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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 08:22 AM Aug 2020

74-year-old grandmother says police broke her arm; OKCPD confirms personnel investigation

From https://www.koco.com/article/74-year-old-grandmother-says-police-broke-her-arm-okcpd-confirms-personnel-investigation/33811161
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74-year-old grandmother says police broke her arm; OKCPD confirms personnel investigation

Updated: 6:44 PM CDT Aug 26, 2020
Erin Beu
Reporter

OKLAHOMA CITY — A 74-year-old grandmother claims Oklahoma City police officers broke her arm and used extreme, aggressive force on her while arresting her son.

Ruby Jones told KOCO 5 that she didn’t interfere with the arrest of her son at all aside from asking if the officers had a search warrant. She claims she ended up being handcuffed by two officers who carried her off where her feet weren’t even touching the ground.

“Took my arm, mashed it all up, praise God and put it up there, and I had both the handcuffs on then,” Jones said.

Jones, who now has a broken arm, said it all started when, “There was a beat, beat, beating at the door and a knocking at the door.” The knocking was from police.

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74-year-old grandmother says police broke her arm; OKCPD confirms personnel investigation (Original Post) sl8 Aug 2020 OP
This is sad. Why won't the cops learn? CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #1

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
1. This is sad. Why won't the cops learn?
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 05:31 PM
Aug 2020

There must be a memo out there somewhere telling certain wingers to start this next Civil War.

These incidents are like f**king Whack-a Mole. They're everywhere.

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