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keep her hands up, hand him
her purse, and hand him her
firearm. " Plaintiff asserts she
was fearful Officer Porter would
shoot and kill her if she approached the purse, and that she
attempted to explain to Officer
Porter that the firearm was located in a secure zipper in her purse.
Plaintiff alleges she was " certain
that Michael Porter was about to
shoot and kill Plaintiff in front
of Plaintiff 's daughter based on
his behavior " and that she was
" in mortal fear of her life. "
Plaintiff asserts that when Officer Porter " aggressively rushed
and handcuffed " Plaintiff, her
daughter began " fearfully begging " for Officer Porter to " not kill
her mom, " to which Officer Porter responded, " Shut the f*** up! "
Plaintiff asserts that upon arriving
at the scene, Plaintiff 's 13-year-old
son approached the vehicle and
told Officer Porter, " get off my
mom, " at which point Officer Porter aimed his firearm at Plaintiff 's
son. Plaintiff 's husband, son and
daughter " begged Michael Porter to not harm or kill Plaintiff. "
Plaintiff 's complaint further asserts that Officer Porter continued
to shout expletives at Plaintiff 's
children and " other surrounding
community members while positioning himself in a threatening
manner, holding his service weapon as if he were ready to aim and
fire it. "
According to allegations in
Plaintiff 's complaint, Officer Porter then reported a " 'woman with
a gun and aggressive male threatening people at the Little League
game' into his radio and requested another officer. " A California
Highway Patrol ( " CHP " ) Officer

and Sacramento County Sheriff 's
Deputy responded to the call. Later, those officers allegedly stated
that Officer Porter's call was misleading and Officer Porter's behavior was " grossly inappropriate. "
Plaintiff additionally alleges Officer Porter put Plaintiff into the
backseat of a locked police vehicle
with the windows rolled up, detaining her there for more than an
hour without proper ventilation.
Plaintiff alleges she was unable
to remove her winter clothing, became overheated, nauseated and
nearly lost consciousness. Officer
Porter allegedly refused Plaintiff 's
requests for water, dismissed her
complaints that exhaust from the
floorboard was suffocating her,
and kept her locked in the vehicle.
Within 20 to 30 minutes of being
locked in the car, Plaintiff vomited
on herself.
According to the complaint, a
responding Sergeant was present
during her requests for water and
ventilation. Additionally, the CHP
Officer and Sheriff 's Deputy present at the scene directed Officer
Porter and the Sergeant to release
Plaintiff, but they refused. Officer
Porter released Plaintiff after more
than an hour with a citation for resisting arrest. Plaintiff has not been
charged with any crime arising
from the incident.
The following week, Officer
Porter allegedly contacted the
Rio Linda Little League office
and recommended Plaintiff be
banned because her family was
" dangerous. " Officer Porter also
contacted Plaintiff 's place of
employment, telling her coworkers she was aggressive and had
resisted arrest. The Plaintiff 's
complaint alleges Officer Por-

ter contacted Plaintiff 's place of
employment several times and
continued to make " unlawful, unfounded, and derogatory remarks
about Plaintiff 's character to her
coworkers. "
Plaintiff asserts Officer Porter
continues to harass her and her
husband in public while in the
presence of family and friends.
According to Plaintiff, this harassment includes spreading rumors about Plaintiff being " dangerous " and " a liar " ; stalking
Plaintiff; and repeatedly defaming Plaintiff " in communications
with her place of employment
and with members of the Rio Linda community. "

Plaintiﬀ claims she is being
treated for the severe
psychological and emotional
injuries resulting from the
alleged acts and omissions of
Oﬃcer Porter and Defendants.
As a result, Plaintiff alleges she
suffers from anxiety and severe
emotional distress. Further, Plaintiff claims she is being treated for
the severe psychological and emotional injuries resulting from the alleged acts and omissions of Officer
Porter and Defendants.
Due to public humiliation and
continued defamation by Officer
Porter, Plaintiff claims she had to
take an extended leave of absence
from her work, and her professional and personal relationships
have suffered. Plaintiff alleges she
continues to experience a " loss of
quality of life and a loss of quality of relationship, companionship

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