Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 8, 2006 13:29:38 GMT -5
03/08/2006 - AUBURN, Wash. -- A Washington woman is suing after a police officer pulled her out of her car by her hair, an incident that was caught on dashcam video.
The 55-year-old woman was arrested for not signing a speeding ticket.
In the dashcam video from the officer's car, the officer can be seen asking the woman to step out of the car. When she refused, the officer pulled her out by her hair.
The woman's lawyer said it was unnecessary force because the woman had already signed for the ticket.
But prosecutors said the tape shows the woman acting irrationally.
The woman has been charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and assault.
See video- www.nbc11.com/news/7776368/detail.html
The 55-year-old woman was arrested for not signing a speeding ticket.
In the dashcam video from the officer's car, the officer can be seen asking the woman to step out of the car. When she refused, the officer pulled her out by her hair.
The woman's lawyer said it was unnecessary force because the woman had already signed for the ticket.
But prosecutors said the tape shows the woman acting irrationally.
The woman has been charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and assault.
See video- www.nbc11.com/news/7776368/detail.html