Beachgoers Sue Over Cavity Search On Houston Area Highway

[babylonsister]

Beachgoers Sue Over Cavity Search On Houston Area Highway
Updated: Wednesday, July 3 2013, 12:02 PM CDT

The officers involved in conducting body cavity searches on two women in bikinis are being sued for the ordeal. The incident occurred on the side of Highway 288 in Brazoria County, about 40 miles south of Houston.

Brandy Hamilton and Alexandria Randle were returning home from a trip to Surfside Beach when they got pulled over for speeding. The video from the trooper's dash camera reveals Hamilton asking if she can put her dress back on. The officer replies "don’t worry about it. Come out here." The officer then claims to smell marijuana and promptly searches the car and calls for a female officer. There was reportedly a small amount of marijuana found in the car. The female officer then conducted the body cavity searches on the women. The officers did not find anything in the search. The women claim that the officer wore the same gloves to conduct both searches.

One of the women will face a marijuana charge but both women have filed federal suits against the officers. Jennie Bui, the female officer, has been fired. An investigation is still ongoing for the male trooper, Nathaniel Turner who is currently suspended.

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[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. Wasn't there an earlier Texas case that resulted in a settlement? Is this the new normal for Texas?

[AnotherMcIntosh]

4. The earlier Texas case involved Angel Dobbs, 38, and her niece Ashley Dobbs, 24, who were accused of

littering. It was settled for $185,000.



http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Roadside-Cavity-Search-Lawsuit-Settled-for-185000-213189691.html

[LWolf]

2. WTF

[Jessy169]

3. I got pulled over on that exact same highway about 40 years ago

Driving from Houston to West Columbia, where I lived at the time. I was driving my dad's 1965 VW Beetle. The officer said I was doing 75, which was a lie. He tore the car apart searching for drugs, then gave me a speeding ticket. In court, contesting it, my father presented a sworn statement from a mechanic that he had driven and tested the car, and the max speed on a level surface for that car was 60 mph. Case closed!

You just gotta love those good ol' boy (and gal) Texas law enforcement officers.

[RandiFan1290]

5. This AGAIN in Texas?

What the hell is going on in that state? How many of these are we not hearing about?

[AnotherMcIntosh]

6. And where is AG Holder?

If there are two such cases in which the cops were not inhibited in any way, and didn't even try to conceal what they were doing from the dash cams, there has to be more.

Prediction: Holder is not going to do a thing.