Cops in Rock Hill, S.C., are at the center of controversy stemming from a recent execution of a search warrant, which led them to the wrong home. During the "unwarranted" search, a 71-year-old black man was forced out of his home at gunpoint. To make matters worse, the search was conducted at 4 AM, and the old man was made to stand outside naked while the cops finished their search.
Anjanette Young, a 50-year-old Chicago social worker was subject to a similar traumatic incident earlier this month. Authorities claim they were in pursuit of youths thought to be breaking into cars. When they came upon the home of Jethro DeVane they, according to the New York Daily News, "said that while chasing the running teens they’d noticed DeVane’s house with tall grass, no lights, an open door, and a dirty swimming pool. They thought it might be abandoned and the teens could be inside."
“Mr. DeVane is in his room, laying down — and awakens to a flashlight shining through his bedroom window,” said DeVane's attorney Justin Bamberg during a press conference on Tuesday. “So like any one of us would do, Mr. DeVane gets up. He goes to his back door and looks out.”
“And then he is pulled out of his house at 71 years old, completely naked,” Bamberg continued. “I was sleeping with no clothes on,” said DeVane, picking up on the narrative. “I didn’t have my clothes on that night. I’m in my house.”
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