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  2. False arrest - Wikipedia

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    However, the officer erroneously believed the knife to be a weapon. Sorrell was released immediately after booking and was never prosecuted as there was technically no crime, and sued the police officer for false arrest. The officer's qualified immunity was denied by the court, and this decision was upheld in the US Court of Appeals. [9]

  3. Police misconduct - Wikipedia

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    Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...

  4. List of professional sportspeople convicted of crimes - Wikipedia

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    Status with team when arrested Crime Term Notes Kevin Allen: Free agent Sexual assault: 15 years [1] Released after 33 months. Will Allen: Retired Wire fraud and money laundering: 6 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $16.8 million (along with co-defendant) [2] Richard Alston: Retired Conspiracy to ...

  5. Mistaken identity? Woman says she was wrongly accused, arrested

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    RITTMAN, Ohio - Ashley Brown was eight months pregnant when she was arrested on drug charges last November for a case in which her only real crime may have been having a very common name.

  6. ‘Shocking’ verdict? Man who says Port Royal wrongly arrested ...

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    He later claimed he was wrongly arrested and maliciously prosecuted by the town of Port Royal. The jury verdict against the town and a police investigator, which the town says in court papers ...

  7. Baltimore to pay $48 million to 3 men wrongly imprisoned for ...

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    Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins — known today as the “Harlem Park Three” — were arrested as minors […] The post Baltimore to pay $48 million to 3 men wrongly ...

  8. List of wrongful convictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Crime descriptions marked with an asterisk indicate that the events were later determined not to be criminal acts. People who were wrongfully accused are sometimes never released. By August 2024, a total of 3,582 exonerations were mentioned in the National Registry of Exonerations. The total time these exonerated people spent in prison adds up ...

  9. Former head of city's antiviolence program accused of ripping ...

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    Hall earlier sued the city, alleging he was wrongly arrested in June 2022. Records show that he and the city agreed to a dismissal of the lawsuit in June. Records show that he and the city agreed ...