KC police sued over 2006 arrest at toddler's grave
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Posted: 09/01/2010
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - A suburban Kansas City woman has sued police over an arrest that was made in 2006 during the funeral of her 14-month-old daughter.
The lawsuit says Kansas City police arrested the wrong man at the grave site of Kaylee Zahnd, who died Dec. 16, 2006. The child's mother, Shauna Renno, says the officers arrested the girl's father, although they were seeking her uncle.
Renno sued two Kansas City police officers, the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, two Independence police officers and the city of Independence. The arrest occurred at an Independence cemetery.
The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit was first filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, but was transferred to federal court this summer.
A Kansas City police spokesman said the department would not comment on pending litigation.
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