Martin County man sues sheriff’s office after database error leads to jail time

A Martin County man is suing the Martin County Sheriff’s Office after he says he spent 14 days in jail for a crime he never committed.

Michael Brewer said it all stemmed from deputies mistakenly identifying him as a felon because of an error in a national crime database.

Brewer filed a lawsuit against the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the deputies involved in his arrest, accusing them of false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution…

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