HINKLE v. BECKHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS

No. 18-6202.

962 F.3d 1204 (2020)

Laramie Sterling HINKLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Jarrod Hinkle, Plaintiff, v. BECKHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; Scott Jay, in his individual capacity; Strider Estep, Deputy Sheriff, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed June 22, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brently C. Olsson ( Mark S. Rains with him on the briefs), of Cheek Law Firm, PLLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Laramie Hinkle.

Wellon B. Poe ( Jamison C. Whitson with him on the brief), of Collins Zorn & Wagner, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendants-Appellees, Scott Jay and Strider Estep.

Carson C. Smith ( Robert S. Lafferrandre with him on the brief), of Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellee, Beckham County Board of County Commissioners.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, PHILLIPS, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.


A series of coincidences and mistaken beliefs led to the arrest of Laramie Hinkle for possessing a stolen trailer that was not even stolen. And things got worse from there. Despite Hinkle's recently having served as police chief in a nearby Oklahoma town and having voluntarily presented himself for booking, the sheriff's...

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