HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A Limestone County school bus driver has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a sheriff’s deputy followed her, pulled her over and arrested her for driving under the influence of drugs days after she mocked him as “Barney Fife.” Her drug screen was clean, and the charge was later dismissed.
Angela Kalman, 56, sued Deputy Preston Green on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. It is the second federal lawsuit against Green in recent weeks.
The complaint alleges Green violated Kalman’s First Amendment rights by retaliating against her speech. It also alleges he violated her Fourth Amendment rights by stopping her without reasonable suspicion, forcing her to perform field sobriety tests and arresting her without probable cause. Green is sued in his individual capacity…