Rogers v. Byroad

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION WILLIE ROGERS, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:22-CV-356 DRL NICHOLAS MATTHEW BYROAD et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER On June 28, 2021, Shipshewana Police Department Officer Nicholas Byroad prepared an affidavit for probable cause for Willie Rogers. It was later discovered that the affidavit contained an incorrect assertion. A jury subsequently convicted Mr. Rogers of invasion of privacy. Mr. Rogers first appealed and then sought post-conviction relief in Indiana state courts for misstatements or fabrication of…