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City & County Settle New Mexico 'Anal Probe' Lawsuit (Stop Sign Runner Recieves $1.6 Million)
KFOX 14 ^ | January 13, 2014 | KFOX 14

Posted on 01/13/2014 6:53:10 PM PST by DogByte6RER

City, county settle NM 'anal probe' lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A city and county in southern New Mexico have settled a lawsuit filed by man taken to two hospitals and forced to have anal probes over suspicion of hiding drugs.

Attorney for David Eckert said Monday that Hidalgo County and the city of Deming recently settled their portion of a lawsuit for a total $1.6 million.

The lawsuit, filed against police and sheriff's officials in Deming and Hidalgo County, which borders Mexico, alleges Deming police sought a search warrant for Eckert because they thought he appeared to be clenching his buttocks when he got out of his car in January 2013.

Despite the body searches, no drugs were found.

Hidalgo County and Deming officials both declined to comment about the settlement to The Associated Press.

The lawsuit against doctors and the hospital in the case is still ongoing.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: 4thamendment; analrape; cavitysearch; cops; donutwatch; hidalgocounty; leoabuse; newmexico; police; policemisconduct; policestate; trafficstop; trafficviolation; warondrugs
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To: JRandomFreeper
The taxpayers can take it out on the public employees if they like.

Too rich with possibilities for me to di-jest.

41 posted on 01/14/2014 2:55:19 AM PST by Carry_Okie (0-Care IS Medicaid; they'll pull a sheet over your head and take your home to pay for it.)
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To: gaijin
I don’t think we’re now so different from 1930’s Germany.

A good many Americans weren't so different in the 1930s either.

42 posted on 01/14/2014 2:56:28 AM PST by Carry_Okie (0-Care IS Medicaid; they'll pull a sheet over your head and take your home to pay for it.)
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The $ should come out of the offenders’ pensions.


43 posted on 01/14/2014 2:57:30 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I’ll bet these officers aren’t penalized in the slightest. The city won’t even comment on the settlement.


44 posted on 01/14/2014 3:54:52 AM PST by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
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To: DogByte6RER

Note to self: Clench buttocks if asked to step out of car on a traffic stop.

His payday is not over. The suit against the doctors and hospital hasn’t been settled yet.


45 posted on 01/14/2014 5:48:51 AM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: null and void; Uncle Chip; Pelham; DariusBane

Ping - the city of Deming pays up, and then shuts up.
What happened to the officers? Promotion time?


46 posted on 01/14/2014 6:12:41 AM PST by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

It would be great to see it actually go to trial, and have this story front and center for awhile. I’ll bet there’s a gag order on the city’s settlement, so they can bury this.


47 posted on 01/14/2014 6:16:46 AM PST by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
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To: DogByte6RER

Well I’m glad to see the city/county take it in the rear in this case and hopefully the hospital and doctor will too.


48 posted on 01/14/2014 6:19:08 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Alaska Wolf

ping


49 posted on 01/14/2014 9:10:59 AM PST by null and void (It is as if they all had one head. Too bad they don't all have one neck.)
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To: jocon307
We need to shake this snowglobe up.

Stolen for my new tagline...

50 posted on 01/14/2014 9:16:53 AM PST by null and void (We need to shake this snowglobe up.)
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To: Kartographer; JRandomFreeper; OneWingedShark
official position:


51 posted on 01/14/2014 9:40:42 AM PST by null and void (We need to shake this snowglobe up.)
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To: null and void

LOL, glad you liked it!


52 posted on 01/14/2014 10:33:27 AM PST by jocon307
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To: gaijin

Their leader didn’t need a teleprompter.


53 posted on 01/16/2014 1:13:33 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DogByte6RER; LegendHasIt; leapfrog0202; Santa Fe_Conservative; DesertDreamer; OneWingedShark; ...
An earlier story not Pinged while I was disconnected from the net...

NM list PING!

I may not PING for all New Mexico articles. To see New Mexico articles by topic click here: New Mexico Topics

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54 posted on 01/17/2014 9:45:59 AM PST by CedarDave (Fox News - Obama couldn't sign up for healthcare because the system couldn't verify his identity!)
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