Article in the Charleston Gazette-Mail:

A retired West Virginia State Police trooper claims in a lawsuit that he was beaten up two years ago by three Alderson police officers.

John E. Bumgarner, a retired trooper, filed the lawsuit against the town of Alderson on July 1 in federal court in Beckley. He claims the town, through its police department, encourages the use of undocumented excessive force.

The Complaint: