- Apr 10, 2017
Lawsuit Filed after BLH Client Assaulted and Falsely Imprisoned for Wearing a Winter Hat
On April 4, 2017, BLH attorney Keith Szczepanski filed suit against two Brooklyn parole officers on behalf of Otega Aghoghoubia. When Mr. Aghoghoubia entered a Brooklyn parole office, he was wearing a winter hat. Despite there being no signs prohibiting hats in the office, a parole officer ordered him to remove his hat. Mr. Aghoghoubia complied with the order. Moments later, a group of officers slammed Mr. Aghoghoubia against a wall, hit him with a baton, threw him to the gro