SEE IT: Dad says police opened daughter’s urn, spilled ashes during unlawful search while claiming ashes were drugs
Lawsuit
An Illinois father is suing the Springfield Police Department after he says they searched a small urn containing his deceased toddler’s ashes, even spilling some of the contents after they confused it with drugs. Dartavius Barnes was pulled over by Springfield officers in April 2020, off of Laurel and 16th in Springfield. According to court …