Man Plans Legal Action After Wrongful Arrest in South Florida over License Plate Frame on Rental Car

Man plans legal action after wrongful arrest in South Florida over license plate frame on rental car

A man has received an apology from Davie Police after he was wrongly arrested due to the license plate on his rental car – but his attorneys say they’re planning to pursue legal action. An arrest over a license plate frame turned into a trip to the hospital and jail for Demarquize Dawson. “He’s going to have to re-live this over and over again over something that was so simple as half a letter being blocked,” said his attorney, Ryan Berger. Daws…

'They Were Wrong' – Florida Police Arrest Driver Over License Plate Frame, Then Apologize

Wavebreakmedia via iStockIt wasn’t even his car. He rented it, but a police officer pulled him over for the license plate frame bolted to the Mercedes-Benz. “He said, ‘I’m arresting you because the ‘S’ on your license plate is obscured,” Demarquize Dawson recalls. The “S” the Florida officer referred to, by the way, was the “S” in “Sunshine.” The numbers were clear. The registration decal was visible. But Dawson said the officer arrested him any…