Genuine issues of material fact as to whether the deputies’ actions were objectively reasonable
Facts At approximately 8:02 p.m. on July 26, 2021, Deputy Elward was dispatched to 132 Foote Drive, Braxton, Mississippi, in response to a complaint that a male suspect had broken into and vandalized a residence; it was unknown if items were missing. The dispatch report noted that the suspect had run into nearby woods and […]
Consent does not justify second entry into home
Facts This Fourth Amendment case began with a neighbor’s mistake. The neighbor called 911 to report a possible home invasion but gave officers the wrong address. Acting on that information, officers entered the wrong home to conduct a protective sweep, expecting to find either a vacant house or an intruder. Instead, they found Tyler Harrington […]
Officers had reasonable suspicion that subject was armed and dangerous
Facts During a night-time patrol of a high-crime area, officers with the Shreveport Police Department initiated a traffic stop after observing a driver, later identified as Kenric W. Young, make a left turn without using a signal. One officer activated his vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens, but Young did not stop. Despite sufficient space on […]
Officer did not use excessive force when moving subject inches through doorway
Facts Plaintiff Amanda Carter’s minor daughter attends Live Oak High School. In February 2022, an agent of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services visited Carter and her husband Michael at their home to investigate a report of child abuse. After this visit, the Carters immediately drove to Live Oak to pick up their […]
Consent and inevitable discovery led to body
Facts In 2018, Terelle Johnson lived with his mother, Sherry Johnson, in her home in Stone County, Mississippi. On June 6, 2018, Sherry’s family members began to worry about her because no one had heard from her in a few days. Sherry’s brother, Derrick Johnson, whose house was approximately four hundred feet from Sherry’s house, […]
Police had reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle without seeing traffic violation
Facts Between January 4, 2023, and January 11, 2023, three teenage girls separately reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office that a man driving a white pickup truck in the St. Martin community exposed himself to them. First was fourteen-year-old A.V., who told officers that as she was walking home from being dropped off by […]