Jervell Barnes v. Trooper G. White, Trooper K. Krol, and Unknown and Unnamed Illinois State Troopers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JERVELL BARNES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 22-cv-6452 v. ) ) Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman TROOPER G. WHITE, TROOPER K. ) KROL, and UNKNOWN AND UNNAMED ) ILLINOIS STATE TROOPERS, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Trooper Geoffrey White arrested Plaintiff Jervell Barnes because he believed that a “hard substance” found in Mr. Barnes’s backpack was crack cocaine. Mr. Barnes was booked, charged, and released on bail. However, the police drug lab determined that the hard substance contained…