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Man sues city over wrongful arrest
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Don May prefers his home to a jail cell, but he spent three months behind bars after a Kissimmee Police officer arrested him in May of 2005.
“I get gas, so I was chewing Rolaids, and I was chewing mints too,” said May.
However, Officer Eric Rice thought it was crack cocaine, so he put some of the substance in a bag to test it. He busted May on drug possession charges.
“I was thinking he was nuts, especially after he told me the charges.”
May spent three months in jail while the state lab tested the substance, then the Florida Department of Law Enforcement sent Kissimmee Police a letter stating it was not cocaine. The state dropped charges. Now, May is pursuing a federal civil rights case against Kissimmee and Officer Eric Rice.
“I sat in jail for three months for something the state proved I didn’t do, so I mean, that’s got to help,” said May.
May added that no one paid his rent during his jail time, so he lost his place to live. Police also seized his car, which he lost in an auction.
“I lost my daughter's car, I lost my apartment, I lost my clothes,” he said.
May’s attorney said a federal civil suit was filed three months ago against the city. They are looking for Rice, to serve him a summons.
A police spokeswoman said any comments on lawsuits have to come from the city attorney, but confirmed that Officer Eric Rice no longer works for the Kissimmee Police Department.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Don May prefers his home to a jail cell, but he spent three months behind bars after a Kissimmee Police officer arrested him in May of 2005.
“I get gas, so I was chewing Rolaids, and I was chewing mints too,” said May.
However, Officer Eric Rice thought it was crack cocaine, so he put some of the substance in a bag to test it. He busted May on drug possession charges.
“I was thinking he was nuts, especially after he told me the charges.”
May spent three months in jail while the state lab tested the substance, then the Florida Department of Law Enforcement sent Kissimmee Police a letter stating it was not cocaine. The state dropped charges. Now, May is pursuing a federal civil rights case against Kissimmee and Officer Eric Rice.
“I sat in jail for three months for something the state proved I didn’t do, so I mean, that’s got to help,” said May.
May added that no one paid his rent during his jail time, so he lost his place to live. Police also seized his car, which he lost in an auction.
“I lost my daughter's car, I lost my apartment, I lost my clothes,” he said.
May’s attorney said a federal civil suit was filed three months ago against the city. They are looking for Rice, to serve him a summons.
A police spokeswoman said any comments on lawsuits have to come from the city attorney, but confirmed that Officer Eric Rice no longer works for the Kissimmee Police Department.
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