PORTLAND — A federal jury has sided with two Portland police officers who arrested a 47-year-old woman and took her to jail although she wasn’t wearing any underwear or pants.
Sherrie Sandau had sought as much as $750,000 in damages. Her lawyer told The Oregonian that she plans to appeal.
Jurors found the officers acted reasonably. The jury also found that police entry into the home without a warrant was justified in the 2005 case.
Sandau was wearing a long tank top when she was arrested.
Lawyers for the officers say they didn’t initially know the woman was not wearing underwear because her top went to mid-thigh. They also say she was secure and out of sight in the patrol car.
Sandau was arrested after confronting officers who responded to a complaint from a neighbor about a barking dog and other noise from Sandau’s home.
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