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Sheriff Arpaio & Steven Seagal served with prelude to law suit over reality TV episode clusterf@#k
• Yahoo NewsSteven Seagal is being threatened with a lawsuit over his part in a police raid that was taped for his A&E reality show, TMZ reported.
The actor, who has served as a reserve deputy sheriff since the mid-'80s, was part of a team that arrived at Jesus Sanchez Llovera's Arizona house in March with a tank and armed in full riot gear, Llovera alleges in his legal documents.
Llovera
claims that the raid, carried out by the Maricopa County Sheriff's
Department, was "unfounded" because they believed Llovera was raising
roosters for illegal cockfighting. But he says the roosters are only
"for show."
Llovera -- who served both Seagal and Sheriff Joe Arpaio with
an official notice of claim, the first step toward a lawsuit -- says
his 11-month-old puppy was shot and killed during the raid and that
police also killed more than 100 of his roosters.
Additionally, he says the police rammed the tank into a gate on his property and that his home suffered "substantial damage."
Llovera
is seeking $100,000 in damages and wants a "formal written apology"
from Seagal to his children for the death of their puppy, "a beloved
family pet."
According to TMZ, the entire incident was recorded for Seagal's reality show, Steven Seagal Lawman.
A&E declined comment when contacted by The Hollywood Reporter. Seagal and the Maricopa County authorities have yet to comment.
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1 Comments in Response to Sheriff Arpaio & Steven Seagal served with prelude to law suit over reality TV episode clusterf@#k
$100,000. That's it! You got traumatized kids, destroyed property, you haven't been able to have sex since this happened with visions of Seagal poking his head through your wall....add a couple of zeros. What kind of lawyer do you have? Get one who has an animal as a mascot on TV.