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A Georgia woman who spent five months in jail after an Atlanta police officer falsely accused her of drug possession has been awarded more than $1 million by a federal jury.
An Atlanta police officer had falsely accused the woman of hiding cocaine inside an exercise ball when he searched her after the officer pulled her over on a street for jaywalking, the jury found, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
The woman was arrested on trumped-up drug charges and spent a month behind bars before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation completed an analysis that revealed the substance in question was not cocaine.
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A Georgia woman who spent five months in jail after an Atlanta police officer falsely accused her of drug possession has been awarded more than $1 million by a federal jury.
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However, the woman was still held behind bars under the same charges for four more months.
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An Atlanta police officer falsely accused the woman of hiding cocaine inside an exercise ball when he searched her after the officer pulled her over on a street for jaywalking.
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The officer making the allegations was initially ordered to pick up the bill.
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The woman was arrested on trumped-up drug charges and spent a month behind bars before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation completed an analysis that revealed the substance in question was not cocaine.
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Under the direction of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, the officers’ salaries were initially garnished until responsibility was transferred to city leaders.
Atlanta police and Dickens’ office did not immediately respond to FOX News Digital’s requests for comment.
