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Law Enforcement seems to be doing their best to be hated.

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Miguel Gonzalez
Aug 22, 2024
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RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nearly exactly a year after David Dutton was arrested and charged with DUI while sober, a 76-year-old driver is suing the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department.

A federal lawsuit, filed this week, against the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department claims 76-year-old David Dutton was unlawfully arrested for DUI while he was sober.
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The lawsuit comes 17 days after WSMV4 Investigates exposed how Dutton was arrested, and it took five months for the blood work to come back proving his sobriety.

Our investigation found despite Dutton explaining his health problems that could influence how he would perform on a field sobriety test, from having a slipped disc to not taking insulin that night for his diabetes, he was still arrested and charged with DUI.

Sober driver files federal lawsuit against sheriff’s department after arrest for DUI (wsmv.com)

Listen, I understand that cops may not believe a person when they tell them they have a medical issue that may affect the results of the field sobriety test. But that does not mean they get to embellish the arrest report to make the case stronger.

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