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Teen actress wants to sue New York City over night in drunk tank
Jueves 11 de Junio de 2015, 15:44
Winnifred Bonjean-Alpart, whose mother is the prominent criminal defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean, says she was falsely arrested last summer at the Harlem bash.
Cops responded to a late-night noise complaint at 267 W. 113th St. and the then-17-year-old barked to her pals, “You don’t have to give your ID,” when officers requested identification, according to a criminal judge’s decision.
Then, after cops pulled a fake ID from Bonjean-Alpart’s bag, she bragged, “Yeah, I know it’s fake. Everyone has one. So what?”
Police found two empty bottles of booze in her purse, according to the December decision that tossed a disorderly conduct charge, but sustained a possession of alcohol by a minor and forged instrument count.
Despite the favorable outcome, Bonjean-Alpart’s mom — who won a $500,000 award for a Chicago-based convicted mass killer injured by a prison guard — tried to sue the city for false arrest and malicious prosecution.
But the Loyola Law School grad missed a deadline by four months and is now asking the court for an extension.
The teen, who counts Hillary Clinton and Tina Fey as role models, according to an online bio, then spent 18 hours in central booking before being released, the filing says.
Bonjean-Alpart is claiming physical and emotional injuries as well as violations of her civil and constitutional rights.