Plaintiff:
Demetrius Patten
Incident date:
06/04/2010
Location:
7225 S. Artesian Ave.
Allegations:
Patton was cleaning out his truck when Officers Durkin and Felker approached him. Patton's vehicle was legally parked on the street, and he was not violating any laws. Despite this, the officers stopped Patton, searched and detained him. Additional officers arrived on the scene and assisted Durkin and Felker with the arrest and search of Patton and his vehicle. One of the officers told Patton “Tell us who's got something and we'll let you go.” Felker recognized Patton as an individual who had previously sued police officers for falsely charging him with possession of a handgun. Felker contacted other officers to tell them “You'll never guess who we have here.” Patton was arrested and taken to a police station, where he was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. His vehicle was towed and impounded.