Allegations:
Ratliff was at a service station filling his tires with air when he was approached by Officers Carroll and Murphy who had just parked their squad car in the entrance to the station. The officers arrested Ratliff without any justification and removed his car from the service station without keeping proper inventory of the vehicle. The following month, the arresting officers failed to appear in court for Ratliff's case, and the criminal charges against him were dismissed.