The plaintiff's claim in a warrantless false arrest lawsuit arose from a sheriff s deputy s visit to her house to check on the welfare of her daughter. The Court disagrees.I agree with everything the prior attorneys have said but would add that under Tennessee law, you are likely too late to bring a civil suit. It varies widely, depending on the offense for which the warrant was issued. An accused arrested pursuant to a warrant must be taken to a court specified in the warrant. Officers who have a warrant and properly identify an individual are usually not at risk of false arrest allegations. An officer must either have a warrant or reasonable suspicion that a person has committed or is about to commit a crime (probable cause). Check while filling out Seales' arrest report. The Supreme Court held the arrest to be unlawful due, in part, to the lack of a valid warrant.