Steven Seagal, Joe Arpaio Deputies Sued For Reality Show Tank Raid

[WI_DEM]

Actor Steven Seagal and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office are facing a lawsuit for allegedly conducting an “improper” raid on a man’s home and driving a tank through his front gate, while filming an episode of the reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman.

Jesus Llovera has filed a civil lawsuit against Seagal and members of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for a raid conducted in March, 2011, based on allegations that Llovera was involved in cockfighting. Llovera filed a claim over the incident last fall.

Llovera, who previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of being present at a cockfight, was suspected of raising roosters and chickens on his property to fight, a felony, and also a violation of his probation.

The Sheriff’s Office, which used “a tank, a bomb robot and 40 deputies,” according to the Arizona Republic, accidentally killed over 100 of Llovera’s roosters and his 11-month old dog during the course of the raid.

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[lob1]

1. It's all a big mistake. Seagal thought they were

going out for some KFC.

[tridim]

2. Shouldn't that be, Steven Segal: Hollywood actor pretending to be a lawman?

[joeybee12]

4. No it shouldn't...

No way can segal be considered an "actor"

[tridim]

6. Good point.

I still laugh at his "environmentalism" via blowing everything up.

[Dead_Parrot]

5. Steven Segal: Asshat

On what planet was this a good idea?

[jmowreader]

10. No, not really...

I've seen Steven Seagal movies. One must be able to act to be called a Hollywood actor.

[Hugabear]

14. Steven Segal is one of the few who can make Chuck Norris look like an Academy Award winner

That's saying a lot.

[atreides1]

3. I understand now

Being on TV was more important then investigating the sexual molestation of children!

See, Arpaio does have priorities...they just don't include Hispanic children being sexually assaulted!

[lpbk2713]

7. Arpaio wants to settle.

He's offering Llovera a lifetime supply of pink underwear and green baloney sandwiches.

[qb]

8. At least the 100 roosters "liberated" by Seagal don't have to worry about cockfighting.

[surfdog]

9. What the fuck

I would trade that dogs life for Stephen Seagals life in a nano second

[Dawson Leery]

11. Another yellow chickenhawk along with Van Damme, Gropenfuhrer, Willis, and Wayne.

[MissMarple]

12. Ouch

Although I can't exactly disagree overall with that assessment.

[Dawson Leery]

15. None of them could take on a punk with a knife

They can play pretend in front of a green screen, and nothing more.

[Initech]

13. Maybe they can both share a prison cell with Chris Hansen.