Natasha Lopez says she was arrested inside her own home after demanding to see a warrant. Her children were present. She says they were screaming and crying. She called 911. She asked for a warrant. She was handcuffed and charged with obstruction.
Cpl. Mills’s own report says Natasha told him to “go get a warrant.” It also shows that Mills began securing the residence at approximately 8:38 PM, arrested Natasha, checked the house, and kept occupants on the porch while he applied for a search warrant. The search warrant was not granted until approximately 9:04 PM and was not shown until approximately 9:17 PM.
That means the home was controlled and Natasha was arrested before the search warrant existed. Mills justified this by claiming Joseph’s cellphone might contain digital evidence and could be destroyed or removed. The public question is whether suspected phone evidence justified entering or controlling a family home and arresting a mother before a judge signed a warrant.
This case is about more than one arrest. It is about whether Cherokee County residents can demand a warrant at their own home without being charged with obstruction.
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