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Paula White was delivering mail for the United States Postal Service on July 18, 2002, when she received a startling phone call. It was the Pleasant Prairie Police Department, who informed her that something terrible had happened at her horse farm and that she should return there immediately. Extremely concerned, Paula started driving home, as she worried about how her mail would get delivered that day, and more importantly, whether something tragic had happened to her husband David “Spock” White, who was working on the farm.
Upon arriving at the farm, Paula was met by a captain from the Pleasant Prairie Police, who refused to give her information and instructed her to wait by her vehicle. Paula, concerned for her husband, started walking toward her house, when the captain grabbed her by the back of the shirt, and kicked at the back of her knees. Paula fell to the ground, hitting her knees. The captain then put his knee in the back of Paula’s neck as he held her arms behind her back.
Paula found out some time later that she had been accused of stealing a horse trailer from another Pleasant Prairie resident. The next two years were difficult ones for Paula. As a result of the assault by the Pleasant Prairie Police, she sustained a fractured neck, and knee injuries, which required surgery. To add insult to injury, Paula faced a lengthy court battle to prove her innocence. In February 2004, a judge found her not guilty, and dismissed the case. However, Paula is reminded of the assault on a daily basis, which caused permanent injuries, and required her to quit working for the postal service.
Paula has now enlisted the services of Michael F. Hupy & Associates, S.C. to fight back. The firm has filed a federal lawsuit against the Pleasant Prairie Police Department for their excessive force against Paula. Attorney Michael F. Hupy said, “I believed Paula from day one.” The trailer Paula was accused of stealing has now been found, and the woman who accused her of theft has been charged herself with filing a false insurance claim.