Detective Machecha is named in a federal lawsuit filed on October 2, 2024, alleging violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The lawsuit claims that on January 25, 2024, Machecha participated in an unjustified motor vehicle stop, detention, handcuffing, and search of the plaintiff and her vehicle without probable cause, and coerced her into consenting to the search under duress.
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