‘I was crying and asking God to help me’: San Jose woman held at gunpoint by cops sues Home Depot over ‘stolen’ rental truck

Marisol Mondragon was in a rented Home Depot truck moving her belongings to a new home in San Jose when she her son and a family friend detected themselves surrounded by police with guns pointed at them in what resembled a scene from a movie she announced A helicopter circled overhead she stated There were police officers pointing guns at us like we had killed someone or something Mondragon noted in an interview I started crying my son was asking me what was happening what did we do It wasn t what Mondragon her -year-old son or the friend driving the truck did she indicates in a lawsuit It was what was done by Home Depot which had released the truck stolen but failed to tell police it had been recovered the lawsuit against the company alleged Ms Mondragon was worried she was going to be shot and killed and suffered from severe emotional distress the lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court claimed Mondragon is seeking unspecified damages Home Depot declined to comment on the lawsuit San Jose police did not respond to questions about the occurrence and their policies on apprehending suspected motorcycle thieves Mondragon a mother of four who works as a janitor rented the truck in June at the Home Depot on Story Road in East San Jose according to the lawsuit filed in March Trouble came when the family friend behind the wheel answered a call on his cell phone and a police officer in a patrol car passing by turned around and began following them soon joined by three other police vehicles Mondragon stated in an interview Her friend pulled into a gas station a mile from Home Depot on South White Road near Alum Rock Avenue and stopped she explained Five more police cars came she commented There was a helicopter It was like a movie Then came the order to exit the truck Mondragon stated They reported us to get out with our hands up she stated We gave them our IDs They narrated us to shut our mouths She her son and the friend were handcuffed she explained When she tried to talk to the officers they narrated her to be quiet she stated I was crying and asking God to help me Mondragon mentioned adding that bystanders with phones were filming the scene Related Articles Four arrested in sextortion scheme that drove San Jose teen to take his life CHP Pregnant San Jose woman dies after I- crash Theranos felon Elizabeth Holmes loses again in court options for early freedom narrow Car valued at stolen from Saratoga residence South Bay hospital accused of ignoring manager s alleged San Jose steakhouse sex attack on nurse After more than an hour an officer recounted Mondragon There s a obstacle the truck is shared stolen she disclosed and she responded How could it be stolen I just got it That her explanation appeared to fall on deaf ears was terrifying Mondragon stated At last officers brought her together with her son and friend and apologized she stated The cuffs were removed leaving marks on her wrists she revealed Police advised her that Home Depot had published the truck stolen but failed to notify agents that it had been recovered the lawsuit claimed That night I had to go to the hospital I had a panic attack Mondragon disclosed I m a good person The police scare me now