Posted on 07/31/2014 2:13:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Newport, DE — Back in 2010, a man named Nigel Sykes recently tried to rob Seasons Pizza restaurant in Newport, Delaware, but employees tackled him, took his gun, and beat him up. Now he is suing the restaurant for his injuries, and he’s doing it from jail.
Now 23-years old, Sykes has just filed a federal civil complaint claiming that the rough treatment was “unnecessary”. He also says that because of his incurred injuries during the attempted robbery, he wants to be compensated. He also claims in his suit that after employees subdued him, two local police officers improperly used their stun guns on him and denied him access to medical attention.
In his written complaint, Sykes admits committing the robbery and “displaying” a handgun. He then goes on to explain: “All of the Season’s Pizza employees participated in punching, kicking and pouring hot soup over my body. I was unarmed and defenseless and had to suffer a brutal beating by all of the employees of Seasons Pizza.”
“It is a joke lawsuit,” said Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione. “It is sad to see this kind of suit being looked at. The court shouldn’t waste the taxpayers’ money.” But U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson is allowing the case to move forward.
Sykes filed his lawsuit from prison where he is serving a 15-year sentence for both robbery and attempted robbery.
He wants to be compensated more than $260,000. He is demanding $20,000 from each of the six restaurant employees, $20,000 from each of the two arresting officers and $100,000 from the restaurant itself.
On a side note, at the time of his arrest back in 2010, police said that Sykes was linked to nearly 10 other robberies including a bank, other pizza restaurants, a couple of fast food restaurants, and at least two convenience stores.
This guy has the nerve!
This dingbat is a George HW Bush 41 appointee.
The judge, that is; the criminal, we’ll, he’s a lunch bucket Joe Biden voter.
The crook Nigel Sykes probably occupies the left side of the “Bell Curve”. His lawyer is a money grubbing police-car chaser, who should be reprimanded by the state Bar.
The pizza joint employees are to be commended for creative use of hot soup.
And dogs.
Does any one know if these cases were brought to the court with regards to filing date, or is it like SOTU that justices can refuse to hear the case? I could swear some hot and/or high profile case(s) jump the queue.
You can beat a gunman into submission - I’ll go along with that. You can’t torture him with hot soup, if what he alleges is correct happened while waiting for police to arrive. Neither can you invite the rest of the crew to put a boot in for the building of team spirit. That being said, he’s lucky he didn’t try this in a place where he was more likely to be shot dead the moment he threatened anyone with a gun.
Plus, it’s not easy being an armed robber named Nigel.
U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson-appointed by H. W. Bush
If he still had his gun or was still a threat, hot soup or coffee is appropriate.
Agreed. If.
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