From the advocate http://theadvocate.com/home/2364866-125/judge-wont-dismiss-lawsuit-against
Can someone explain to me how LEOs from one small town can arrest someone in another town outside of their jurisdiction? This seems like a false arrest and grounds to resist said arrest? I did not see any mention of Franklin Police being involved so I'm thinking the LEOs from Mamou were acting as civilians during this arrest?
A federal magistrate refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a retired police officer who alleges he was handcuffed, arrested and held overnight for criticizing the Mamou police chief.
The court cited evidence that the town and its officers relied on an unconstitutional statute, withheld relevant facts and evidence from a judge and misrepresented other facts in order to obtain an arrest warrant against Bobby Simmons in May 2008.
Simmons was arrested on one count of criminal defamation May 21, 2008, with bail set at $1,000.
He was arrested in Franklin and transported to the Mamou Police Department, where he was held overnight.
Simmons was transported to the Evangeline Parish Jail the next morning and bonded out, Foote wrote.
Can someone explain to me how LEOs from one small town can arrest someone in another town outside of their jurisdiction? This seems like a false arrest and grounds to resist said arrest? I did not see any mention of Franklin Police being involved so I'm thinking the LEOs from Mamou were acting as civilians during this arrest?
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