U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Christopher Sterusky v. Detrick Cooper
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Danny Julian Boggs
- Filed
- July 23, 2025
- Case
- Christopher Sterusky v. Detrick Cooper
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0360n.06 Case No. 24-5820 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Jul 23, 2025 KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) CHRISTOPHER SCOTT STERUSKY, ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT v. ) COURT FOR THE WESTERN ) ) DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY DETRICK COOPER, ) Defendant-Appellant. ) OPINION Before: BOGGS, GRIFFIN, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges. BOGGS, Circuit Judge. This Fourth Amendment use-of-deadly-force case began rather innocuously when a police officer noticed that an idling car parked in front of a residential complex lacked a government-issued license plate. When the officer approached the car, the driver received permission to exit the still-idling vehicle, but he failed to provide the officer with his birth date, birth name, or photo identification. Eventually, the officer called for backup, the situation escalated, and the driver, who had been asking for permission to leave (by car or on foot), attempted to get back into his car. The officer grabbed the driver’s arm, a struggle ensued, and the officer’s body-worn camera was knocked off. All that’s left is an audio record of the altercation, whic…
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