Cops in Deming, New Mexico probe driver David Eckert who failed to stop at sign

A MAN who failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign was subjected to X-rays, cavity searches, several enemas and a colonoscopy by police who believed he was carrying drugs.

KOB4 reports that David Eckert had just finished shopping at Walmart on January 2 this year in Deming, New Mexico when he was pulled over for going through a stop sign too quickly.

Federal legal documents claim that Mr Eckert appeared to be clenching his buttocks when police pulled him over so they obtained a warrant to do an anal cavity search.

After attempting to get the probe done at one hospital, police were forced to admit Mr Eckert to Gila Regional Medical Centre because the first hospital deemed it "unethical."

Mr Eckert underwent an abdominal X-ray, which showed no drugs. He then had two anal exams where doctors used their fingers, once again no drugs were found.

Mr Eckert then had three enemas but nothing was found in stool samples.

After a second X-ray still found nothing, Mr Eckert was prepped for surgery and was given a colonoscopy, which also showed no drugs.

"If the officers in Hidalgo County and the City of Deming are seeking warrants for anal cavity searches based on how they’re standing and the warrant allows doctors at the 'Gila Hospital of Horrors' to go in and do enemas and colonoscopies without consent, then anyone can be seized and that’s why the public needs to know about this," Mr Eckert's lawyer, Shannon Kennedy said.

Ms Kennedy said the warrant was only valid for Luna County, where Deming is located but not in Grant County where the Gila Regional Medical Centre is located. It had also expired by three hours by the time the colonoscopy was performed.

"This is like something out of a science fiction film, anal probing by government officials and public employees," Ms Kennedy said.

Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante said the town had no reason to fear unwarranted intrusions by police officers.

"We follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols that we have in place," Chief Gigante replied.

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