Eldgie D. Ketchum v. Bristol VA, Police Department and Isaac S. Pratt

CLERK'S OFFICE U.S. DIST. ¢ AT ROANOKE, VA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT apr 17,2026 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA LAURA A □□□□□□ □□□□ ROANOKE DIVISION BY: s/A. Beeson DEPUTY CLERK Eldgie D. Ketchum, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 7:26-cv-00259 ) Bristol VA, Police Department ) ) and ) ) Isaac S. Pratt, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Eldgie D. Ketchum, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ketchum asserts a claim arising from his arrest. (Dkt. 1.) He asserts that children present were…