Beard v. City of Northglenn

WHITE, Associate Justice (Retired).

Appellant Herschel Beard, III, was the innocent victim of an extraordinary case of mistaken identity. Misled by a complex fraud into thinking Beard responsible for at least a pair of crimes within their jurisdictions, Detectives Greg Neal and Stephen Hipp, appellees here, sought, received, and executed a warrant for his arrest. Once the detectives discovered their mistake and appellant’s innocence, all criminal charges against Beard were dismissed. This civil suit followed, with appellant seeking damages from appellees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for what he…