wrongful arrest
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Elbert County sheriff for employee’s alleged misconduct
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A federal judge on Thursday decided Elbert County Sheriff Tim Norton cannot be held liable for an employee’s alleged excessive force and wrongful arrest of a Parker woman, in violation of departmental policy. Tori Plentyhoops filed suit in October against Norton and Sgt. Jonathan Rolff, stemming from a 2021 encounter that resulted in Plentyhoops’ arrest.…
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Judge finds Parker man cannot sue Aurora, officer for wrongful arrest
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A Parker man may not proceed to sue the city of Aurora and one of its officers for being wrongfully arrested for a theft he did not commit, a federal judge has decided. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico, while simultaneously finding Darren Rucker had not presented a viable claim against Aurora for the…
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Federal judge considers whether wrongful arrest in Aurora rises to constitutional violation
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Lawyers for the City of Aurora and one of its police officers on Wednesday told a federal judge that a subpar investigation may have wrongfully sent a man to jail, but there was no clear constitutional violation and no evidence of racial bias. The civil lawsuit from Darren Rucker, of Parker, features more than one…
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Boulder asks 10th Circuit to overturn multimillion-dollar jury verdict
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After a federal judge determined that the evidence and the law supported a jury’s multimillion-dollar verdict against the City of Boulder for failing to train its police officers, the city is hoping the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit will overturn that decision. Last October, a seven-member jury decided after a weeklong trial…
