Yale student files lawsuit after being tased

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- There are new developments in a case that promoted state legislation regarding citizen's rights to film police doing their job.

It put five Yale students behind bars, one of whom was tased. That student, a Yale football player, is now suing the City of New Haven and seven police officers.

The case all stemmed from a bust at Elevate Lounge on Crown Street in October 2010. Officers say the students wouldn't obey orders to put their cell phones away, so they took action.

There is cellphone video from inside Elevate Lounge in October 2010, when New Haven Police swept in.

It was all part of Operation Nightlife, a crackdown on the downtown district following two separate shootings, one of which was deadly.

Officers were in SWAT Gear, one with a visible, assault rifle. They claim that wasn't enough for students to obey their orders to put away their cell phones.

Jordan Jefferson, now a senior tight end, was one of five arrested. He was tased twice by police. Now, over two years later, he's suing former Police Chief Frank Limon, officers who participated in the raid, and the City of New Haven. 

Jefferson says he's suffered recurring injuries including headaches and blurred vision. He accuses police of using excessive force, and denies resisting arrest.

Charges against Jefferson and the other students arrested have been dismissed.

An internal affairs investigation found no need to discipline the officers.

The City of New Haven acknowledged the lawsuit, but doesn't want to comment until the time is appropriate.