Did u sue? Just b/c they are being P.O.S doesn’t mean they are above the law. I’m not sure in FL, but in CA u can actually go after an individual police officer via their homeowner’s liability under the “personal injury” clause which covers for defamation, liable, slander, false arrest &/or imprisonment.
I know this was yrs ago, but being arrested for a false ID which was really an expired license is grounds for pain & suffering if u wanted to be petty. It’s different if they detained u in the back of the car, ran the license b/c it was suspicious then let u go, but if u were actually detained & booked for a false charge…yeah, lawsuit.