What started as a routine trip to the city impound lot has exploded into a high-stakes civil rights fight in federal court. Michael Lusk says Memphis police wrongly accused him of stealing vehicles he legally bought from a City of Memphis impound yard, then left him sitting in jail for roughly a month before prosecutors dropped the case. In a new federal lawsuit, he is suing the City of Memphis, two Memphis police officers, and Walmart, alleging not only wrongful arrest and detention but also that his health deteriorated in custody because he could not get his prescribed medication.
Court Records Trace the Arrests and Dismissals
According to federal filings, Lusk purchased vehicles from the City of Memphis impound, and one of those vehicles later…..