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An Indiana man is seeking justice after police officers entered his home and made multiple arrests without a warrant.
Video obtained by WLFI shows Lafayette Police Department officers entering the home of William Neal without a warrant on May 21. Neal said police told him that they were conducting a wellness check because they had reason to believe that someone was hurt inside.
“We had a call that we need to check on you. You need to come out here. That’s not a lawful order,” Neal said. “You need to come out here. We need to come out here. That don’t make no sense.”
At the time of arrest, Neal was at home with his son and his girlfriend Tammy. Officers claimed that a 911 call was made. Lafayette Police later confirmed that no call was made from the home and the officers didn’t have a warrant to enter.
In a statement, Lafayette Police Chief Scott Galloway said the officers “had received compelling evidence suggesting a domestic battery and confinement had occurred with persons at the address.”
Neal said the evidence was a seven-year-old video showing a domestic dispute between another one of his sons and a...
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