Bad Cop: Man arrested after lawmen mistake heart medicine for cocaine
George Funti spent three days in jail for possession of a controlled substance he never possessed.
The arrest came more than a month after a state lab report clearing him of any wrongdoing had made its way back into the hands of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
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The arrest came more than a month after a state lab report clearing him of any wrongdoing had made its way back into the hands of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Funti said he felt like an animal as he was handcuffed and shackled and shuttled through first the Walton and then the Okaloosa County jails, and now he’s contemplating legal action. “This was not a mistake, this was neglect,” he said. “Somebody just didn’t care to follow through with the paperwork to keep a man out of jail.” Okaloosa County Sheriff Ed Spooner is working to get to the bottom of what happened. A couple of weeks ago he ordered an internal investigation into the matter. Monday, Spooner looked over what Investigator Ron Gay had compiled thus far in the case. “Based on what has been presented to me, we’re going to continue this investigation,” Spooner said Monday afternoon. Funti’s brush with the law began Feb. 12 at the Bluewater Fitness and Wellness Center. |
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