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and dropped it on Canfield s boot.
Tarantino was given a ticket for running a stop sign was cited for with
and driving
a suspended license.
In September of 2012, the Citrus County SheriffOffice served a civil
s was with
law suit that claimed that Canfield illegally strip searched Tarantino. Tarantino
claimed that
Canfield made her strip naked and stand outside for atfive minutesnaked.She
least while
also claimed that Canfield forcefully removed her tampon.
After receiving the notification for the suit, the Sheriff s Office issued this state-
ment: "The Citrus County Sheriff s Office wants toon recordasthe allegations
go saying
made in this lawsuit are not only ludicrous, but completely untrue.
Yes, a traffic stop was
conducted on July 17, 2011. The plaintiff was issued a criminal citation re-
for violation of
strictions on her driver s license. She also was issued a written warning for rolling through
a stop sign."
No strip search was conducted, and the plaintiff s tampon was never forcibly re-
moved by any deputy. It is the Sheriff s Office intent to aggressively defend itself against
these malicious allegations, according to a press statement.
The case finally went to the United States District Court in Marion County this week.
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Four deputies, including Canfield, who were present during the traffic stop, were examined
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and cross examined throughout the trial. In the end, however, the jury did not find in favor
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of the plaintiff, Tarantino, but instead ruled in favor of the defendant, Dep. Andra Canfield.
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