75-year-old grandmother says she was restrained during police raid

[Silent_Bob]

http://wtvr.com/2014/04/23/75-year-old-woman-tied-up-while-state-police-invade-her-apartment/

HENRICO, Va. (WTVR) –Ruth Hunter, a 75-year-old woman, said she was tied up while State Police invaded her Henrico apartment.

She said officers told her during the raid what they were looking for, and court documents also show the information. She said she had nothing to do with the investigation.

Virginia State Police said a drug investigation is what prompted a Henrico County magistrate to issue a warrant for an apartment in the 5600 block of Crenshaw road.

The woman claims that officers ultimately arrested a man who lives two doors down from her.

"I thought someone was breaking in to rob or kill me," Hunter said.

Seconds after her front door flies open Hunter said she heard a voice yell "Police!"

"...Took my hands with a tie-thing and said 'You're under arrest' and started asking questions," she recalled. "The more I told them I didn't know these people, the more he continued."

Hunter said she's lived at the Village at Arbors apartment complex in Henrico for about six years, the whole time she's kept to herself she says, only speaking when spoken to by others. She said she was shocked at the line of questioning from State Police, on the morning of April 10.

"Asked me if I ever stored drugs for anybody — I said how dare you insult my integrity."

Hunter said that is when police started asking about her loved ones.

"He asked if maybe my granddaughter was involved. I sat up in my bed like how dare you try and bring my granddaughter into this stuff. She's a law abiding citizen, works for a living, she don't even like coming here," Hunter said.

Hunter said that police left her apartment and went two doors down, while she was left handcuffed with a zip tie.
The fiancé of the man arrested says she was there at the time, and asked CBS 6 to hide her identity

"Jjust so happened they came to the apartment and they got it mixed up,' she said.

State Police cite an ongoing drug investigation as why they can't comment any further.

The warrant does list Hunter`s address and apartment number, but she believes this court document proves that she did nothing wrong. Because it says police did not find anything inside.

Hunter says the early morning raid haunts her to the point where she's moving out, but not before delivering this message to those she says stood over top of her as she was frightened out of bed

"I'm very irritated and angry, he never said I'm sorry, never apologized for having the wrong house...he said you got to get someone to fix that door."

[Tom Sawyer]

Encouraging to see every comment is critical of the police and the Drug War.