Bradley Bolin v. Landon Wilkins

── Bradley Bolin v. Landon Wilkins ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date: May 07, 2026 Category: General United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 24-3491 ___________________________ Bradley R. Bolin Plaintiff - Appellee v. Deputy Landon Wilkins, In his official and individual capacities; Deputy Reeve Koehler, In his official and individual capacities Defendants - Appellants Corporal Benjamin Vinson, Jr., In his official and individual capacities Defendant Sergeant Levi Franks, In his official and individual capacities; Deputy Joshua Loya Defendants - Appellants MPO Samuel Mosley; Sheriff Shawn Holloway; Benton County, Arkansas; Deputy David Fischer; Deputy Adam Baker; Deputy Shannon Monday; Deputy Davis Golden; Deputy Jordin Beard; Deputy Logan Cornelison; Deputy Michael White; Deputy Brittany Wright; Deputy Jack Simpson; Deputy Cedric Lampkin; Deputy Bryan Cooper Defendants ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville ____________  Submitted: November 19, 2025 Filed: May 7, 2026 ____________ Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, SHEPHERD and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ ERICKSON, Circuit Judge. Bradley Bolin brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against law enforcement officers for violations of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and related state law claims. Sergeant Levi Franks and Deputies Joshua Loya, Landon Wilkins, and Reeve Koehler appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We affirm in part and reverse in part. I. BACKGROUND On April 1, 2020, shortly after midnight, the Rogers Police Department arrested Bolin on misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication, and on a Class D felony charge of battery in the second degree. Rogers Police Officer Samuel Mosley transported Bolin to the Benton County Detention Center (“BCDC”) for booking and to remain in Benton County custody pending release on bail. There are audio and video recordings of Bolin’s interactions with law enforcement in the Booking Lobby. For the remainder of the relevant incidents at BCDC, there are only video recordings, and one of the incidents has only a partial recording of the incident. At 1:00 am, Deputies Golden and White escorted Bolin into the BCDC Booking Lobby. The deputies removed Bolin’s handcuffs and then Bolin placed his hands on the wall in front of him. At 1:02 am, a deputy handed Bolin a mask, which -2- he put on and then returned his hands to the wall again. Bolin stood with his hands on the wall for another three minutes. For several minutes after this, the deputies directed Bolin’s actions in various ways and after Bolin complied each time, he again returned his hands to the wall. At 1:08:46, deputies allowed Bolin to remove his hands from the wall so he could sign the property sheet. Instead of signing the sheet, Bolin removed his mask to talk to an officer. Deputy White put the mask back in place, and another officer said, “Brad, Brad, listen to them.” It does not appear Bolin signed the property sheet, and, at 1:10:03, Bolin turned to face the wall again and put his hands behind his back. At 1:10:13, when there were now seven law enforcement officers in the Booking Lobby, B