Six U.S. Marshals With Guns Drawn Mistakenly Arrest a 67-Year Old Grandmother.
An innocent Arizona grandmother wrongfully arrested by US Marshals is suing the government after she was bundled into the back of an unmarked car while gardening.
Penny McCarthy, 67, had been working in her front yard last March when six agents approached her with their guns drawn and arrested her.
The 67-year-old had been misidentified by the authorities as a 'Carole Rozak' and despite her desperate pleas she was taken in.
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She filed her suit under the Fourth Amendment which protects citizens from unreasonable false arrests.
Senior Attorney Paul Avelar said: 'The officers’ misidentifying Penny was inexcusable and violated state and federal law.
'To make matters worse, even if Penny had been the fugitive they were looking for, the officers’ over-the-top display of force was uncalled for, given that the fugitive was wanted only for failing to check in with a probation officer after being released from prison twenty-five years ago for nonviolent crimes.'
Carole Ann Rozak, the woman agents said Penny was, was wanted for an outstanding parole violation from 1999.
All the crimes she served time for were non-violent in nature, but after her release, she failed to meet with any federal probation officer, according to records.
In a statement the US Marshals Service in Arizona said: 'The US Marshals Service acknowledges that Ms Penny McCarthy was mistakenly arrested.'
'We regret any inconvenience caused to Ms McCarthy by her arrest and remain committed to lessening similar incidents in the future.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14803345/innocent-arizona-grandmother-arrested-jail-mistaken-fugitive.html
Penny McCarthy, 67, had been working in her front yard last March when six agents approached her with their guns drawn and arrested her.
The 67-year-old had been misidentified by the authorities as a 'Carole Rozak' and despite her desperate pleas she was taken in.
--
She filed her suit under the Fourth Amendment which protects citizens from unreasonable false arrests.
Senior Attorney Paul Avelar said: 'The officers’ misidentifying Penny was inexcusable and violated state and federal law.
'To make matters worse, even if Penny had been the fugitive they were looking for, the officers’ over-the-top display of force was uncalled for, given that the fugitive was wanted only for failing to check in with a probation officer after being released from prison twenty-five years ago for nonviolent crimes.'
Carole Ann Rozak, the woman agents said Penny was, was wanted for an outstanding parole violation from 1999.
All the crimes she served time for were non-violent in nature, but after her release, she failed to meet with any federal probation officer, according to records.
In a statement the US Marshals Service in Arizona said: 'The US Marshals Service acknowledges that Ms Penny McCarthy was mistakenly arrested.'
'We regret any inconvenience caused to Ms McCarthy by her arrest and remain committed to lessening similar incidents in the future.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14803345/innocent-arizona-grandmother-arrested-jail-mistaken-fugitive.html
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