Surveillance footage of the incident was first obtained by local NBC LA. It shows the officers pushing her into a squad car, then giving congratulatory fist bumps to each other, celebrating their abuse of the woman.
The woman, Michelle Jordan, is a 34-year-old mother and registered nurse who is from Sunland, California. She went public Tuesday, opening up about her experience. Now she is filing a personal complaint against the officers, according to local KTLA.
Sources from within LAPD tell the Los Angeles Times that Jordan was pulled over at a Del Taco restaurant because officers saw her talking on a cellphone while driving. Officials then claim that Jordan defied the officers' orders to remain in her car and began challenging them, according to the Times.
The officers then arrested her, slamming her body to the ground twice. Jordan's lawyer, Arthur Corona, described her a "defenseless woman in a sundress" and asks why officers felt the need to use such aggressive means against his client.
Sy Nafiz, another attorneys for Jordan, said "If anyone on the street attacked an innocent woman, they would be in jail. We expect the LAPD officers to be held to the same standard."
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LAPDogs of the Elite should be held accountable. They won't, but they should.