Opinion ID: 2967647
Heading Depth: 6
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Plaintiff Randall

Text: Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on April 27, 1995, the officers at 7211 stopped the burgundy Dodge Diplomat, which was being driven by Plaintiff Randall. Randall was transported to the CID Station, taken to an interview room, and handcuffed to a wall. At Sergeant Swope’s direction, Detective Andrew Rositch interviewed Randall and reported the contents of the interview to Swope. Rositch did not release Randall because he understood that only the lead investigator, Corporal Ricker, or one of the other Supervisors, possessed the authority to release him. Officer Keith Harmon later questioned Randall again, but also did not release him. Plaintiff Randall was moved to other interview rooms during the night and, after each move, was handcuffed to a wall. At about 5:00 a.m. on April 28, 1995, Randall was taken to the District III Station, registered as a prisoner, and locked in a cell.14 He was released from the cell approximately an hour later, and, after retrieving his property, left the CID Station around 9:00 a.m. on April 28, 1995. 13 The Plaintiffs were not the only civilians present at the CID Station that night. As one CID sergeant observed, [A]ll the units housed in [the CID Station] generate their business, so to speak, through civilian victims, witnesses. That’s the nature of what we do. There were therefore many individuals at the CID Station on the night of April 27-28, 1995, as a result of investigations wholly unconnected to the murder. Moreover, CID interviewed approximately one hundred individuals at the CID Station in connection with the Novabilski investigation. 14 The County Police registered prisoners by photographing and fingerprinting, itemizing personal effects, and recording names in the log. 14 RANDALL v. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY