Lawsuit Filed Against Officer Accused of Planting Drugs

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.

A lawsuit has been filed after a Huntsville police officer was accused of planting drugs in a man's car.

Quincy Turner filed suit against the city of Huntsville, Officer Wesley Little and Chief Henry Reyes.

Turner was stopped by Officer Little in September 2007.

He was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana after Little allegedly found drugs in the car.

However, Turner claims the marijuana was planted by Officer Little. The charges against Turner were dropped last year.

Turner is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in the suit.

Little and another officer, Ryan Moore, were indicted May 2008 on criminal charges, including evidence tampering.

An investigation was launched after a statement allegedly made by Little in October 2007 that, "there could be some marijuana inside the vehicle if it needed to be."

They both resigned from the HPD last June.