Homeland Sued
Jun 16th, 2006 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Immigration, Politics
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THE BORDER REPORT
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is being sued for $3 million after a Yuma sector Border Patrol agent ran a stop sign and hit a U.S. citizen in 2004.
The suit alleges that Border Patrol agent John Fountain ran a stop sign March 7, 2004, while driving on County 9th Street in Yuma County, and hit Yuma resident Antonio Arellano
According to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Tucson this March, Arellano filed a claim against the Homeland Security Department which denied it last month.
The lawsuit doesn't give any specifics about what injuries Arellano sustained or that Fountain was cited by any local law enforcement.
It does say that Arellano wants $3 million for "loss of earnings," "medical expenses," and past and future losses as well as "mental injuries."
There's not really a whole lot more to say. I just find civil lawsuits interesting when they involve the agencies I cover.
