Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Broomfield Police Department and from the plaintiff’s lawyer.

Broomfield police are facing a federal lawsuit alleging officers used excessive force when arresting a man outside a concert in 2017.

The suit, one of two the department is facing, was filed by Siraaj Al-Baaj on March 14, 2018, about a year after his March 17, 2017 arrest outside the 1stBank Center.

The day after his arrest Al-Baaj was treated at an urgent care center and was given an arm sling and pain relievers, according to the suit. In the days following, he began to experience pain throughout the left side of his body, according to the suit. He alleges officer Dean Bennet caused his left hip to dislocate, and as a result, his hips are no longer aligned correctly, which has caused his back to curve. Al-Baaj said he did not resist arrest and was not in possession of any weapons or objects that resembled weapons.

Broomfield City Council is expected to discuss the suit at a study session Tuesday. A settlement conference is expected to be Jan. 17 in Denver before District Court Judge Scott Varholak.

A seven-day jury trial is expected to begin April 29.

Al-Baaj left the concert on March 17, 2017, when he had a panic attack, but was told by private security staff he could return when the attack subsided, according to the court complaint. Bennett stopped Al-Baaj from returning to the show by “body slamming” him to the ground and used “unlawful, unreasonable and excessive force in handcuffing,” according to the suit.

Officer Adrian Peech who also is named in the suit, then placed knees on Al-Baaj’s lower back and neck while Bennett handcuffed him, according to the suit.

Others were listed as “Officers John Doe 1-3” in the suit. Officers Peech and Bennett still are employed by the Broomfield Police Department, according to a statement issued Tuesday.

“The claims against Officer Peech and the three ‘John Doe’ officers have all been dismissed, and we expect that a jury will find that Officer Bennett used only the force reasonably necessary to arrest the Plaintiff at the 1st Bank Center. Officer Bennett is a veteran police officer with no history of using excessive force and we will defend him vigorously,” according to a statment provided by Rachel Welte, spokesperson for the Broomfield Police Department.

Al-Baaj was described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing about 145 pounds on his arrest record. The initial misdemeanor charge was interference with a police officer.

In a court statement, Bennett denied the allegations, specifically that he used excessive force in the arrest. Al-Baaj told police he was drunk, Bennett said, and legal precedent dictates a greater amount of force may be used to subdue intoxicated individuals.

Bennett stated he intends to introduce evidence that Al-Baaj lied to his physicians/psychiatrists after the arrest; that he avoided treatment for months and his injuries were not likely caused by the use of force in the arrest, according to court documents. He also clams Al-Baaj was aggressive and under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both.

Al-Baaj’s attorney David Fisher said his client may have had drinks at the concert, but said Al-Baaj does not use drugs. Al-Baaj was serving in the military at the time of the arrest and was taking drug tests on a consistent basis, Fisher said, and never tested positive.

He added that the officer had “no injuries whatsoever from the incident,” nor was there police body cam footage or bystander footage. Broomfield police did not start wearing body cameras until 2018. Fisher said the 1stBank Center reported not having surveillance video in the hallways, and Al-Baaj’s friends were inside the venue and no video was taken by bystanders.

Al-Baaj was upset that night and displayed a range of emotions and actions, Bennet stated, including rude gestures, a sudden shift from crying to yelling and making “hostile gestures” in Bennett’s face.

Bennet stated he intends to argue that detaining Al-Baaj outside the concert was “imperative” given the dangers presented by “rave-style concerts,” such as the one by Excision, an electronica DJ from British Columbia, at the 1stBank Center that night.

seek a monetary amount in his suit, he does ask for “compensatory and consequential damages,” including for emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life and other suffering, such as economic losses.

Bennett, who is represented by Denver firm Natham Dumm & Mayor P.C., stated he plans to argue Al-Baaj’s wage losses are not related to the incident, because Al-Baaj’s supervisor has said his contract was not renewed due to “incompetence, non-performance, and failure to adhere” to company business hours.

Al-Baaj is represented by Fisher & Byrialsen, PLLC.

The suit is one of two faced by Broomfield police alleging excessive force. Officers Nicholas Weiman and Richard Norton were named in a federal lawsuit alleging they were unduly rough with a disabled 15-year-old girl during a Dec. 10, 2017, incident. Her attorneys allege officers ignored warnings about her fragile physical condition and caused lasting injuries. A hearing in that case is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in Denver.