9-13-17 Florida:
A Florida sheriff who bluntly tweeted about arresting evacuees with warrants who were seeking shelter from Hurricane Irma is being sued for violating the Fourth Amendment by requiring background checks to enter hurricane shelters.
But Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd claims the lawsuit is “frivolous”.
“They filed that lawsuit for free press and it’s obviously frivolous. I have a nationwide profile and they see it as an opportunity for nationwide press,” Judd told the Orlando Sentinel.
The complaint, which was submitted on September 10 to the 10th Judicial Circuit Court electronically, was filed by Andres Borreno, who claims Sheriff Judd violated his right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizure during a “crisis situation” after being forced to undergo a background check as he tried to seek shelter from Hurricane Irma.
Borreno claims deputies at the shelter never informed him he was suspected of a crime at the time he entered the shelter. ..Continued,,
September 13, 2017
Florida Sheriff who Targeted Evacuees with Warrants at Shelters Sued for Violating Fourth Amendment
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