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marmar (72,167 posts)

Latino Men Thrown in Jail for 39 Days -- No Charges, No Hearing, No Probable Cause

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Courthouse News / By Cameron Langford

Texas Sheriff Threw Latino Men in Jail for 39 Days -- No Charges, No Hearing, No Probable Cause
Jail for breathing while brown in Texas.

April 2, 2013 |

WACO, Texas (CN) - A Texas sheriff threw two Latino men into jail for 39 days "with no charges, no hearing, and no probable cause" and seized the $14,000 they had saved up to buy a new car, the men claim in Federal Court.

Roberto Moreno-Gutierrez and Jaime Moreno-Gutierrez sued Hill County, the Hill County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety, in Federal Court. Hill County, whose seat is Hillsboro, is between Waco and Dallas.

"On March 31, 2011, plaintiffs Roberto Moreno-Gutierrez and Jaime Moreno-Gutierrez left their home in Killeen, Texas and were traveling to a car dealership in Plano, Texas to purchase a vehicle, specifically a 2007 Nissan Maxima Hybrid Electric Vehicle," the complaint states.

"Defendant Jaime Moreno-Gutierrez, having sold a prior vehicle, a 2004 GMC Envoy, for nine thousand and no/100ths ($9,000.00) dollars, part cash and part check and combining his money with a loan of four thousand and no/100ths ($4,000.00) dollars, had gathered together over fourteen thousand and no/100ths ($14,000.00) dollars in cash and checks for the purchase, which is confirmed by Hill County Jail property receipts." ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/texas-sheriff-threw-latino-men-jail-39-days-no-charges-no-hearing-no-probable-cause

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Latino Men Thrown in Jail for 39 Days -- No Charges, No Hearing, No Probable Cause (Original post)	marmar	Apr 2013	OP
Outrageous.	mainer	Apr 2013	#1
if they had been blonde haired,blued eyed	grilled onions	Apr 2013	#2
No, because none of this likely would have happened, n'est-ce pas?	marmar	Apr 2013	#4
Jail for breathing while brown in Texas.	lunasun	Apr 2013	#3
Cue the Autoritarian Apology Squad.	99Forever	Apr 2013	#5
It was a state trooper who did the arresting. The sheriff is not named	UTUSN	Apr 2013	#6

Response to marmar (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2013, 08:20 AM

mainer (11,038 posts)

1. Outrageous.

But somehow, whatever the violation, no cop ever seems to get punished.

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Wed Apr 3, 2013, 08:26 AM

grilled onions (1,957 posts)

2. if they had been blonde haired,blued eyed

would we even have a story?

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Wed Apr 3, 2013, 08:28 AM

marmar (72,167 posts)

4. No, because none of this likely would have happened, n'est-ce pas?

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Wed Apr 3, 2013, 08:27 AM

lunasun (20,702 posts)

3. Jail for breathing while brown in Texas.

Maybe it was the fact they were going to buy a Hybrid Electric Vehicle that pushed the cop in TX over the top

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Wed Apr 3, 2013, 08:31 AM

99Forever (14,524 posts)

5. Cue the Autoritarian Apology Squad.

I hope these gentleman sue Hill County and it's sheriff dept. several million dollars past bankrupt.

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Wed Apr 3, 2013, 09:20 AM

UTUSN (57,730 posts)

6. It was a state trooper who did the arresting. The sheriff is not named

The plaintiffs are represented by a lawyer from the other end of Texas. The article doesn't say where they live (in Texas). The suit names the state trooper department and sheriff's office.

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The men claim Texas State Trooper Carl R. Clary pulled them over, driving a K-9 unit.

"The trooper provided no traffic violation information or reason for the stop to the plaintiffs," the complaint states. "The trooper requested driver licenses from both plaintiffs, which he then took to his patrol unit. Upon returning, he requested to search the vehicle. Consent was given, and he then brought out his dog. After a search, the dog was put in its kennel. No drugs or drug paraphernalia were found in the vehicle or on the plaintiffs. ....

They are represented by Cary Toland of Brownsville.

Trooper Clary is not a party to the complaint.

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