Overview
- Cervantes filed a federal complaint Monday in the Eastern District of California that names the City of Sacramento and several police officers.
- She alleges officers invented signs of impairment to secure a judge’s warrant for a blood draw and then told the DMV she refused testing.
- Toxicology results showed no measurable alcohol or drugs in her system, and the Sacramento district attorney declined to file charges.
- The complaint links the episode to her bill to restrict how police use and keep automatic license plate reader data, as well as bias against her as an LGBTQ Latina.
- The Police Department has said officers believed she showed objective signs of a central nervous system depressant.