CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED ON THE BEHALF OF THE SONS OF A GREENFIELD MAN WHO WAS KILLED DURING THE SERVICE OF A SEARCH WARRANT BY THE MONTEREY COUNTY SWAT TEAM. 31 YEAR-OLD ROGELIO SERRATO DIED WHEN HIS HOME CAUGHT FIRE FROM A FLASH-BANG DEVICE EMPLOYED BY THE SWAT TEAM, WHILE SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT ON SERRATO’S HOME ON JANUARY 5TH. SERRATO WAS BEING INVESTIGATED IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING AT THE MUCKY DUCK BAR ON NEW YEARS DAY. THE ATTORNEY FOR THE SONS OF SERRATO QUESTIONS THE TACTICS THE SWAT TEAM USED WHEN SERVING THE SEARCH WARRANT. THE CLAIM WAS FILED AGAINST THE CITY AND COUNTY OF MONTEREY.
