My name is Keyairrah Sweezer, date of birth 10/23/2000. I am reaching out for help regarding a traumatic incident that occurred on June 17, 2024, at the Ramsey County Jail.

That night, around 9 PM, I was pulled over while using my mom’s car to DoorDash. The tabs on her car were expired. During the stop, Officer Mattson arrested me because of a warrant tied to a case that has since been dismissed.

When I arrived at the Ramsey County Jail, I was asked if I was suicidal. I clearly answered no. Despite this, I was ordered to remove all of my clothing and perform a cough-and-squat search. Afterward, I was put into a “pickle suit,” which I understood to be used only for people expressing suicidal intentions. My hands were cuffed behind my back. The suit was not put on correctly, and it fell off shortly after.

I was placed in a holding cell with no bathroom, fully exposed, while people walked in and out of the jails booking area able to see me. I repeatedly begged correctional officers to cover me. I asked whether they were trying to humiliate me. The officer who had put the suit on me was upset that I “wasn’t coughing and squatting right,” which made me believe she may have put the suit on incorrectly on purpose. She was white, and I am Black; I felt targeted and discriminated against.

I was breastfeeding at the time, and as I stood naked, milk was leaking from my breasts. I told the officers I needed a breast pump and repeatedly asked to use a bathroom. One officer said he needed to ask a supervisor if he could cover me, but he never told me the result. I felt like I had absolutely no rights. Eventually, out of desperation and emotional breakdown, I had to use the bathroom with no toilet in the cell on camera because I had no no way to hold it anymore.

I believe I was kept naked for over an hour. During a shift change, C.O. Dodds saw me naked and was the only person who provided his name. He said he would testify if needed.

Since that night, my life has changed dramatically. I have been homeless, suffering from PTSD, flashbacks, and worsened mental health struggles. I’ve dealt with substance abuse, major depressive disorder, autism, ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and now trauma from this incident. After giving birth to my baby, I had to be admitted to a hospital mental unit for three days. I never had the chance to fully process what happened to me.

I am reaching out in hopes that you can help me seek justice for the humiliation, discrimination, and rights violations I experienced. What happened that night has deeply affected my mental, emotional, and physical well-being, and I do not want this to happen to anyone else.

I have been trying even while homeless and pregnant to find the legal help I desperately deserve.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I appreciate any help or guidance you can provide. Please any attorney willing to take my case probono you will be able to request a discovery for me and see what happened for yourself.

Thank you.