Suit claims officer left man’s child in car along Interstate 57
A man filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Cook County sheriff and a deputy he claims falsely arrested him and left his young son in a vehicle on Interstate 57 near Oak Forest.
On Sept. 13, 2009, Cook County Sheriffs Deputy D. Woods stopped a vehicle driven by Daryl Morgan on Interstate 57 at 167th Street, according to a suit filed in U.S. District Court.
The suit claims Morgan was arrested and his young son was left at the scene of the arrest. The suit does not indicate the exact age of the son.
Morgan was released from the Cook County Jail more than two days after the arrest and criminal charges were dropped, according to the suit.
Morgan claims the deputy had no reason to arrest him, and there was not a warrant for his arrest. The four-count suit claims false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and indemnification and is seeking judgment against Woods and Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart.
Cook County Sheriffs office spokesman Steve Patterson said Morgan has never filed a complaint with the sheriffs office or any other authorities.
Patterson laughed at the idea of anyone leaving a child behind on an interstate highway, and he forwarded any other questions to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, who could not reached Thursday morning.
Police officers dont generally leave kids on the side of the road, Patterson said.
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