A Summit Township resident is suing two state troopers claiming he was falsely arrested in 2020 when he was 17 years old and subjected to excessive force resulting in a shoulder injury that changed his career plans and will require surgery.

Jacob Campbell, who is now 19, filed the civil lawsuit against Troopers Michael Lewis and Timothy Morando of the Butler barracks alleging false arrest and excessive force and intentional infliction of emotional distress against both troopers, and battery against Lewis. Morando is currently assigned to the Washington County barracks in Eighty Four. Lewis is assigned to the Butler barracks.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial.

The troopers responded to Campbell’s home on May 22, 2020, following a 911 call about an argument between Campbell’s father and a neighbor. Campbell and a younger sibling watched from the porch as their father was handcuffed and placed in a police vehicle. They then walked into the house and were followed by some troopers, who were not given consent to enter, according to the suit.

State police denied Campbell’s allegations in a response to the suit filed by the state Attorney General’s office, which is representing the troopers. State police declined to comment on the case.

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