Eunice Webb v. Rodney Arbuckle

PER CURIAM: *

This case focuses on what has come to be known as a “ruse checkpoint.” Here, police officers placed a sign on the shoulder of Highway 1-49 in rural Louisiana advising drivers that a narcotics checkpoint was ahead. There was, however, no actual checkpoint. The sign was placed a short distance before drivers reached the exit for Asseff Road, a gravel road with no services such as gas stations, restaurants, or hotels. Officers observed cars taking this exit and stopped those vehicles seen committing traffic violations or other violations of the law. Plaintiff-Appellant Eunice Cook…