ACLU OF LOUISIANA REACHES SETTLEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL TEACHER AND ST. CHARLES PARISH SHERIFF OFFICER FOR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release:
A settlement has been reached on behalf of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Cedric Otkins, a teacher who was stopped and had his car searched by St. Charles Parish Sheriff officers at a public park in Destrehan, LA after one of the officers claimed to smell cannabis emitting from the vehicle. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office agreed to pay an undisclosed amount t . . .
A settlement has been reached on behalf of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Cedric Otkins, a teacher who was stopped and had his car searched by St. Charles Parish Sheriff officers at a public park in Destrehan, LA after one of the officers claimed to smell cannabis emitting from the vehicle. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office agreed to pay an undisclosed amount t . . .