Woman sues Vegas police alleging excessive force in nightclub arrest
Attorney E. Brent Bryson holds up a picture of Ariana Mason during a news conference Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Las Vegas. Mason is suing Las Vegas police and an officer she says smashed her face into a glass topped table during her arrest during a scuffle last August at a Strip resort nightclub. The excessive force lawsuit says Mason suffered broken teeth and facial gashes from broken glass. The lawsuit concedes that she punched the officer, but it alleges he didn't initially identify himself. (AP Photo/John Locher)
LAS VEGAS >> A 21-year-old Los Angeles fashion designer is suing Las Vegas police and an officer she says smashed her face into a glass table during her arrest last August outside a Strip nightclub.
Ariana Mason alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas that the officer put her in a choke hold and dragged her away from a scuffle outside the 1 Oak club at The Mirage early Aug. 16.
The excessive force lawsuit says Mason suffered broken teeth and facial gashes from broken glass.
It concedes she punched the officer, but alleges that he didn’t initially identify himself.
Mason’s lawyer, Brent Bryson, released security video showing some parts of the arrest.
The lawsuit seeks at least $4 million in damages.
The department is declining comment.
