Bradley Page has initiated a federal civil action against the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, and multiple officers regarding an episode on Interstate 10 in February 2025. Page, who was undergoing a stroke, had pulled his vehicle onto the shoulder of the highway. Body camera footage indicates that the responders did not seem to recognize that Page might be experiencing a medical emergency, given his disoriented state and trouble obeying commands. Instead, the situation was managed as a standoff. Officers closed in around Page’s car and used rubber projectiles to shatter both the front and rear windows. When Page thrust an arm out of the window, a Pinal County deputy released a K-9 that bit and clung to Page’s arm for over a minute, while officers yanked him from the car through the broken glass. The bite inflicted serious damage to Page’s muscles, tendons, and blood vessels, requiring reconstructive surgery. Afterward, officers reportedly congratulated the dog and one another for pulling Page from the vehicle. They left him handcuffed in a patrol car for more than an hour before transporting him to a hospital, where clinicians determined that he had suffered a stroke and found no illegal substances in his system. Page was initially charged with failing to comply with an officer and reckless driving, but those charges were subsequently dismissed.
Natalie Foster
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