My question involves civil rights in the State of: Washington
I live in Seattle, Wa with my boyfriend who is on parole under the indeterminate sentence review board (ISRB).
Today four officers entered our home without announcing themselves as officers, guns drawn, and apprehended him. When he asked if he was being arrested the response was "yes." When we asked the natural follow-up question of "on what grounds" the only thing close to an answer we could get was, "something about a text message." Literally, ver batem. He was not read his rights, but was continually asked about where his cell phone was. They then searched the whole house, asking over and over again if either of us owned a weapon. From what I gathered he was believed to have been accused of making threats to someone over a text message, and no one seemed to acknowledge both of us telling them that he is currently without a phone, (his own corrections officer even tried to call him that very morning asking to talk to him since he knew that my boyfriend was without a phone.)
Questions:
1) Do they have the rights to search my personal belongings? Example: my purse.
2) Can they arrest him without reading him his rights?
3) Can they confiscate my personal property without giving it back?
4) Isn't it a requirement that they give a clear reason for his apprehension?
5) Does he have any rights at all?

