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Lawsuit: Man choked by court officer after trying to pay ticket in pennies

Lawsuit: Man choked by court officer after trying to pay ticket in pennies
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Lawsuit: Man choked by court officer after trying to pay ticket in pennies
See surveillance video of the incident in the video above Things went horribly wrong for a Michigan man who tried to pay for a parking ticket in pennies.It all started when Anthony Sevy got a $10 parking ticket in Royal Oak, Mich., near Detroit, reports WJBK. He went to pay the ticket with his credit card and was told there would be an added $1.75 service fee.Sevy wasn't happy with that, his attorney told WJBK, so he left and later came back with rolls of pennies."The clerk wasn't too happy about that, they refused to allow him to pay with penny rolls," attorney Jonathan Marco said.Surveillance video from inside the district court shows what happened next.Sevy and a court officer appear to get in an argument before Sevy was reportedly asked to leave. On Sevy's way out of the building, a court officer grabs him from behind and chokes him until he passes out.That's when Sevy defecated himself, his attorney told WJBK. Now, the Michigan man is suing the court officers."I don't think anyone paying in penny rolls, whether it's a preferred thing to do for a court clerk, warrants this type of this assaultive behavior and violation of constitutional rights," Marco said.

See surveillance video of the incident in the video above

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Things went horribly wrong for a Michigan man who tried to pay for a parking ticket in pennies.

It all started when Anthony Sevy got a $10 parking ticket in Royal Oak, Mich., near Detroit, reports WJBK. He went to pay the ticket with his credit card and was told there would be an added $1.75 service fee.

Sevy wasn't happy with that, his attorney told WJBK, so he left and later came back with rolls of pennies.

"The clerk wasn't too happy about that, they refused to allow him to pay with penny rolls," attorney Jonathan Marco said.

Surveillance video from inside the district court shows what happened next.

Sevy and a court officer appear to get in an argument before Sevy was reportedly asked to leave. On Sevy's way out of the building, a court officer grabs him from behind and chokes him until he passes out.

That's when Sevy defecated himself, his attorney told WJBK. Now, the Michigan man is suing the court officers.

"I don't think anyone paying in penny rolls, whether it's a preferred thing to do for a court clerk, warrants this type of this assaultive behavior and violation of constitutional rights," Marco said.