Atkins v. City of Shreveport

11 Plaintiff, Darlene Atkins, appeals a trial court judgment granting a motion for involuntary dismissal in favor of defendant, Officer W. Willis. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On April 8, 2005, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Shreveport police officer Wyle Willis was patrolling the Cedar Grove area of Shreveport, Louisiana in a marked police vehicle. During his patrol, Officer Willis observed 12-year-old Dillion Freeman (“Dillion”) and another person operating “minibikes” (electric scooters) on a city street. Officer Willis testified that he attempted to conduct a traffic stop for…