BUCKEYE LAKE − A Union Township man filed a federal lawsuit against the village of Buckeye Lake, its police department, police chief, a former police officer, solicitor and council president, alleging his rights were violated as the result of a traffic stop.
Jimmy Hudson asks for $2.5 million for multiple violations of his rights and also asks that the Buckeye Lake Police Department be shut down over alleged violations of state and federal laws.
Hudson claimed in a Jan. 24 lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio that former Buckeye Lake police officer Matthew May violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure when he allegedly forced Hudson to disclose his phone number during a traffic stop Oct. 29. Hudson also alleged the officer refused to identify himself.
Hudson received a speeding ticket for allegedly traveling 46 mph in a 35-mph zone on Walnut Road in Buckeye Lake. Hudson said the officer became upset when he refused to answer any questions.