lasting injuries, and a lawsuit against police and the city of la junta. and a warning, the video you’re about to see is graphic. six months later, donovan duran can barely watch … this 9:14 i remember everything 9:20 have you seen the video yourself? just a little bit ago, i couldn’t finish it. it was too hard. too much for me. the former mma trainer, can now barely move his hands now. 7:09 instead of walking i’d be running, i was a very active guy. police body cam video of the incident when he was taken inside a la junta hospital . nats of him hitting the ground you can see the back of his head and neck hit the pavement as he’s removed from the back of a police car. a transport that led to a lawsuit… which these court documents confirm is the source of his paralysis. 6:34 my breastline down… i feel nothing. i have feeling sometimes, but i have no control over moving. those documents show his c6 and c7 vertebrae disconnected. and when he landed on his back again duran’s spinal cord was crushed. 11:52 the video shows how unjustly they did me that night 38:26 an officer of the la junta police department utilities excessive force in dealing with the situation. standup: we contacted the city of la junta and the police chief – neither would go on camera to discuss the suit. 28:15. for him to know someone has to take care of him, is hard for him. duran says the suit is to help with rehab costs. 7:19 it’s hard, i try not to let it slow me down. so i just keep going. admitting it’s a rehab, that will take a long time. duran was never charged with any crime from the events of that day. in our pueblo chieftain newsroom, gm, nc 13. looking ahead. the el paso county sheriff will