Reavis v. Frost, No. 19-7042 (10th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseThe issue presented for the Tenth Circuit's review in this matter involved a police traffic stop that ended with the tragic death of the motorist. In 2016, Okfuskee County Sheriff Deputy Blake Frost shot and killed James Coale, as Coale was fleeing in his truck from a roadside police stop. Coale’s estate sued Deputy Frost, alleging the use of excessive force in violation of Coale’s Fourth Amendment rights. The district court denied Deputy Frost’s motion for summary judgment that was based on qualified immunity. Because the Tenth Circuit found it was clearly established that Deputy Frost’s use of deadly force to stop Coale’s fleeing vehicle was objectively unreasonable, it affirmed the trial court's denial of summary judgment.
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