US Marshals Arrest Wrong Woman in Arizona: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Wrongful Arrest of Penny McCarthy

• 🎯 Penny McCarthy, a grandmother of 12, was arrested at gunpoint by US Marshals outside her Arizona home.
• ⚠️ She was accused of being a fugitive, Carol Rosac, who had violated parole, but McCarthy insists she has never been in trouble with the law.
• 🚨 Marshals presented an image of McCarthy from Facebook, which was mistakenly used instead of the mug shot of the actual fugitive, Carol Rosac.

Experience in Custody

• ⛓️ McCarthy was taken to a federal detention center, where she was chained the whole time and strip-searched three times.
• 😥 After 27 hours in custody, she was released, stating she felt re-traumatized by the experience.
• 🔬 It was confirmed through DNA and fingerprints that she was not the fugitive, Carol Rosac.

Legal Action and Aftermath

• ⚖️ Penny McCarthy is now suing the US Marshals office over the incident.
• 🗣️ The US Marshals office has declined to comment due to ongoing litigation.
• 😥 McCarthy expresses that she no longer feels safe and questions the justification for her arrest.