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tweller
My question involves police conduct in the State of: California
I rent a room that I have a rental agreement for in a home where another tenant is on probation for a drug charge, they have no violence, no flight risk, exemplary probationer, they have a rental agreement as well. The other morning I woke up to the sheriffs at the door with guns drawn and a flashlight shinning in my eyes yelling at me to vacate the premises. So tenant #2, the landlord and myself we told to sit on the lawn in our pajamas while they searched the house.
The landlord is not on probation nor am I. We were asked who we were, if we live there, our cell phone numbers, date of birth etc. We asked why they were there and they said probation compliance check. Ok we said and asked if our house was going to be torn apart and informed them that tenant #2 rents a room there and does not have access to my room, landlords room but does have kitchen use.
They didn't care anything about what we said. 45 minutes later they came out empty handed and told tenant #2 and myself to stand, put our hands behind our back and cuffed us, then put us in one of the 5 cop cars parked in front of our house together, they hung around laughing and joking until one of the deputies told them to break it up and move down the street. They separated us into different cars and I asked them if I was under arrest, if so what for. The female deputy replied oh you know what for. I said No I do not know what for and am I under arrest? She replied Oh I hate liars. at that point I responded I wish to speak with an attorney. For the next 30 minutes I was harassed and coerced because I remained silent. They took me straight to the county jail where I was processed in. I asked to make a call to an attorney and was denied use of the phone for the next 6 days. I was never informed why I was being arrested, never read my miranda rights, was body cavity searched, was not brought before a judge at all and was incarcerated for 7 days on no charges. My booking information states no charge a court appearance that should have taken place 4 days after I was booked in and on the release notes it states IMPERATIVE RELEASE. I am appalled at the misuse of authority and it behooves me to think they felt my arrest was necessary. As for tenant#2 they found nothing but did some flash, 10 day sentence.
Do I seek an attorney for this? With whom do i file a complaint and how? I lost 7 days of work, my reputation, body cavity searched, treated as if my life had no value of existence. The level of incompetence and lack of concern is an outrage not to mention a complete waste and misappropriation of taxpayers hard earned money.