Stopped in motor home for going too slow on I-80
This just goes to show how things can escalate to a huge problem when you are just driving along minding your own business. Kinda hard to believe this goes on. Motor home stopped for going too slow
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dodge guy wrote:msmith1199 wrote:
Dodge Guy, the officers were not suspended. They probably got a commendation for what they did. And it is a crime to possess funds derived through criminal activity. You guys can dislike it all you want, but it is the law, at least for now.
Where was the criminal activity?
You stated "it is a crime to possess funds derived through criminal activity" the only ones that committed this crime were the police! because they stole the money and were in possession of the money through criminal activity! you can twist the law all you want, but in this case the police were wrong and the courts agreed!
Exactly and the guy had no previous criminal record. He very well might have been a drug dealer but there was not enough evidence to prove it. The first officer, Monroe, was heard saying to himself on the video that "he's carrying money". When he radioed ahead he said that he was sure that the motor home was carrying a large amount of cash.
As we all know, if you have a stack of $100 bills, there is a better than average chance that a drug dog will hit on it from cocaine residue, even if you are a law abiding citizen.
Basically if you read the court documents you will see from the first stop of the motor home it was all about getting the cash.
Once the dog hit on the rear compartment of the coach, the owner offered to open the compartment and the officer refused. The officers wanted in the coach and were willing to do whatever they could to get in. This is what the judge saw when he reviewed the evidence and why he ruled the way he did.
