JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A Jessamine County woman arrested during a traffic stop in May is still fighting in court to have charges removed, nearly five months later. A judge says the arrest was the result of a “clerical error.”
Traffic stop leads to arrest
Shelby Dela Cruz was driving to her pharmacy on the morning of May 30. It was a Saturday, and she was supposed to open the pharmacy. However, when a Jessamine County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled her over and ran her information, everything changed.
“When he comes back, he just says, ‘Step out of the car.’ So, I’ve never had a police officer tell me to step out of a car, and I’ve never been in trouble,” Dela Cruz said.
The deputy told Dela Cruz her license was suspended. Body camera video shows Dela Cruz repeatedly telling the deputy he must have the wrong person…