The lawsuit claims Officer Pratt chose to believe Laundrie while ignoring all the evidence that Gabby was the victim. And he was “intentionally looking for loopholes to get around the requirements of Utah law and his duty to protect Gabby.”
The officers made no arrests and split up the couple for the night.
This happened shortly before Laundrie murdered the young woman in a Wyoming wilderness park on August 24th.
Laundrie showed up at his home in Florida without his fiancée. And a nationwide search started for Gabby, which soon engulfed social media.
After refusing to cooperate with the FBI and the North Port Florida police Landrie disappeared. And he committed suicide.
Moab denies responsibility
The police department, the police chief, assistant chief, and Officers Eric Pratt and Daniel Robbins are all listed as defendants in the suit.
Petito’s parents accused both responding officers of failing to follow procedure by not fully investigating the domestic violence complaint. And of ignoring easy-to-spot signs that their daughter was in distress.
