Sweeping subject’s legs was reasonable in this case
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On June 9, 2023, Edgar Mosti attended a Duran Duran concert at the Cynthia Woods Pavilion. Mosti and two female companions had too much to drink and began walking toward an exit. The trio encountered Officer Raymond Adams and Detectives Caitlan Adams and […]
Not clearly established that viewing secondhand documents obtained by another officer was a search for 1983 purposes
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On November 1, 2020, an individual reported to the police that a debit card had been stolen from his car and that bank records indicated that the card had been used to purchase goods at a Best Buy store in Southaven, Mississippi. The […]
Exigent circumstances did not allow entry into former police chief’s home
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) In September 2023, Pharr Police Department officers arrived at former Pharr Police Chief Andrew Harvey’s residence, responding to text messages allegedly sent from his phone to 911 dispatch. Harvey alleges that Pharr Police Department officers improperly arrested him using excessive force and entered […]
A temporary tag does not give rise to reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop
Facts In June 2022, Officer Dan Russell of the Hernando Police Department (HPD) observed a Ford Explorer on Interstate 55 that displayed a temporary tag. Russell followed behind the vehicle for more than a minute, and the driver was not speeding or committing any other traffic violations. Nonetheless, Russell initiated a traffic stop. Jamie Saulsberry […]
Empty whiskey bottle in vehicle allowed stop to be prolonged
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) At 2:38 a.m. on July 26, 2021, Officer April Rose was performing a beat check at a mall in Ridgeland, Mississippi, when she noticed Terrence Wogan and Heather Wilkes asleep in their car in the mall parking lot. They explained to Officer Rose […]
Exigent circumstances allowed entry into home
Facts The Crockett Police Department received a call that a man was sprawled on the ground in a residential area. When officers arrived on the scene, they spotted a group of concerned neighbors gathered around a 400-pound man. The large man was thrashing about on the grass near the road in nothing but torn underwear. […]