A North Carolina deputy who ordered a strip search of two Black men after falsely claiming to smell crack cocaine could be required to pay the attorneys'
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ASHEVILLE - A Black Buncombe County man and his ex-girlfriend say Sheriff Quentin Miller and deputies owe them $500,000 after traffic stops and a strip search that violated their rights and led to no charges, according to a recent federal court filing. Plaintiff (Marcus) Hyatt suffered physical injury, personal humiliation, mental anguish and suffering, during the 2018 strip search in a gas station bathroom, the April 26 brief said.
In their own filing, Miller and the deputies say both the strip search of Hyatt and the detention of Ashley Barrett were justified given the alerting of a drug dog and deputies suspicions of illegal drug activity.