(Everton Bailey Jr./The Oregonian)
A Lake Oswego Municipal Court judge granted a motion to suppress evidence against Portland Timbers' captain Liam Ridgewell related to his October arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.
In a written opinion dated Sunday, Judge William Bruce Shepley said he believes Ridgewell's traffic stop by two Lake Oswego police officers on Oct. 24 was illegal because it wasn't supported by probable cause of a violation or reasonable suspicion that the soccer player had or was going to witness a crime.
The city failed to prove either officer believed Ridgewell committed any crimes, Shepley wrote.