Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Georgia

My nephew was recently arrested in Savannah, Ga. Abuse of Power runs rampant in this great country. It needs to be addressed and examples made. He is 19 years old. Graduated from Ironton, Oh. He currently lives in SC with his father. He is a Kirby Vacuum Salesman. He was in Ga. with his company. He was in a customers house giving a demonstration. He is about 6'4" 250lbs. He picked up the end of her sofa to show her the difference in the carpet color. It scared the customer, due to his size and strength. She called the police, instead of asking him to leave. When the police arrived, his managers wife was next door giving a demonstration, she walked over. My nephew had no idea what was going on. He was simply doing his job. He has never had a complaint while with the company. He was never asked to leave by the customer, nor did he realize that he had scared her. He was arrested for Criminal Trespassing, Loitering, and Peddling without a license. The license should have been the responsibility of Kirby. The other two charges were fabricated to make an arrest. He was invited in by the customer, was giving his demonstration, and was never asked to leave. There should not have been charges filed. Is there something we can do within the legal system to ensure this abuse doesn't continue to happen without consequence? The officers response, was they shouldn't let a person his size be a door to door salesman. What happened to "Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness?"


Asked on 8/18/12, 9:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Your nephew can get a lawyer to represent him, investigate the facts, get the best possible result. An aunt or uncle complaining on the internet, and providing one version of the "facts," does absolutely nothing for him or anyone else.

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Answered on 8/19/12, 6:00 am


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