CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The owner of a Clearfield County horse sanctuary has filed a federal lawsuit against a Pennsylvania State Trooper for unlawful arrest, citing her 4th and 14th Amendment rights.

The lawsuit was filed Feb. 19 in US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania after an alleged incident on June 14, 2023, between plaintiff Lana Hubler-Thompson and defendant Trooper Austin Woolcock.

Thompson alleged in her lawsuit that on the evening in question, she had just picked up a 750-pound bale of hay for the horses at her horse sanctuary in Curwensville. At around 9:45 p.m., she said it was dark and foggy when she came up to a red light where she saw a state trooper make a U-turn and get behind her. He proceeded to follow after she turned left before eventually turning on his lights.

Woolcock alleged to her that her headlight was out and she was driving slow, the lawsuit reads. Thompson said that was not the case with the headlight and that she was driving slowly due to the foggy conditions, the dark road, all the added weight from the hay in the bed of her truck and the fact she was followed for miles by a Pennsylvania State Trooper.

Thompson went on to say that Woolcock asked her to "go for a walk," with no reason as to why. Once out of the truck, Thompson claimed that Woolcock immediately accused her of being under the influence of meth and detained her in handcuffs with no further explanation.

Woolcock proceeded to search her and her truck only to come up empty-handed, according to the court papers. Throughout the lawsuit, Thompson maintained that she's never done meth or any other drugs in her life.

Thompson said that even without probable cause, Woolcock arrested her and took her to Penn Highlands Clearfield for a blood draw and then took her back to the state police barracks until her son came to pick her up.

According to the lawsuit, when her son arrived, Woolcock "aggressively confronted" him. He demanded to know where Thompson got the meth from, which took her son by surprise, she said.

Thompson went on to say that she suffered embarrassment, reputational harm and emotional distress the next week when a local paper reported on the arrest.

However, more than eight months later, court dockets show there were no charges ever filed.

In the lawsuit, Thompson and her attorney, Dylan T. Hastings Esquire, of Williams Cedar LLC in Philadelphia, specifically cite the 4th Amendment about search and seizure without probable cause as well as arrest without probable cause. They also cited the 14th Amendment about malicious prosecution and Trooper Woolcock initiating criminal proceedings without probable cause.

Thompson is asking for a trial by jury and to be awarded at least $150,000 in damages as well as attorney's fees and other relief the Court may find to be fair.