A student and her family are accusing Miami police of deploying “excessive force” after alarming footage of an officer “slamming” the teenager emerged.
Student Ikeria Tate, 15, claimed she was in a crowd of people when the officer in question grabbed her and threw her aggressively to the floor.
The incident happened on Wednesday, September 11, at Miami Edison Senior High School during a fight between parents and students following an American football game.
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“It should not have happened,” Tate, who is Black, told NBC Miami. “We were all in a crowd. I was trying to hold onto him to avoid him slamming me.” A viral clip showing the incident was posted on Instagram and shows the police officer grabbing Tate by the shoulders and flipping her to the ground.
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When Tate gets back up the officer grabs her again while parents and students alike fight each other in chaotic scenes.
According to a police report, Tate “became combative and resisted Sergeant Odige by tensing and pulling away. The defendant continued being combative and attempted to strike Sergeant Odige with a closed fist to the face.”
Tate, whose parents are also accusing Sergeant Odige of using excessive force, claimed another policeman stepped on her hair while she was lying on the floor.
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She added: “When I got up, he pulled me back down, like slammed me back down, and one of the officers was stepping on my hairAnd then they cuffed me and put me in the back of the police car.”
Tate is currently under “house detention” and cannot leave except for school, church or situations of emergency.
According to NBC Miami, Tate is accused of battery on a police officer and resisting arrest. Miami-Dade Schools Police have said they are “investigating” the incident.
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