Megan Linke, as Executor for the Estate of Clarence A. “Gus” Linke III v. Blackhawk Area Task Force, Kyle Wyckstandt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MEGAN LINKE, as Executor for ) the Estate of Clarence A. “Gus” Linke III, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 23-cv-50370 v. ) ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer BLACKHAWK AREA TASK FORCE, ) KYLE WYCKSTANDT, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On October 21, 2022, Defendant Blackhawk Area Task Force (“BATF”) and Illinois State Police SWAT (“SWAT”) executed a search warrant at the home of Clarence A. “Gus” Linke III, a 76-year-old man suffering from Parkinson’s disease and dementia. The target of the search was Gus’s son Aaron Linke, who was…