Secret Service officer Lester Blount sues Tulsa officer Brian Surber for excessive force when searching home for steroids June 25, 2011 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service officer from Maryland has sued an Oklahoma narcotics agent, claiming the agent used excessive force during a 2008 search of the federal officer's home as part of a steroids investigation. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Lester Blount Jr. of Prince Georges County, Md., against Brian Surber, an agent for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. The suit claims Surber was part of a group of law enforcement agents who raided Blount's Maryland home in 2008 and held his family at gunpoint. Blount's children at the time were ages 1, 3 and 8. His wife, Miriam Blount, is also a plaintiff in the suit. There is no record of charges being filed against Blount in the case. The suit, filed in Oklahoma County District Court, seeks unspecified damages for civil rights violations and malicious prosecution. It claims Surber used excessive force and made false statements in the search warrant affidavit. Blount, an officer with the Secret Service, provides security at federal facilities and functions. He confirmed he is still employed with the Secret Service and referred additional comment to his attorney. Josh Stockton, an attorney representing Blount, said, "We have raised serious allegations and look forward to proving them in court." Mark Woodward, a spokesman for OBNDD, said the agency could not comment on a pending legal matter.
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