In Brief
- Sussex, Wisconsin, man arrested after refusing to provide ID during a traffic stop.
- Lawsuit claims deputies lacked probable cause on private property.
- Plaintiff alleges Fourth and 14th Amendment violations.
- County sheriff’s department disputes the allegations.
A Sussex, Wisconsin, man is suing Waukesha County Sheriff‘s deputies in federal court, claiming he was unlawfully arrested during a traffic stop.
Napoleon Jones was arrested and jailed for five hours on May 4, 2025, after refusing to provide identification to a deputy during a traffic stop in Sussex, according to the lawsuit filed on Dec. 1 in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Wisconsin.
Jones was stopped by Waukesha County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Shayhorn in a private parking lot in Sussex after Jones was filming a traffic stop Shayhorn was making on another vehicle, according to the lawsuit…