CAMDEN - A Burlington Township man has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging he was beaten by corrections officers at Burlington County Jail.

Bernard Bracey contends he was jailed and assaulted after being taken into custody during a traffic stop in Eastampton on Nov. 12, 2017.

According to his lawsuit, Bracey was not charged as a result of the 11 p.m. stop in Eastampton. He was held, however, on a warrant stemming from a previous traffic violation in Pemberton Township,

The suit alleges Bracey was "antagonized and insulted" by corrections officers at the Mount Holly jail, and that five officers entered his cell "and used excessive force to slam him to the floor."

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"While being held forcibly to the ground, he was sprayed with pepper spray and/or Mace," the suit continues.

The suit says officers carried Bracey to a shower area, where he was "punched and kicked while being held to the ground."

It calls the officers' actions "completely unjustified and especially egregious, given the fact that (Bracey's) hands were cuffed and he was no physical threat."

The suit, which does not name any of the officers, also contends Bracey was placed in solitary confinement after being beaten. It says he felt blood coming from his ear, as well as pain in his head and face.

It alleges a corrections officer denied Bracey's request for medical treatment.

The suit says Bracey was released the next morning, after his sister posted bail.

According to the suit, Bracey "required treatment and hospitalization" after leaving the jail.

A Burlington County spokesman could not be reached for immediate comment on the suit, which seeks unspecified damages from the county's corrections department and multiple officers.

Jim Walsh: @jimwalsh_cp; 856-486-2646; jwalsh@gannettnj.com

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