Kenneth E. King v. Anderson County, Tennessee

I respectfully dissent.

I. Facts

On October 27, 2009, Charles Faireloth, a deputy with the Anderson County Sheriffs Department, stopped a car driven by Kenneth King (the “Plaintiff’) for driving his vehicle into the path of the deputy’s car and for failing to operate his vehicle’s headlights while it was raining. During a routine check of the Plaintiffs driver’s license, Deputy Faireloth received erroneous information that the Plaintiffs license had been suspended. Deputy Faireloth then notified the Plaintiff that he was under arrest and would be taken into custody. In response, the Plaintiff…