Police Officer Sues Department
May 27, 2001
Former Deland, Florida police officer Judy Schroeter is suing the city for emotional trauma relating to her arrest two years ago. Schroeter claims that she was wrongfully arrested by fellow police officers after she called them in relation to a domestic violence incident in her home.
On October 29, 1999, Schroeter and her husband, former Deland police corporal Tony Schroeter, were in the middle of an argument that turned physical. According to the report, Judy Schroeter called the police after her husband threw her to the ground and threw a beer bottle at her because she wanted to leave the house with the children. Both Judy Schroeter and her husband were arrested and taken to jail. Both spent the night in jail where they were required to surrender their guns and badges. Judy Schroeter maintains that she was improperly searched and restrained. The charges against her were later dropped. Mr. Schroeter received one year of probation.
Now, Judy Schroeter is seeking $15,000 in damages from the Deland Police Department, arresting officer Andrew Conklin, and arresting officer Brian Hildreth. The lawsuit asserts that Conklin and Hildreth held "personal animosity and hostility toward Schroeter." The claim also maintains that the couple was falsely arrested, imprisoned, and prosecuted maliciously.
Schroeter claims that due to this incident, she has suffered bodily injury, emotional anguish, loss of employment, damage to her reputation, humiliation, and disgrace.
Tony Schroeter was arrested again two months later for aggravated stalking. The charges were later reduced to misdemeanor stalking and then subsequently dropped.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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