Tawheed Brennan is suing the Nassau County Police Department, claiming police brutality and false arrest stemming from an incident in Baldwin. Crystal Cranmore has the story.A man who was arrested at a supermarket on Long Island last April, is now suing the Nassau County Police Department for monetary damages, claiming police brutality and false arrest."I felt scared, I didn't know what was going to happen," Brennan said. "I was scared for my life.
Instead, he's haunted every day by the trauma he says he faced at the hands of Nassau County law enforcement. Brennan announced with his lawyer on Friday that he plans to sue the police department for false arrest and police brutality. "This detective put his hands around my client's neck and squeezed," Brennan said. "He proceeded to put his hand into his hair and pull his hair back."The announcement comes a day after the Nassau County district attorney dropped charges against Brennan for an incident last April 5 at a supermarket in Baldwin.