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Police Conduct

A federal judge dismissed without prejudice a claim that a Fort Myers, Fla., police officer used excessive force, because though the officer put a gun in the plaintiff’s face, he never touched him.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge dismissed without prejudice a claim that a Fort Myers, Fla., police officer used excessive force, because though the officer put a gun in the plaintiff’s face, he never touched him.

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