Supreme Court hears arguments on case about FBI raid on wrong Georgia home
- Trina Martin is appealing to the Supreme Court to revive her lawsuit against the FBI for a wrongful raid on her home in 2017.
- During the raid, FBI agents aimed guns at her then-boyfriend and 7-year-old son, frightening the family.
- The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed her lawsuit in 2022, claiming it was an honest mistake.
- Public interest groups have urged the court to overturn this ruling to preserve accountability for federal law enforcement.
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Supreme Court Weighs Case About Mistaken FBI Raid
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 29 over whether the FBI should be protected from a civil suit over its mistaken raiding of a Georgia couple’s home in 2017. In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2017, FBI Special Agent Lawrence Guerra mistakenly believed he had arrived at a gang member’s home to execute a search warrant. Instead, he smashed through the door of a different home—that of Hilliard Toi Cliatt and his partner, Curtrina…
FBI Raided The Wrong Atlanta Home And Now Messed Around and Found out
Trina Martin, her son Gabe, and ex-partner Toi Cliatt were the victims of an FBI raid in the predawn hours of October 2017. As they slept, FBI agents burst through the front door of their home and let off a flash grenade. A terrified Martin pleaded to get her son but was told to “shut up,” according to USA Today.…Read more...
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