{"id":521526,"date":"2022-12-05T17:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ruby-johnson-77-sues-cop-who-ordered-swat-raid-of-her-home\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:43:58","slug":"ruby-johnson-77-sues-cop-who-ordered-swat-raid-of-her-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ruby-johnson-77-sues-cop-who-ordered-swat-raid-of-her-home\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ruby Johnson, 77, sues cop who ordered SWAT raid of her home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21d15f04dd4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21d15f04dd4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ruby-johnson-77-sues-cop-who-ordered-swat-raid-of-her-home\/#%E2%80%9CRuby_Johnson_77_sues_cop_who_ordered_SWAT_raid_of_her_home%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ruby Johnson, 77, sues cop who ordered SWAT raid of her home&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRuby_Johnson_77_sues_cop_who_ordered_SWAT_raid_of_her_home%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ruby Johnson, 77, sues cop who ordered SWAT raid of her home&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>An elderly Colorado grandmother is suing a Denver police detective for ordering a raid of her home triggered by a mistaken ping from a Find My iPhone <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>A SWAT team stormed 77-year-old Ruby Johnson\u2019s Montebello home after a serious misunderstanding about how to use the handy Apple app, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-co.org\/sites\/default\/files\/wysiwyg\/complaint_and_jury_demand_12-01-2022_redacted.pdf\">the lawsuit <\/a>filed Wednesday by the ACLU of Colorado. <\/p>\n<p>At least eight officers in full body armor toting automatic weapons raided Johnson\u2019s home in search of several stolen items, including six firearms and an iPhone, on Jan. 4. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s suit named Gary Staab, the lead detective in the botched raid.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint claims Staab used a \u201chastily prepared, bare-bones, misleading affidavit\u201d to obtain a warrant and perform an \u201cillegal search\u201d of Johnson\u2019s home. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ruby Johnson is pictured\" class=\"wp-image-24896092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>At least eight officers donning full body armor and toting automatic weapons raided Johnson\u2019s home in January. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages, according to the filing \u2014 and is suing Staab \u201cin his individual capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police were searching for a stolen truck that allegedly contained four semi-automatic handguns, a tactical military-style rifle, a revolver, two drones, an old iPhone 11 and $4,000 in cash. <\/p>\n<p>Stills from bodycam footage taken that day show a confused Johnson being ordered outside her home while wearing a bathrobe. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ruby Johnson is pictured at the time of the raid of her home\" class=\"wp-image-24896095\" width=\"618\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Officers ordered the Colorado grandmother, wearing a bathrobe, out of her home to complete the raid. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Staab had ordered the raid of Johnson\u2019s home after speaking to the owner of the stolen vehicle, who said he had used the Find My iPhone app and saw his phone had pinged at Johnson\u2019s address the day it was stolen. <\/p>\n<p>A screenshot from the app, however, later revealed the phone \u201cpinged\u201d somewhere in the vicinity of Johnson\u2019s home and did not give a precise location. Even without the exact location, Staab allegedly insisted the stolen items were inside Johnson\u2019s home. <\/p>\n<p>The complaint asserts that Staab\u2019s affidavit violated Johnson\u2019s right to be \u201cfree of unreasonable searches and seizures\u201d and that the affidavit \u201clacked probable cause that evidence of crime could be found\u201d at Johnson\u2019s home, since the ping on the Find My iPhone app was not a precise location. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrucially, if a device\u2019s location cannot be determined precisely, the user will see a blue circle around the device\u2019s marker on the map. The size of the blue circle shows how precisely the device\u2019s location can be determined. For example, the larger the circle; the greater the inaccuracy,\u201d the complaint states. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"complaint against the detective is pictured\" class=\"wp-image-24896104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The complaint alleges a profound misunderstanding of how to use Apple\u2019s Find My iPhone app. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"the raid of the home is pictured\" class=\"wp-image-24896101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The complaint claims that Staab did not do any additional police work to verify his claims that the stolen iPhone was inside Johnson\u2019s home.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis blue circle covered an area spanning at least six different properties and parts of four different blocks in the vicinity of [redacted] Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The complaint also claims Staab did no additional police work to independently verify whether the phone and other stolen items were inside Johnson\u2019s home. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the authority of the illegally issued warrant, Denver police arrived at 77-year-old Ms. Johnson\u2019s home, where she lives alone, with an overwhelming and intimidating show of unnecessary force,\u201d the ACLU said in a statement. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Ruby Johnson in a cop car\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Colorado&#8217;s ACLU.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NBC News<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Ruby Johnson raid\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The complaint asserts that Staab&#8217;s affidavit violated Johnson&#8217;s right to be &#8220;free of unreasonable searches and seizures.&#8221;                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NBC News<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Ruby Johnson raid\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/colorado-grandmother-swat-raid-lawsuit-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    A screenshot from the app revealed the phone &#8220;pinged&#8221; somewhere in the vicinity of Johnson&#8217;s home and did not give a precise location.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NBC News<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson opened the door to a blaring bullhorn  and an armored vehicle parked on her front lawn before officers began swarming inside her home wearing military gear. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth Ms. Johnson and her home of 40 years carry wounds from that day that have not healed. 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