I am a 60 yr old disabled woman on probation. The sheriffs dept. came to do a search. I had to allow due to probation. I have congestive heart failure, class 3 with a pacemaker and defibrillator. I am hooked up to LifeWatch due to 2 recent heart attacks. I only had my nitegown on and was made to sit on the porch. I began to have chest pains and ask for my Nitro. It took them 5 minutes to get it, they had to Search my purse first. I ask for an ambulance. I thought they would disscontinue the search being that I was taken to Hosp. Not so. The ER in the ambulance told the driver that the officers told him that I was faking. He drew blood without asking permission. When I entered the ER, I was surprised to see a lady officer in my space. I ask if I was under arrest. Answer no. But she was told to not let me out of her site. The ER physician stabalized me and then told me he was to do a vaginal and rectal search because someone saw me put drugs in my body cavity. I was angry, but complied. NOthing found. After I was released, the officer told me I was to go with her. I was handcuffed in my nitegown, barefooted, with my box of medications and put in the police car for a 50 mile ride to the Sheriffs Dept. I was held for 2 or 3 hours, then released. It was about 5;30 pm, very hot and humid. I had no one to pick me up, so they put me on the street and told me I could walk the 8 miles to my home. I must have looked like a very deranged woman becuase a nurse stopped me and ask me if I was OK. I told her no and ask to be taken to a friends home. I was extremely hot and having palpatations, no breath and about to pass out. The nurse was very upset and concerned for my health. Do I have any legal grounds to complain.
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