"I am extremely upset,” he said in an interview with the Tallahassee Democrat. “It is very disturbing. This is a very disturbing situation to me, and I’m dealing with it.”
Meggs will not prosecute West for battery or assault on an officer. A DUI charge remains open for now, he said.
City Attorney Lew Shelley has reviewed the video and sounds as if he may be eager to settle a sure to be filed lawsuit.
"The video was taken from the police car and shows the road side sobriety test as well as the arrest of the subject," Maddox wrote. "It also shows DISTURBING use of force against a completely non aggressive arrestee. It is my belief that the city of Tallahassee will soon face a liability lawsuit based on the content of the video."Let's hope so but in the meantime no charges have been filed against the officers and they apparently remain on the city payroll. Yes, an internal investigation has begun but the incident occurred August 10. The defendant suffered a broken orbital bone, along with a swollen eye, bloody nose and cuts to her arms and legs.
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Shocking. Shocking. Shocking. Caught on a police dash cam. But YOU could get arrested for filming this very incident yourself.
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