Men Sue Texas over Unexplained Detention, Asset Seizure

Two Latino men claim to have been jailed for 39 days with no charges or hearing

A Texas sheriff threw two Latino men into jail for 39 days "with no charges, no hearing, and no probable cause" and seized the $14,000 they had saved up to buy a new car, the men claim in Federal Court.

Roberto Moreno-Gutierrez and Jaime Moreno-Gutierrez sued Hill County, the Hill County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety, in Federal Court. Hill County, whose seat is Hillsboro, is between Waco and Dallas.

Comments

[CE]

Hey, if you've got more than a few hundred on you in cash, the cops have to detain you for a month or so until they're sure where the money came from, right?

[AlgerHiss]

This is simply another case of this "asset forfeiture" nonsense being completely out of control.

Any cop involved in this activity should be ashamed of themselves.