New lawsuit claims Sheffield police officers entered wrong house, held woman at gunpoint

New lawsuit claims Sheffield police officers entered wrong house, held woman at gunpoint

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) — A woman is suing the City of Sheffield, claiming police officers entered her home without a warrant and held her at gunpoint, before realizing they were at the wrong house. Court records show Katherine Allen filed a lawsuit in Colbert County Circuit Court against the City of Sheffield on March 14 over an incident involving four police officers at her home on December 30, 2024. She said this encounter with officers violat…

Alabama teen sues for $300,000 after police allegedly ‘invaded the wrong home,’ held her at gunpoint

A Sheffield resident is suing the city for compensatory damages after she claims four officers broke into her home and held her at gunpoint before realizing they were at the wrong address.On Dec. 30, 2024, around 6:30 p.m., Katherine Allen, 19, was home in her pajamas when officers broke down her door without knocking, without announcing themselves as the police, and without presenting a warrant, the complaint alleges.