Who knew throwing a cigarette butt out of your car window in Texas (sure it’s littering) would lead to a publicly humiliating body cavity search under the guise of ‘the war on cannabis’? Even though no cannabis was found in the car, look at what these poor women were subjected to.
The Dallas Morning News reports:
Two Irving women are suing two state troopers and the head of their department in federal court, alleging they were subjected to an illegal and humiliating “roadside body cavity search” during a traffic stop.
Angel Dobbs, 38, and her niece, Ashley Dobbs, 24, said the search occurred on State Highway 161 in or near Irving on the night of July 13.
They claim that a female trooper, Kelley Helleson, used her fingers to search their anuses and vaginas — using the same latex glove — while on the side of the road in full view of passing vehicles.
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office says the case is being investigated by the office’s public integrity division and will go before a grand jury in January.
The officer being sued for a body cavity search has been suspended, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Tags: 4th amendment, law enforcement, lawsuit, Texas, war on drugs.
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