Soto v. City of Bonner Springs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

This case considers the application of the Kansas Tort Claims Act (KTCA), K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., to a law enforcement detention. Jose Mora Soto was lawfully stopped for a traffic violation in Bonner Springs in Wyandotte County. He was then arrested and detained at a Wyandotte County detention facility pursuant to a Johnson County arrest warrant issued for a similarly named individual. Upon Soto’s release 2Vz days later, he brought suit for false arrest and imprisonment against the City of Bonner Springs, Unified Government of Wyandotte…