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"Newspaper:      TRIBUNE
Date:  Aug 07, 1986
Day of Week:    Thursday
Edition:        1,2
Section:        LOCAL
Page:  B-7
Length (in lines):      49
Headline:      Lawsuits charge assault, abuse by guard at North County Fair
Byline:        Richard Core
Credit:        Tribune Staff Writer
Keywords:      ASSAULTS. LAWSUITS. MOTOR VEHICLES. POLICE. SECURITY.
Notes:  Head Varies | Editions Vary "

"A security guard at North County Fair in Escondido has come under fire in recent weeks for allegedly using physical force against people at the shopping mall, two of whom were off-duty police officers.

Complaints about the conduct of the security guard, Darrell Potts, are contained in two lawsuits that have been filed in Vista Superior Court. Also named as defendants are May Centers Inc., which manages the mall and employs Potts; and Ernest W. Hahn, Inc., the developer and owner of the mall.

In one of the suits, Sheriff's Deputy Jay Sheffield and Escondido Police Officer William Wolfe accuse Potts of false imprisonment, assault and battery, and invasion of privacy.

Sheffield and Wolfe state they were walking in the mall on April 22 when Potts forcibly detained Sheffield by grabbing his arm and twisting it behind his back. Potts also threatened Wolfe with physical violence if he left the premises, according to the suit.

The two men state that Potts implied that they were detained on suspicion of shoplifting.

A plainclothes police officer and a uniformed security guard came to assist Potts and participated in frisking Sheffield and Wolfe, the suit says. The two men were never charged with a crime. Sheffield and Wolfe claim they also suffered humiliation and embarrassment when they were forced to identify themselves as police officers in front of a crowd that had gathered around them.

The two are seeking $1.25 million in punitive damages and an unspecified amount for general damages. The other lawsuit was filed by Sharon Rose Ferravanti who stated that on July 9 in the mall Potts placed her in a choke hold, "rendering (her) immobile and nearly unconscious." Ferravanti's attorney, Charles Renshaw of Escondido, said the altercation followed an argument between Ferravanti and Potts over her car being towed.

Ferravanti had become angry and thrown papers from Potts' desk into the air, triggering his use of force, Renshaw said. Ferravanti -- who Renshaw said is 5 feet 3 inches tall to Potts' more than 6 feet in height -- is seeking $1 million in punitive damages and an unspecified amount in general damages and expenses. Frank Daly, North County Fair manager, would not comment on whether Potts is still employed at the mall. End-of-Story "

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