Police Brutality Again Alleged Against SB Police Officer Aaron Tudor

SANTA BARBARA - DUI Attorney Darryl Genis revealed today that he has a new complaint of excessive force against Santa Barbara DUI Enforcement officer Aaron Tudor.  According to Genis, his client - a young woman in her 20's - had her right arm broken by Officer Tudor in a DUI arrest.

The similarities between his newest client and the Denunzio case are chilling.  Genis said the woman, who does not want her name revealed to the media, suffered a break in what Genis characterized as a "green stick" fracture.  According the the Mayo clinic, "in a greenstick fracture, the bone cracks but doesn't break all the way through — like when you try to break a green stick of wood."  These fractures usually occur in children who have softer bones then adults so the bones are more likely to bend rather than break.

The unidentified woman has reasons for not releasing her name.  Genis said she is is not from around Santa Barbara and does not have a the support network that comes with longevity in a town.  On top of that she is faced with serious DUI charges.

Genis explains how the injury occurred.  "When [Officer Tudor] went to arrest her he didnt say 'put your hands on top of your head', he threw her against the police car.  When she turned around in order to see what was wrong, his response was to push her harder and yank her arm up hard enough to break it.  [Tudor] was pushing her on the hood of his patrol car which was hot and still running.  She was trying to twist around to avoid [the hood] and because she was not explained what was happening."

"The proper procedure is to explain what's happening.  If you understand what the officer is doing you are less likely to resist.  You dont understand [what's happening].  Why are you doing this, why are you manhandling?  Talk to any excessive force expert that testifies on the issue.  How does a police officer take control of a situation in a non-violent situation?  They will tell an officer should tell you to turn around and put your hands behind your back and then arrest you."

Genis said his client should heal in a few months but may require corrective surgery if it does not heal.

Another young woman - this one a hair stylist - contacted Genis today about filing a new and different complaint against Officer Tudor.  According to Genis, local attorney Bill Mackler referred a client to him that complained Officer Tudor allegedly contacted a woman that he arrested, wrote on her Facebook wall asking her to hang out with him.  When pressed for an exact quote, Genis declined but said "I want" and "hang out" were in a sentence that he wrote to her.  Genis declined to give a copy of the page.  Genis said the woman was arrested on the 19th of November, and Tudor contacted her the morning she got out of jail (November 20th).  Although if it is true it is probably not illegal, it is at the least unprofessional or unethical.  Genis said "I cannot be convinced [Tudor] didnt know that [it was wrong] when he acted out.  He knows right from wrong but is apparently willng to make bad choices."

Now about the Denunzio case; Genis filed papers today to supress evidence.  You might recall that this is the same move that got Peter Lance off his DUI.  When evidence is supressed for anything that happens after the arrest there is no case and it gets dismissed.  This time Genis makes a more compelling discovery.  First he says in a very long 28 page pleading to the court that Denunzio never broke a law because a lane change that does not affect any other cars - does not violate the law if you don't signal.  Genis goes on to say that there is case law (precedence) that it is not enough to have a minor infraction as the sole reason to pull someone over for DUI or we would ALL be pulled over every day for minor infractions.