WACO, Texas (AP) – Two bikers arrested after a shooting involving police outside a Waco restaurant have filed lawsuits against local officials, alleging civil rights violations.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that Christopher Eaton and Owen Bartlett filed suit Friday in federal court in Austin seeking unspecified damages.
Both Easton and Bartlett were members of the Los Pirados Motorcycle Club.
Altogether, 15 bikers have filed civil suits alleging unlawful arrest and due-process violations. Nearly 200 people were arrested after the May 2015 shooting that left nine dead.
The suits name McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna, Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman, Waco police officer Manuel Chavez and an unidentified Texas Department of Public Safety agent as defendants.
Since November, a grand jury has indicted 154 people on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity.
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