Federal Judge Rules Drug Task Force Member Made a Reasonable Mistake in Raid at Wrong Address : KSSTRadio.com

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Federal Judge Rules Drug Task Force Member Made a Reasonable Mistake in Raid at Wrong Address

August 30, 2007 |

 
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A judge in Federal Court in Texarkana recently ruled that Red River Drug Task Force member Matthew Hooper made a reasonable mistake when task force members raided the wrong resident in late 2004. A jury awarded no dollars in damages for the plaintiffs, David and Kathryn Rogers. Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Kurt Stucky of Nacogdoches and Douglas Froneberger of Sulphur Springs gave notice of an appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Hooper ended up being the only task force member to stand trial. The city of Sulphur Springs earlier had reached a settlement in the case. Members of the Red River Drug Task Force conducted a raid at a residence in the 100 block of Russell Drive in Sulphur Springs. Attorney Froneberger said David Rogers was pinned to the floor and his wife Kathryn had an assault rifle pointed at her. Apparently Hooper discovered the address was wrong but the raid commenced before he could notify other task force members.

Author: Don Julian

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