The family of a teen girl who was shown on cellphone video being violently arrested by Rialto police officers earlier this year has filed a $10M lawsuit.
being violently arrested by Rialto police officers earlier this year has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the department.in the incident, which occurred on Feb. 11. One of the officers involved has been placed on leave.
According to police, two officers had stopped the teen girl for allegedly riding an illegal street bike and speeding on a residential street, just a few blocks from her home. One witness told CBSLA at the time that the girl"was belligerent from the start" and spit on the officers. Police alleged she refused to identify herself and lied about her age. An officer could be heard asking if the girl tried to bite him during the struggle.The family Wednesday claimed that they have now seen police bodycam footage of the altercation. They allege that it shows one of the officers hitting her in the neck while she is handcuffed in the police car.
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