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A federal jury in Alabama awarded $1 million in damages to some over an unlawful raid executed of their dwelling by sheriff's deputies a number of years in the past, which finally left them each destitute and ostracized from their very own group.
The raid occurred on Jan. 31, 2018, when Randolph County Sheriff's Workplace deputies went to serve civil courtroom paperwork on Greg and Teresa Almond at their dwelling in Woodland, Alabama, in accordance with the paperwork. of the courtroom. Greg Almond was not dwelling on the time, however his spouse informed deputies to return in about two hours.
A deputy on the dwelling mentioned he smelled marijuana and a drug process drive was known as in and returned to the couple's dwelling a number of hours later with out ever getting a warrant to go looking the house.
“After kicking within the door, one of many members of the drug process drive threw an explosive 'shock' machine into the residence. Greg Almond, who was on his solution to open the door of the residence, was injured when the explosive jumped at his ft,” the grievance mentioned. “Each Greg and Teresa had been then forcibly thrown to the bottom. The home was ransacked.”
Deputies ended up recovering a complete quantity of marijuana that had a avenue worth of about $50 or much less, the grievance mentioned. Authorities additionally had the Almonds open two safes that contained greater than 80 firearms, jewellery, about $8,000 in money, and prescription drugs, together with a single Lunesta capsule that was out of the bottle prescribed to Greg Almond. .
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Couple awarded $1 million for pretend raid that led to $50 value of pot and 1 Lunesta capsule
