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sovereign-citizen · Volusia County, Florida

Civil Rights Lawsuit Naming Laralynne Nabozny, From Florida 'Sovereign Citizen' Traffic Stop, Dismissed

What happened?

Still unclear

Laralynne Nabozny, arrested after a November 2023 traffic stop in Volusia County, Florida, was later named as a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit that was dismissed without prejudice in June 2025; the criminal charges from the traffic stop remain

5 sourcesBy AfterTheClip Desk · Last checked Jul 2, 2026
Sources: FOX 35 Orlando; AfterTheClip

Timeline

  1. The Body Cam Watch YouTube channel, which later uploaded the clip, joined YouTube.

  2. The original traffic stop incident occurred in Volusia County, Florida, involving Destry Wogerman and Laralynne Nabozny.

  3. The Associated Press reported on the traffic stop escalation involving a driver claiming to be a

  4. A civil rights lawsuit, 'Ephrain-Nation v. State-of-Florida et al', was filed in the U.S.

  5. The YouTube video 'When the Police Give a Sovereign Citizen a Wake-Up Call - A Body Cam

  6. The civil rights lawsuit 'Ephrain-Nation v. State-of-Florida et al', in which Laralynne M.

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How we researched this & corrections

Information was gathered from reputable news reports, official statements from the Volusia Sheriff's Office, and federal court docket information. The YouTube video itself provided context for the clip's dissemination.

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