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Matt Collins
04-05-2010, 09:41 PM
http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/woman-wrongfully-arrested-may-get-250000-city




The mistake led to her being handcuffed in October 2006 as part of a special operation. Upon her arrest, police had an opportunity to rectify the problem when the arresting officer radioed the warrants division to confirm Milligan’s date of birth.


But according to the resolution, “The warrants clerk, apparently without searching for the warrant, immediately confirmed that the warrant was still outstanding. Had the clerk followed policy and looked at the warrant, she would have noticed the birth date provided by the officer did not match the information on the warrant.”