Bigblockblair
New Member
Ok, late September in Dallas County Missouri, I got pulled over at a convenience store by local police department and Hickory County sheriff's deputies. The local police officer instructed me out of my truck as the Hickory deputies approached me stating they had me and insisted on me telling them about all the stolen property in this storage unit in Dallas county. I replied that they are mistaken and I have nothing to say to them as they started to rummage through the bed of my truck. At that moment the Dallas county police officer asked me if he could search my vehicle. I replied no that I didn't give consent for search. The Dallas county officer informed me that I was being detained, cuffed me and placed me in the squad car, as I am watching one Hickory deputy looking through the box of my truck and the other deputy inside the passengers side of my truck looking through the glove compartment and center console where he located my cell phone. He took the phone and searched through my girlfriends purse taking her cell phone as well. So all that was found and seized at that point were cell phones and we were both transported to jail on a 24 hr hold. Apparently there were photos and or texts the Hickory deputies found on these cell phones which resulted in four felony charges against me. While I was locked up trying to make bail on all these charges, my cell phone bill history shows they were texting one of my contacts that is now a states witness against me and checking my email/social media sites and I guess what ever else they wanted to snoop in. Til this day they still have my phone and refuse to return it insisting it is evidence. From the beginning, I believe this search and seizure without a warrant on both the truck, and cell phones were illegal. Any help would be greatly appreciated since my court appointed attorney has not given me an answer to this question. Thank you for your time.