ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — A local man is suing the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, St. Augustine Beach Police, and an officer for excessive force.
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Paul Viollis was charged in February with a DUI, carrying a concealed weapon and marijuana possession.
The lawsuit says after he was pulled over, St. Augustine Beach Police Officer Jerry Baker ripped him out of the car and hit him in the throat.
The lawsuit goes on to say that when they returned to the station, Viollis asked for medical help and to go to the restroom but was denied those requests. It says officer Baker told him to defecate on himself which he eventually did, as well as urinate on himself.
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The document also shows when Viollis did eventually go to the bathroom the sink wasn’t working. When he told officers he needed a drink, the lawsuit said he was told to, “use the toilet water, it’s the same water as the sink.”
Action News Jax is working to get the arrest report and Officer Baker’s personnel file.
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