May 17, 2024

AndronETalksNews

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Using loophole, Seward County seizes millions from motorists without convicting them of crimes

ABC 8 – Nebraska

 

SEWARD, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press, Natalia Alamdari) – Four hundred and fifty-five miles of Interstate 80 run through Nebraska.

But one 24-mile stretch has become nationally known – or notorious – for a type of traffic stop that sends millions to a single Nebraska county and its sheriff’s office.

In August 2020, flashing police lights stopped Christopher Bouldin’s van on this short ribbon of road as he headed west through Seward County.