A Black family was awarded $8.25 million in damages after they were dragged out of their car by two white police officers back to a Bay Area Starbucks in 2019, who accused them of burglary. car.
Three women, a mother and her two daughters claim that they were singled out because of their race, according to court documents.
Black mother and her two daughters detained and handcuffed after being falsely accused of car theft
Las Vegas native Aasylei Loggervale and daughters Aaottae, then 17, and Aasylei Hardege-Loggervale, 19, were eventually awarded substantial sums thanks to California’s Bane Act, which allows any damages any currency awarded will be tripled as long as an attorney can prove that a person’s citizenship has been violated.
Loggervale and her daughters were traveling in the area when the Alameda County sheriff arrested and handcuffed them in connection with a series of auto thefts, according to their federal lawsuit.
How FD up is our legal system
Aasylei Loggervale and her 2 older children are sitting in the ‘high crime zone’
The police asked for identification, they refused, so the police handcuffed them for 20 minutes and then released them
They sued Holland/Alameda County and won $8.25 million, they know the law~ 🏻 pic.twitter.com/x9m4tIw1zr
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Earlier this month, jurors backed the family and set damages at $2.75 million per plaintiff.
Craig Peters, their attorney, said on Thursday: “This is vindication and validation for Loggervales that they have been mistreated, and that means a lot.
White man arrested officers handcuffed all three while searching car, wallet and cell phone
The officers, who are white, are said to have told them they were being investigated for “car thefts by unidentified Black men” in recent months, the prosecutors said. application said.
While Loggervale refused to show her driver’s license, she said she made it clear to delegates that “that they did nothing wrong and don’t have any connection to any theft.” any car,” according to their civil complaint.
Loggervale and her daughters were all handcuffed as police searched their car, wallet and cell phone.
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All three were eventually released without charges or citations, and the jury found the police had violated their civil rights.
They were eventually released from police custody without any citation or criminal charges, NBC News report.
A federal grand jury sided with the plaintiffs and found that the officials as well as Alameda County violated their constitutional rights while violating the state’s civil protections against fraud. police harassment.
Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez told the outlet that community trust is “fundamental to my mission to maintain positive relationships with the people we serve.”
“Community trust in my agency is fundamental to my mission to maintain positive relationships with the people we serve,” Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez said in a statement. on Thursday.
Sanchez added: “The facts of this case are extremely important to me and the members of our community, however, I must reserve my opinion until the case is heard. fully through the court system.”
Meanwhile, Alameda County has until the end of March to file an appeal, but on Thursday, Peters said defense attorneys have not said whether they intend to do so.
