Woman, 65, sues over strip search

Yonkers, N.Y. -- A 65-year-old great-grandmother is suing a Yonkers, N.Y., casino, alleging she was humiliated by being forced to submit to a strip search.

Myrna Jones said the alleged ill treatment began when her winner's slip went missing, WCBS-TV, New York, reported Tuesday.

"I felt just humiliated, embarrassed," Jones said.

Jones said she was playing the $1 slot machines at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in October 2006 when she won an $80 prize. However, the machine did not dispense a winner's slip.

A mechanic was called to look at the machine and Jones was taken to a room for questioning. She said she was interrogated by a man -- who she said she later discovered was an undercover state trooper -- and accused of hiding the winning slip to defraud the casino.

A strip search was ordered when the first check of the machine failed to yield the missing slip.

Jones said the ticket was found in the machine after she was searched by a security woman.

"They kept me down there for two and a half hours. Then they came and said they found the ticket. I said where was the ticket? He said it was in the machine."

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