Officer Glenn Altshuler
The lawsuit states that 28 other officers were involved in the raid, but the plaintiffs haven’t yet identified them.
Montgomery County spokesman Scott Peterson wrote in an email to Bethesda Beat on Thursday that the county can’t comment on the lawsuit “due to pending litigation.”
The Palmas rented out their basement as an apartment to a woman in her 50s in 2019. The woman’s son, David Zelaya, a college student in his 20s, sometimes stayed there, too, according to court documents.
Starting in May 2019, Montgomery County police started investigating Zelaya for possession of firearms and distribution of controlled dangerous substances.