A retired FBI executive says a minor fender bender near West Town Mall turned into a humiliating months-long ordeal after she was arrested for DUI, jailed, strip searched, and later cleared by lab tests showing no alcohol or drugs in her system, according to a WVLT News investigation reported by Harry Sullivan.
Sullivan reported that Allison Tsiumis, a Lenoir City resident and 33-year veteran of the FBI, is now suing Knoxville Police Officer Christian Ferreras and the City of Knoxville in federal court.
Tsiumis claims Ferreras rushed the DUI arrest, fabricated evidence, and violated her civil rights. The DUI charge was dismissed months later after Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lab reports came back negative for both alcohol and drugs…