Trooper and agent didn't stop arrest

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man claims in a federal lawsuit that an FBI agent and a state trooper failed to help him after New Haven police falsely arrested him on drug charges.

Norval Falconer says Trooper Blake Stine and FBI agent James McGoey failed to tell prosecutors that New Haven police planted drugs on him three years ago.

Falconer said he was forced to plead guilty to the drug charges to avoid spending Christmas in prison.

The lawsuit filed Monday in New Haven says the charges were eventually dropped, but Falconer spent a month in prison, was evicted from his apartment and lost his job.

Stine said proper steps were taken to remedy the situation.

An FBI spokesman declined immediate comment, saying he had not seen the lawsuit.

A message was left for McGoey.