Cape Coral man suing Lee County Sheriff's Office after typo leads to wrongful arrest
An innocent Lee County man is suing the Lee County Sheriff’s Office over a typo that led to his wrongful arrest. Carlos Javier Lobos, 44, was arrested in 2018 and accused of child molestation. His lawyer says shortly after the false arrest, the sheriff’s office administratively expunged all records of it. While he was cleared of the crime after the detective realized the mistake, Lobos believes his name has been tainted after he was arrested in front of his family. Now, Lobos is fighting back. Lobos was arrested two years ago in his Cape Coral home by a U.S. Marshals task force, who shoul...