Shawn Stewart was arrested for a dangerous infatuation with his drug counselor. She had proof, in the form of emails and texts, and said she feared for her life. But nothing was as it seemed:
Three days later, minutes after Bridget turned in another email to the sheriff’s office, a deputy phoned her. She told him: “He is stalking me and I fear for my life.”
The cops decided they could wait no longer. That was the night they headed to Shawn’s parents’ apartment. In a statement justifying the arrest that night, deputies wrote that Shawn violated the restraining order “at least six times,” and was meticulously tracking his victim, knowing her location “constantly.”
They didn’t mention that they hadn’t checked the authenticity of the emails from Shawn provided by Bridget. They were relying solely on the screenshots.
And there is no evidence that they had looked into Bridget’s past.
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