Winterset police sued over alleged ‘false arrest’ in traffic stop on parked vehicle Clark Kauffman Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 26, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the second time in two years, Winterset police are facing a lawsuit alleging false arrest.kAm$4@EE |:?62CE @7 (:?E6CD6E :D DF:?8 E96 r:EJ @7 (:?E6CD6E 2?5 (:?E6CD6E !@=:46 ~77:46C {@82? r2>A :? &]$] 7656C2= 4@FCE]k^AmkAm|:?62CE 2==6865 E92E 62C=J :? E96 6G6?:?8 @7 u63] h[ a_ac[ 96 H2D D:EE:?8 :? 2 G69:4=6 E92E H2D A2C<65 :? 9:D 5C:G6H2J :? (:?E6CD6E] %96 =2HDF:E 2==686D E92E r2>A H2D @? C@FE:?6 A2EC@= 2E E96 E:>6 2?5 E92E 96 “6I64FE65 2 EC277:4 DE@A @7 |:?62CE’D A2C<65 G69:4=6 @? AC:G2E6 AC@A6CEJ]”k^Am kAm%96 =2HDF:E 2==686D r2>A 925 ?@E @3D6CG65 E96 G69:4=6 :? 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