MASON
CITY | A trial date has been rescheduled for a lawsuit against Cerro Gordo
County and two sheriff's deputies claiming false arrest and imprisonment.
Cody
Kramer, 20, of Hancock County filed the lawsuit against deputies Mitchell Kruse
and Russell Jensen and the county.
A
jury trial has been set for March 17, 2015, in Cerro Gordo County District
Court. It was originally set to start June 3.
According
to the lawsuit, Kruse and/or Jensen allegedly arrested Kramer on Aug. 28, 2012,
and transported him to the Cerro Gordo County Jail where he was detained
against his will for more than three hours.
During
the time he was detained, Kramer allegedly was falsely accused of committing
numerous burglaries in Cerro Gordo County.
According
to court documents, the "unjust imprisonment" caused damages
including deprivation of Kramer's civil rights, humiliation, severe mental
distress, damage to his reputation and exposure to public hatred and ridicule.
Kramer
is also claiming his constitutional rights, including the right to be free from
unreasonable searches and seizures and free from an arrest in the absence of
probable cause, were violated.
Kramer
is seeking an unspecified amount for actual and punitive damages plus interest.
—
Laura Bird