Their lawsuit says Reeping stopped Snell for no reason at the intersection of East Baltimore and Holliday streets in May 2009. Snell said Reeping and two other officers forced him to the ground and hit him in the head, ribs and crotch. As he lay on his stomach, Snell said, they stepped on his handcuffed wrists and forced the metal into his back. Holmes said the officers also pushed him to the ground and handcuffed him.