North Carolina: Charlotte-Mecklenburg teacher Jasmine Horne says she was falsely arrested by police

North Carolina school teacher says she was falsely arrested by police

A case of mistaken identity turned into a traumatic experience for one woman who says she now wants to see the Charlotte Mecklenburg police officers involved in her false arrest held accountable, NBC affiliate WCNC reports. The incident took place June 14 when J. Horne returned to her home in west Charlotte, according to WCNC. Horne says as she got out of the car in her driveway at least 10 police cars pulled up and surrounded her. “There’s a police officer and he hops out of his car, points his gun at me and asks me to get out of ...

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‘I was already traumatized’: North Carolina school teacher says she was falsely arrested by police

A case of mistaken identity turned into a traumatic experience for one woman who says she now wants to see the Charlotte Mecklenburg police officers involved in her false arrest held accountable, NBC affiliate WCNC reports. The incident took place June 14 when J. Horne returned to her home in west Charlotte, according to WCNC. Horne says as she got out of the car in her driveway at least 10 police cars pulled up and surrounded her. “There’s a police officer and he hops out of his car, points his gun at me and asks me to get out of ...

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CMS teacher says CMPD mistook her for suspect, pointed gun at her

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher said she is traumatized after she was swarmed by cops and had a gun pointed at her because officers misidentified her as a suspect. The incident happened last week in front of her home in west Charlotte. Second grade teacher J. Horne told Channel 9′s Dashawn Brown that she was sitting in her car outside her home when officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department swarmed her car. “I wasn’t stopped, I was ambushed by the police,” she said. “I was already sitting in my car in front of my house when they stopped me and they ...

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‘The sloppiest mistake’: Woman says CMPD wrongly handcuffed, arrested her in case of mistaken identity

A Charlotte woman says she was wrongly arrested by CMPD and is now traumatized by the entire encounter. The woman, who asked to only be identified as J. Horne, says police officers surrounded her and even pointed a gun at her before realizing they got the wrong person. “I reached down for something, I look back at up and there’s a police officer hopping out of his car with a gun pointing at me,” said Horne. Horne said she was on her way back to her house after a workout class. She was sitting in her car before walking inside ...

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division is investigating this incident to make sure that all officers acted appropriately in accordance with North Carolina State Law and the policies of CMPD.​

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CMPD says officers acted within policy in mistaken identity detainment

Nearly seven months after a Charlotte teacher came forward to demand accountability from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department after an incident of mistaken identity lead to a false arrest, the department now says the officers who initially arrested her acted within their own policy. J. Horne first spoke about her experience to WCNC Charlotte's Briana Harper in June 2021. According to Horne, she had returned to her home in west Charlotte on June 14 when at least 10 police cars pulled up and surrounded her. Horne claimed an officer took aim at her, never asking for her license or registration until ...

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A review board will hear the case of a Charlotte teacher mistakenly detained by CMPD

Police officers surrounded Jasmine Horne in June 2021 after she parked her car in front of her west Charlotte home. She was handcuffed, searched and placed in the back of a police car. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says Horne was released on scene within 15 minutes of first being placed in handcuffs. Officers say they confused her with a woman with a similar name who was suspected of a violent crime. Horne filed a complaint with CMPD. An internal investigation concluded the officers did not violate policy and were acting in good faith with the information they received. Horne appealed ...

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Police detain wrong person

She’s taking her case before Charlotte’s police review board, which has agreed to investigate but has rarely made its final decision in favor of citizens.

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Charlotte school teacher handcuffed at gunpoint — but she wasn’t the suspect

Charlotte’s police review board has agreed to investigate a citizen’s complaint about officers who pointed a gun at and handcuffed a school teacher last year after they mistakenly identified her as an stabbing suspect. The Citizens Review Board has rarely ruled in favor of citizens bringing complaints against police and often hears cases related to officers’ use of force, like shootings. Last week’s unanimous vote signals the review board believes there’s enough evidence that CMPD should have taken disciplinary action against the officers involved but is not a final decision. A hearing is scheduled for May, where the board may ...

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‘Mistakes were made,’ says Charlotte manager about teacher wrongfully detained

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police invited an outside review of the department’s use of license plate readers following the high-profile case of Jasmine Horne, a local teacher who was handcuffed at gunpoint in front of her house after she was mistaken for an attempted murder suspect. On Monday night, officials released publicly a redacted version of policy recommendations from the Citizens Review Board, which had been sent to Chief Johnny Jennings last month. After the CRB released its recommendations, CMPD said in a news release it will provide officers with more training for the license plate readers, verify entries more frequently, and invite ...

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‘Mistakes were made,’ says Charlotte manager of teacher wrongfully detained

The case stemmed from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police’s camera system used to track cars and license plates around the city.

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Former teacher’s complaint against CMPD resolved 2 years after wrongful detainment

A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher is finally able to put one of the most traumatic days of her life behind her. Two years ago, Jasmine Horne was wrongfully detained by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers. On Friday, her legal team told Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz they’ve resolved the case with CMPD and Horne is ready for her next journey. “I’m doing well. I’m doing better,” she told Sáenz. Horne said she’s happy to put this chapter behind her. Although she’s still dealing with the trauma from it, she said she’s learned lessons from what she went through. “This year, I went ...

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Former teacher’s complaint against CMPD resolved 2 years after wrongful detainment

A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher is finally able to put one of the most traumatic days of her life behind her. Two years ago, Jasmine Horne was wrongfully detained by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers. On Friday, her legal team told Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz they’ve resolved the case with CMPD and Horne is ready for her next journey. “I’m doing well. I’m doing better,” she told Sáenz. Horne said she’s happy to put this chapter behind her. Although she’s still dealing with the trauma from it, she said she’s learned lessons from what she went through. “This year, I went ...

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