A Kentucky man whose head was split open when a corrections officer slammed him to the Kenton County jail floor claims the county doesn't properly train its deputies in the use of force. He also accused the officer of assault and battery.

Steven Jordan's attorney, Don Nageleisen, filed the complaint Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Covington on behalf of Jordan, 28, who was injured Nov. 2 minutes before he was released from the jail.

"The use of force occurs with such frequency at the Kenton County Detention Center that it has become the custom and policy of Defendant the Fiscal Court of Kenton County," the complaint claims.

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Body camera video from the jail shows Corrections Officer Daniel Nussbaum slamming Jordan to the floor and blood pooling from Jordan's head as he was face-down and handcuffed.

The complaint names Nussbaum, whom Jailer Terry Carl suspended for 30 days without pay after an investigation of the incident. Carl said that Nussbaum lied on his report and broke excessive force rules. Nussbaum has since returned to work, county records show.

The complaint also names Carl, the Kenton County Detention Center and Kenton County Fiscal Court, saying the fiscal court controls funding of the jail and approves written policies and procedures. The fiscal court, the complaint says, "is responsible for the care and protection of the prisoners" in the county jail.

Carl did not return messages seeking comment. Kenton County Judge-executive Kris Knochelmann, who leads the fiscal court, declined to comment Wednesday. Jordan and Nussbaum could not be located for comment.

Jordan's complaint claims that Kenton County deputies "are not properly trained in the use of force. They do not undergo formal law enforcement training in the appropriate use of force" despite their possession of powers and being required to know the proper use of force as mandated in the jail's policy and procedures manual.

They don't get formal training on use of force from the Kentucky Department of Corrections, the complaint states.

Carl is required to "treat inmates and prisoners humanely" while they're confined and is responsible for training for jail personnel, the suit asserts.

Jordan's complaint also accuses Nussbaum of unlawfully assaulting him, causing the inmate to suffer cruel and unusual punishment.

Jordan says in the lawsuit that Nussbaum intended to put him in fear for his safety, and that he was afraid. He also claims "Nussbaum intended to cause harm" to him.

"Plaintiff was assaulted by Defendant Nussbaum's reckless indifference to his safety," the complaint claims. The gash on Jordan's head required 28 stitches, left permanent scarring and caused him emotional trauma, the filing claims.

It also accuses the jail staff of leaving Jordan without proper and prompt treatment.

"Although it was obvious that the Plaintiff was bleeding all over the floor and that he suffered a severe cut above his eye, not one jail employee sought immediate emergency medical attention for the Plaintiff," the suit states.