4 On Your Side investigates traffic stop nightmare The incident began January 2, 2013 after David Eckert finished shopping at the Wal-Mart in Deming. According to a federal lawsuit, Eckert didnt make a complete stop at a stop sign coming out of the parking lot and was immediately stopped by law enforcement. Eckerts attorney, Shannon Kennedy, said in an interview with KOB that after law enforcement asked him to step out of the vehicle, he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. Law enforcement thought that was probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. While officers detained Eckert, they secured a search warrant from a judge that allowed for an anal cavity search. The lawsuit claims that Deming Police tried taking Eckert to an emergency room in Deming, but a doctor there refused to perform the anal cavity search citing it was unethical. But physicians at the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City agreed to perform the procedure and a few hours later, Eckert was admitted. What Happened While there, Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures. A review of Eckerts medical records, which he released to KOB, and details in the lawsuit show the following happened: 1. Eckerts abdominal area was x-rayed; no narcotics were found. 2. Doctors then performed an exam of Eckerts anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found. 3. Doctors performed a second exam of Eckerts anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found. 4. Doctors penetrated Eckerts anus to insert an enema. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found. 5. Doctors penetrated Eckerts anus to insert an enema a second time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found. 6. Doctors penetrated Eckerts anus to insert an enema a third time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found. 7. Doctors then x-rayed Eckert again; no narcotics were found. 8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckerts anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:58:35 +0000
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