Lawson v. Veruchi

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Jeffery A. Lawson (“Jeffery A.”) was arrested for assaulting Kimberly Colvin and held in jail for more than one month before he was released when police learned the alleged culprit was really Jeffrey W. Lawson (“Jeffrey W.”). Following his release, Jeffery A. sued the officer who swore out his arrest warrant, Rockford Police Detective Robert Veruchi, as well as the City of Rockford (“Rockford”), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jeffery A. alleged that Veruchi arrested him without probable cause in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and Rockford violated his constitutional rights…