The trouble started when a neighbor’s tree fell on the Cramer’s property in September.
The lawsuit states that Yeamans came to the property on Oct. 5 to investigate the insurance claim.
But the suit claims that Yeamans surreptitiously shot photos of the flowering hibiscus growing in the Cramers’ backyard and sent them to police as evidence of a marijuana grow operation.
According to the complaint, Yeamans “intentionally photographed the flowering hibiscus plants in such a manner as not to reveal that they had flowers on them so that they would appear to resemble marijuana plants.”
Based on those photos, the suit claims, Buffalo Township police Officer Jeffrey Sneddon obtained a search warrant for the Cramers’ property. The suit says that Sneddon claimed to have expertise in identifying marijuana.
The suit alleges that the search warrant contained no probable cause to search the Cramers’ home.
The police apparently arrived at the Cramers’ home around noon Oct. 7 while Audrey Cramer was on the second floor only partially dressed.
When she answered the door, she alleges that about a dozen officers were pointing assault-style rifles at her.
Its the combo idiot plate. The idiot, busybody insurance adjuster who doesn’t know a marijuana plant from a flowering hibiscus. The police “plant expert” ditto. Follow it all up with a SWAT raid on a elder couple. Lawsuits. Lawsuits all around. With a double dose on Nationwide Insurance.
The insurance adjuster probably thought it was an easy way to get out of paying a small, legitimate claim. I wonder what other stunts he's pulled over the years.
Nationwide was not on their side. False advertising.