Plaintiff:
Jonathan Cooper
Incident date:
01/29/2009
Location:
5822 S. Kenneth Ave.
Allegations:
Jonathan and Ashley Cooper were trying to secure the garage of a foreclosed property when officers, who were responding to a break-in call, arrived at the scene. The couple showed a work order that proved they were supposed to be on the property. But Ryan, Griffin and unknown officers handcuffed them and put them in a squad car without reading them their Miranda rights. The officers searched the Coopers' car and seized a disassembled handgun that Jonathan, a former police officer, legally owned. The two were taken to a police station, where Ashley was handcuffed to a wall and strip-searched before being released. Jonathan, who was also handcuffed to a wall, was charged with burglary and unlawful use of a weapon. The charges were eventually dropped.