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Arkansas Woman Awarded $4,000 by Federal Jury Against Texarkana Police
Loaded on May 6, 2018
by Christopher Zoukis
Filed under:
Excessive Force,
Police,
Excessive Force (Police),
Fourth Amendment, rights.
Location:
Arkansas.
by Christopher Zoukis
After suing Texarkana Police over Fourth Amendment civil rights violations, a female truck driver was awarded $4,000 in damages by an Arkansas federal jury.
On October 25, 2005, long-haul truck driver Bobbie Green parked her truck at a truck stop for the night. On …
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