An Idaho woman is suing casino security staff and law enforcement officers in a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging she was arrested on drug charges based on misleading interpretations of surveillance footage.
Lawsuit Claims Deputy Misrepresented Footage in Idaho Casino Drug Case
Connie Ann Hansen, who was held without enough evidence when a bag of suspected methamphetamine was found at Shoshone-Bannock Casino in Fort Hall, says officials did not have enough evidence to hold her.
The lawsuit was filed October 9, just shy of two years after the incident. Hansen said a sheriff’s deputy falsely claimed what casino cameras saw, transforming an unconfirmed assumption into evidence she had dropped the drugs.
The incident occurred on October 19, 2024, when casino security personnel discovered a small bag containing suspected methamphetamine on the gaming floor. Employees checked the surveillance footage to see who had left it behind…