CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Follett v Ruggiero
Charge-Specific Probable Cause and Futile Civil-Rights Amendment
Decided
The citation
Follett v Ruggiero, order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, entered October 30, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2424)
From the case summary
After a domestic confrontation at their shared home, Thomas Klein told a sheriff’s deputy that Laurie Follett had assaulted him with a knife. The deputy saw an injury on Klein’s head and a knife and arrested Follett. She was charged with dangerous-weapon assault and domestic…
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