Traffic stopExcessive forceFalse arrest or reportPhysical forceResisting or obstructing arrest chargesHospitalized
Plaintiff:
Dawn Davis
Incident date:
05/19/2011
Allegations:
Davis was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by officers. Davis was talking on her cell phone while officers reviewed the driver's identification. After officers determined the driver was properly licensed and insured they searched the vehicle without any legal justification. During this search Officer Jung yelled at Davis to get off her phone. Davis told the person she was on the phone with she was being yelled at by the officers and that she had to hang up. She was ending her call while trying to open the vehicle's broken passenger door when Officer Jung suddenly yanked open the vehicle's door from the outside. Officer Jung then grabbed Davis' arm and pulled her out of the vehicle while another unidentified officer grabbed her cell phone. Davis was handcuffed and put into a squad car without any legal justification. No one else in the stopped vehicle was taken into custody. Davis was charged with obstruction and released on bond. The charge against her was later dismissed.