A Seattle woman who was punched in the face by a police officer
during an arrest on charges of domestic violence has filed a $1 million
claim against the city, saying her rights were violated, the city
clerk’s office said Friday, according to
Reuters.
Miyekko Durden-Bosley, 23, suffered a fractured eye socket in the June 22 incident, which was captured on police video.
In the video, Durden-Bosley can be seen kicking at the head of
Officer Adley Shepherd as she is handcuffed and placed in the patrol
car. The officer then punches her in the face, the report says. Both
Durden-Bosley and Shepherd are black.
The lawsuit, filed this week, names the city of Seattle and Shepherd,
and it alleges that Durden-Bosley was assaulted and falsely arrested,
and that the officer had received inadequate training, the news service
reports. Reuters was unable to reach Durden-Bosley’s attorney for
comment.
Video of the arrest and photos of Durden-Bosley with a swollen eye
emerged last year as protests rose across the country over police
violence against minorities in aftermath of the deaths of unarmed black
men at the hands of white officers in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City.
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