Federal Lawsuit: The Malicious Prosecution of an Innocent Man

The Law Offices of Timothy P. O’Brien have filed a federal lawsuit against four Pennsylvania State Troopers for the malicious prosecution of Daylan McLee. The lawsuit alleges that Troopers knew that Mr. McLee was an innocent man who had saved lives by disarming a gunman. However, in order to cover up their own misconduct, they falsely charged him with numerous felonies. After he spent a year in jail a jury found him not guilty of every criminal charge.  You can view WPXI’s coverage of the lawsuit, including an interview with O’Brien Law attorney Alec Wright, by viewing video above.

Strip Searches at the Allegheny County Jail

The Allegheny County Jail has recently abused the long-standing rule in favor of strip-searching inmates, claiming a security interest exists for such searches.  That rule has existed for over a decade based on decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States.  Those same rules do not apply for stop-and-frisks outside of the prison walls.  In this context, however, Warden Orlando Harper is claiming that chemical-soaked papers were being smuggled into the jail both through general inmate mail and disguised as legal paperwork.

 

Officer Transparency in Police Misconduct Cases

Timothy P. O’Brien was recently invited by WTAE to discuss police transparency in officer-involved shootings.  Our office takes the position that, as a general rule, and as citizens, we are entitled to know what our public servants are doing.  Of course, there are exceptions to that general rule, but absolute deference should not be given to our public officials to withhold information.  Check out the full-length video here.

 

http://www.wtae.com/article/officer-involved-shooting-protocol/15888973