Former student accuses Brandon police, school district of violating rights during hate crime arrest

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Former student accuses Brandon police, school district of violating rights during hate crime arrest

BRANDON, S.D. — A former student at Brandon Valley High School is suing her school district, police department and other officials after she says her rights were violated during and following a hate crime arrest in 2022. In a federal lawsuit filed Feb. 12, Payten Van Roekel, now 19, alleges that she was subject to unlawful arrest, unlawful imprisonment, violations of due process, a civil conspiracy, malicious prosecution and intentional inflicti…