![Cop called hero for saving stabbed officer's life can be sued for excessive force in same incident](https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=18904954&width=980&quality=85)
A California sheriff's deputy was called a hero and awarded a medal of valor for saving the life of a fellow deputy who was stabbed in 2013. But a panel of federal judges ruled last week that Orange County Deputy Michael Higgins can be sued for excessive use of force after he fatally shot the knife-wielding suspect and then stomped on his head three times. (Image source: YouTube screenshot)