subject: Seattle Cop Punches Woman For Jaywalked [print this page] Seattle Cop Punches Woman For Jaywalked Seattle Cop Punches Woman For Jaywalked
The 19 year old Marilyn Levias and her 17 year old friend have been arrested for jaywalked by officer Ian P. Walsh in Seattle. The scene has being described as "cop punches woman".
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According to the document, the two were among the four people in the group tried to jaywalk to get to their friends, but was witnessed by the officer. Officer Walsh approached the two and trying to gather information, while he interrogated the girls, Marilyn tried to walk away as stated by the document.
He said to her, "You have jaywalked and you are required to identify yourself so that I can issue a citation, if you refuse you will be arrested for obstruction." Levias continued to walk away, the officer said.
At this moment, the situation has been taped by one of the witness.
Officer Walsh approached Levias, grabbed her arm and trying to handcuff her, but she was twisting around with an attempt to get away. As Walsh was putting her on handcuff, the 17 year old Levias ran up behind the police office Walsh and pushed him away from her friend, and a struggle ensued. The witness has been taped while Walsh was punching his fist straight to the 17 year old girl's face. The video has captured "cop punches woman" scene.
The 17 year old girl had being handcuffed and brought to the Youth Services Center for further investigate of felony assault. Levias was separated from the group by witnesses as stated in the document. She was also arrested and sent to the Kind Country Jail for obstructing a police officer.
According to court records found that Levias has been arrested for assaulting a police officer in previous case. In the detail of the record stated "Levias kicked a King Country Sheriff's deputy in the stomach while she resisted the arrest at Ruth Dykeman Center in Burien". Levias was in out in custody last in the care of Child Protective Services.
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