From [HERE] A Black man from Egypt alleges he lost full use of his right arm after a police K-9 violently latched onto it during a 2020 arrest stemming from an erroneous report of a stolen rental car, according to a federal lawsuit.

Ali Badr, 42, of Oakland, filed the civil lawsuit last month against the city of San Ramon, its police chief, Craig Stevens, and seven officers, following the Dec. 20, 2020, stop of a 2017 Toyota Camry that Badr was renting.

The car was reported stolen by its owner, the lawsuit said. But an attorney for Badr, Matthew Haley, told NBC News his client had only fallen behind on a payment.

The lawsuit accuses police of using excessive force and violating Badr’s civil rights, when Officer John Cattolico, the dog’s handler, released the animal. Badr was complying with police orders and not posing a threat to them during the 6:20 p.m. traffic stop, the lawsuit said.

Badr’s subsequent apprehension was partly captured on police video released this week by Badr’s attorney to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The complaint, seen by NBC News, says the K-9 violently bit Badr’s arm for about a minute.

“With the K-9 still latched onto BADR, ripping and tearing at his arm and hand while BADR screamed in pain, CATTOLICO walked toward Plaintiff while removing his service weapon and pointing it directly at BADR’s face,” the lawsuit said.

According to the lawsuit, Cattolico then grabbed Badr’s left arm, while the dog’s teeth were still sunken into Badr’s other arm, and threw Badr to the ground. The officer then knelt on Badr’s back, and grabbed his neck and forced him face-down on the pavement while two other officers also knelt on Badr’s back as he was handcuffed, the suit said.

“The police K-9 was allowed to continue biting the Plaintiff for over 50 seconds,” the lawsuit said.

During the traffic stop, all officers named as defendants pointed their guns at Badr. No officers intervened during the dog attack, the lawsuit said.

The city attorney for San Ramon, Martin Lysons, told NBC News in a letter on Wednesday that an internal investigation is being conducted, "including a review of current policies and whether or not the actions of the officers involved were consistent with those policies."

"The injuries sustained by Ali Badr are a matter of great concern to the City of San Ramon and its Police Department, and we wish Mr. Badr a speedy return to his normal life," Lysons said. "The City has a responsibility to ensure the safety of its citizens and their property and takes this responsibility very seriously."