Dec 1, 2008 5:30 pm US/Central
Suit Claims Chicago Police Conspired To Pin Drugs
CHICAGO (STNG) ―
Multiple Chicago officers are accused in a federal lawsuit Monday for conspiring to frame a woman for drug possession after a plastic bag of flour was found in her ex-boyfriend's refrigerator.
Vickie Daniels, 41, claims the conspiracy and subsequent short stint in jail while trying to secure bond caused further damage after her husband stopped sending child support and filed for custody of her four kids.
The 10-count suit is against officers Patrick M. Darling, D.M. Sepulveda, Michael E. Nunez, Robert Bickham, K.J. Etti, M.J. Gallagher, K. Dedore, T.M. Colvin, and an unidentified officer for conspiracy, unlawful detention and malicious prosecution. The city of Chicago is also named as a defendant in the suit.
Daniels received a call on July 28 from her ex-boyfriend Haten Masud about being detained along with his roommate for drug possession after police found a bag of flour in his apartment refrigerator.
Daniels went to the station to tell police the substance in the refrigerator was not drugs, but flour, but police conspired and told her the substance came back as crystal meth. The suit claims the test result came back as negative, but the officers tried pinning the drugs on her.
Daniels, who police claimed was planning to deliver the drugs, was arrested and taken to Cook County Jail, the suit said. Daniels was jailed for approximately 18 days while she attempted to secure her $30,000 bond.
During her stint in jail her husband, who she was separated from, stopped sending child support payments and filed for custody of her children, causing her further emotional distress and financial injury, the suit said.
A test on the substance to Illinois State Police for testing came back negative, and her drug possession charge was dismissed.
The suit seeks an unknown amount in damages.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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