A Texas man who encountered a roadblock on his way home from work is suing the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office and the deputy sheriff who allegedly tased and assaulted him after he simply questioned why he was stopped, violating his constitutional rights.
The federal lawsuit filed by Samudragupta Sanyal on Nov. 11 claims that Deputy Jeremy Creech unlawfully detained, searched and assaulted him during the traffic stop, then falsely accused him of resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated. He seeks at least $1 million in damages.
The incident began at 4 a.m. on May 21, 2023, when Sanyal, a medical doctor who also moonlights for Uber, was on his way home from his rideshare gig.
According to his complaint, Creech flagged him down and told him his vehicle was approaching the roadblock too fast, which Sanyal denies and argues the officer’s bodycam footage clearly establishes, showing him coming to a “slow and gradual stop.”
After producing …