STATE OF RIDGEWAY
COUNTY OF RIDGEWAY
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY
VINCEFANT,
Plaintiff(s),
v.
YOUFOUNDSEAL,
Defendant(s).
Case Number: RSC-CV-3130
Presiding: Hon.
PETITION FOR WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
PLAINTIFF, VinceFant, by and through the undersigned counsel, alleges the following:
INTRODUCTION
1. Plaintiff, VinceFant, submits this Petition for Habeas Corpus in relation to an arrest made
by Senior Trooper YouFoundSeal on the 21st of June 2024 whilst Plaintiff was
campaigning for office.
JURISDICTION & VENUE
2. The court has jurisdiction to hear “all civil and criminal cases or controversies.”
Ridgeway State Constitution Article V, Section IV.
3. 1 R. Stat. § 2210 empowers this court to hear a petition for writ of habeas corpus
4. Venue is proper as the tortious actions alleged herein took place in Ridgeway County,
Ridgeway.
PARTIES
5. VinceFant (“Plaintiff”) is a resident of Ridgeway County. He is also a citizen of the State
of Ridgeway—his place of business and personal home address is unknown; but it is
understood that he resides within the applicable jurisdiction as hereinafter referenced and
applied in this case.
6. YouFoundSeal (“Defendant”) is a resident of Ridgeway County. He is also a citizen of
the State of Ridgeway—his personal home address is unknown; but it is understood that
he resides within the applicable jurisdiction as hereinafter referenced and applied in this
case. He is a Senior Trooper within the Ridgeway State Police
FACTS
I. Events of the 21st of June 2024
7. On or about the 21st of June 2024, Plaintiff was out campaigning in the Ridgeway
Gubernatorial general election. Plaintiff was the running mate of the incumbent governor.
8. Whilst out campaigning, Plaintiff was shot by an onlooker who was also campaigning for
a candidate. This onlooker pulled out a shotgun, and shot the now Lieutenant Governor.
Upon being shot, Plaintiff dropped 3-4 boxes of .45 ACP ammunition.
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9. After respawning, Plaintiff went outside and picked up his boxes of ammunition - these
boxes held no evidentiary value as they would not have helped to prove whether a fact
was true or not.
10. After picking these boxes up, Defendant arrested Plaintiff and charged him with evidence
theft.
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
FALSE ARREST - 1 R. STAT. § 2210
11. All prior paragraphs within this complaint are incorporated as if they were fully set forth
herein.
12. On or about the 21st of June 2024, Defendant falsely arrested Plaintiff for theft of
evidence. The evidence theft statute reads as “The act of picking up evidence on an active
crime scene, with the exception of the individual being an on-duty law enforcement
officer taking evidence with the intent to not allow others to pick up.”
13. In order to satisfy this charge, the officer must be able to prove that 1) evidence was
picked up, 2) that there was an active crime scene, and 3) that the individual was not a
LEO picking up evidence to avoid it being stolen.
14. In this case, only one of these prongs are satisfied. If we look at plain definition of
evidence, it means “anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true”,
Cambridge Dictionary, in this case, we cannot say that the dropped ammunition
cartridges could help to prove or disprove that something had happened or that something
was true. Thus the first element is not satisfied.
15. If we move to the second element, we must assess whether there was an “active crime
scene”, again if we turn to the plain definition of these words, we can determine that this
element is not satisfied. A crime scene is defined as “the place where an offence has been
committed and forensic evidence may be gathered”, Oxford Languages, and active is
defined as “(of a thing) working; operative”. If we look at these two definitions, we can
see how the actions of my client do not befit his charge. As such, the second element is
not met.
16. With only one of the 3 prongs being satisfied, the charge of evidence theft is
inappropriate.
RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests the court to grant relief to redress the injury as follows:
a. Declaratory relief declaring that Defendant unlawfully arrested Plaintiff;
b. Injunctive relief expunging the arrest of the Plaintiff
June 27, 2024 Respectfully submitted,
MatthewSandringham
Counsel of Record
R. Bar. No. 16103
Attorney for Plaintiff
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STATE OF RIDGEWAY
COUNTY OF RIDGEWAY
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY
VINCEFANT,
Plaintiff(s),
v.
YOUFOUNDSEAL,
Defendant(s).
Case Number: RSC-CV-3130
Presiding: Hon.
INITIAL DISCLOSURE
INITIAL DISCLOSURE
PLAINTIFF, VinceFant, by and through the undersigned counsel, submits this document in the
above-entitled matter, pursuant to Rid. Civ. P. 19.
INITIAL DISCOVERY
Plaintiff submits the following articles as initial discovery as to the tortious claims listed within
the civil complaint, pursuant to Rid. Civ. P. 19:
a. Exhibit A - Video of Incident
b. Exhibit B - Video of Arrest
June 27, 2024 Respectfully submitted,
MatthewSandringham
Counsel of Record
R. Bar. No. 16103
Attorney for Plaintiff
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