The bad news:

The two Indianapolis officers who assisted in the arrest, Matthew Shores and Christopher Kibbey, filed a federal lawsuit last month claiming they experienced retaliation by the department after they reported Huxley's use of force, "despite any wrongdoing on their part."

Shores and Kibbey in court records said the duo faced "abusive ridicule, embarrassment and defamatory statements" by the chief and their superiors in the aftermath of reporting. The lawsuit argues the alleged backlash from the department will deter employees from alerting their superiors to unlawful acts by fellow officers in the future.

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