CHICAGO (STMW) – 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 a busy south suburban interstate.
On Sept. 13, 2009, Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy D. Woods stopped a vehicle driving by Daryl Morgan on Interstate 57 at 167th Street near Oak Forest, 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.
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 Sheriff’s office spokesman Steve Patterson said Morgan has never filed a complaint with the sheriff’s office or any other authorities. He laughed at the idea of anyone leaving a child behind on an interstate and forwarded any other questions to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, who could not reached Thursday morning.
“Police officers don’t generally leave kids on the side of the road,” Patterson said.
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