Westport man found not guilty in head-to-head dispute

WESTPORT – A Westport man who spent months arguing that the Westport police had mistaken a cell phone by accusing him of a distracted driving ticket was found not guilty.

"Not guilty! Justice prevails," said Jason Stiber, a Westport resident, in an e-mail sent to Westport News on April 26, shortly after Justice Maureen Dennis of the state Superior Court. to Norwalk's decision.

The incident took place on April 11 at around 6 pm when Stiber bought a brown hash at McDonald's on the Norwalk border and was intercepted by Cape. Wong won near Westport Whole Foods on Post Road West.

"I was eating a brown hash and he thought he saw a cell phone near my mouth," Stiber said in November. He received a $ 300 bill for distracted behavior.

Stiber said that he had no reason to put his phone up to his ear because he had bluetooth, and provided phone records showing that he had gone through no call during the time at which he had received the ticket.

"He was arrested for talking with his mobile phone and was the victim of an offense. I'm sure his request is different, "said Lt Jillian Cabana in November.

Resident in Westport since 2007, Stiber first appeared in August to complain about the case, before a magistrate, who found him guilty despite the presentation of the activity logs. telephone. Stiber then asked for a new trial, which took place on February 22nd.

"I just think this is a classic example of the truism that cops make mistakes. They are human beings like everyone else and sometimes they are wrong, "said Stiber's lawyer, John Thygerson.