Woman Says Strip Search After DUI Arrest Went Too Far
It started with a routine dui arrest. But what happened after, has Dana Holmes at the center of a lawsuit.
A humiliating and unwarranted strip search by LaSalle county deputies, she says. Police pulled Holmes over for speeding MAY 18th. She allegedly told them she had been at a wedding with her boyfriend.
And he was too drunk to drive. This police dash cam video, shows her calmly taking a field sobriety test. Police say her blood alcohol was about three-times the legal limit.
That's when things go awry. Holmes against the wall, as the female deputy pats her down. Male deputies standing by. Then, suddenly, the officers put her on the ground. They allege she tried to kick them. Within moments, deputies carry her into a padded room and put her facedown on the floor. Then, three male officers and one female remove all of her clothing, leaving her naked for two minutes, until an officer tosses in some blankets.
Illinois law says officers can only conduct a strip search when there is a reasonable belief that a suspect has a weapon or drugs. And that they can only be searched by deputies of the same sex. And that it cannot be observed by anyone not physically conducting the search. These are on-duty deputy sheriffs, humiliating and groping a female inmate.
police vid of stop and in police station, and story at link
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/woman-strip-search-dui-arrest-20442085
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