Plaintiff:
Gregory Murphy
Incident date:
10/12/2012
Location:
905 N. Lavergne Ave.
Allegations:
Murphy was walking near his home in the Austin neighborhood when he was searched and arrested by plainclothes officers in an unmarked squad car who were part of a narcotics surveillance operation. With their guns drawn, the officers stopped Murphy, pulled his pants and undergarments away from his body and used a flashlight to look at his genitals. The officers did not find anything illegal, but Murphy was handcuffed and taken home, where police picked the lock on the front gate and searched his home. No weapons, narcotics or contraband were found. Murphy was then taken to the police station and strip-searched. Again, no drugs were found, but officers charged Murphy with possession of heroin with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school. He was found not guilty.