Man sues Pittsburgh police, alleges violation of constitutional rights
By Finch Walker
Published on April 13, 2026.
Pittsburgh police officers Brian Shelton and Joseph Giles are being sued in federal court for allegedly misidentifying and detaining Chiyeh Green, a 22-year-old man from Allegheny County, on assault charges without probable cause and violating his constitutional rights. The lawsuit alleges that Green was wrongfully held in jail for six days despite an ankle monitor from past charges showing he was at home at the time of the assault. The charges were dismissed at a bond hearing on July 30. The only identifiable similarity between Green and the perpetrator is their race and/or skin color, the lawsuit alleges.
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