1beatenmom
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Alabama
In late Sept. 2010, I followed procedure, according to the Shelby County Task Force, to turn in a VERY small amount of marijuana, rolling papers, and a 'one-hitter'. The reason I chose to turn it over to the police, is because I have 2 teenagers, both whom refused to take responsibility/confess.
Several 'agents' came to my home, I let them inside and handed them the 'stuff'. They asked to look around and I ENCOURAGED them to do so. Problems arose when they wanted access to a gunsafe and a detached garage, because I, myself, didn't have the combinations or keys to either. I told the men that only my oldest son and his father had access. They told me that a couple of them were going to stay outside, while one or more, went to get a search warrant. It was now about 1pm
Long story short, by 5pm, they still didn't have their warrant. They had already questioned my teens and their grandmother. That's when they asked me to come outside of my home with my purse. I did as I was asked. (STUPID MOVE) That's when one of the men told me that I was under arrest for possession and paraphenelia !? They hand-cuffed me and I thought I was having a nightmare! I thought if I got back inside, that they couldn't arrest me. So, YES, I ran for the back door. (Another STUPID move), I guess, because that's when two huge men (I'm 5'2"/115lbs), grabbed me by the back of my head and slammed my face into the thermostat on the wall, took me down and continued to beat my face into my kitchen floor until I passed out in a pool of blood, with the sound of my boys crying and screaming !!
They added the charge of ESCAPE 3rd degree along with the drug charges!!
The public defender moved it to the Grand Jury, mumbled about bogust charges, and told me that basically ALL will be dropped. My question is, after being wrongfully charged, beaten in my home, suffered from a broken nose, 6 stitches in my forehead, multiple bruises, not to mention the nightmares that not only I suffer from, but also my boys, can I sue the County/agents/state? Or is it similiar to the old saying, "You can't fight City Hall"?
In late Sept. 2010, I followed procedure, according to the Shelby County Task Force, to turn in a VERY small amount of marijuana, rolling papers, and a 'one-hitter'. The reason I chose to turn it over to the police, is because I have 2 teenagers, both whom refused to take responsibility/confess.
Several 'agents' came to my home, I let them inside and handed them the 'stuff'. They asked to look around and I ENCOURAGED them to do so. Problems arose when they wanted access to a gunsafe and a detached garage, because I, myself, didn't have the combinations or keys to either. I told the men that only my oldest son and his father had access. They told me that a couple of them were going to stay outside, while one or more, went to get a search warrant. It was now about 1pm
Long story short, by 5pm, they still didn't have their warrant. They had already questioned my teens and their grandmother. That's when they asked me to come outside of my home with my purse. I did as I was asked. (STUPID MOVE) That's when one of the men told me that I was under arrest for possession and paraphenelia !? They hand-cuffed me and I thought I was having a nightmare! I thought if I got back inside, that they couldn't arrest me. So, YES, I ran for the back door. (Another STUPID move), I guess, because that's when two huge men (I'm 5'2"/115lbs), grabbed me by the back of my head and slammed my face into the thermostat on the wall, took me down and continued to beat my face into my kitchen floor until I passed out in a pool of blood, with the sound of my boys crying and screaming !!
They added the charge of ESCAPE 3rd degree along with the drug charges!!
The public defender moved it to the Grand Jury, mumbled about bogust charges, and told me that basically ALL will be dropped. My question is, after being wrongfully charged, beaten in my home, suffered from a broken nose, 6 stitches in my forehead, multiple bruises, not to mention the nightmares that not only I suffer from, but also my boys, can I sue the County/agents/state? Or is it similiar to the old saying, "You can't fight City Hall"?
