A Black woman was grabbed by her hair and pulled out of an SUV during a traffic stop in North Carolina, lawsuit says localnews8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from localnews8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
68-year-old woman sues NC police for violent traffic stop recorded on body camera
Stephanie Bottom filed a federal lawsuit against NC police claiming officers violated her rights by using excessive force
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A 68-year-old Black woman has filed a federal lawsuit after a violent interaction with North Carolina police during a traffic stop in May 2019.
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Stephanie Bottom, an Atlanta native and librarian, filed her lawsuit on April 21 and claimed a group of white officers used excessive force when they pulled her over. According to the lawsuit, the police grabbed the then 66-year-old by her hair, and threw her to the ground resulting in a torn rotator cuff. Video footage captured by body cameras worn by the officers prove Bottom’s claims of physical harm.
Bottom: Please! why are you doing this to me?
Officer: Ma am you re under arrest.
Bottom: Why? good gosh! What have I done wrong?
According to the lawsuit, it started when Bottom was on her way to a funeral from Atlanta.
Body camera video shows officers chasing her with lights and sirens for at least 10 minutes along the highway.
In the video, you can also hear one officer providing his own commentary.
What s wrong with this f g r d, the officer is heard saying on the video.
Bottom s lawyers said she was fearful of police and once she realized what was happening, she wanted to get off the highway to pull over.
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Credit Rowan County Judge-Executive Harry Clark facebook page
Some residents in Rowan County are believed to be the victims of a form of criminal harassment called “Swatting.”
Swatting
is falsely reporting an emergency to public safety for the intent of getting a S.W.A.T. team response to a location where no emergency exists.
An incident began to unfold in the Farmers community late Saturday night when an individual, now believed to be from out of state, contacted Rowan Dispatch claiming to be an area resident. In the call, the individual told authorities he had just killed his wife and children, prompting responses from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, the Kentucky State Police, the Morehead City Police Department S.W.A.T. Team and other emergency responders. It was eventually determined the individuals at the residence were not aware of any of this, and no one was ever in any danger.