CHP officer savagely beats woman on freeway
A woman seen on cellphone video being repeatedly punched by a CHP officer on the side of a Los Angeles freeway has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over the beating.
Marlene Pinnock, a 51-year-old homeless woman, was detained July 1st on the side of the 10 Freeway near La Brea Avenue in a violent arrest caught on cellphone camera by a passing motorist.
In the video, the officer can be seen grabbing Pinnock from behind, throwing her to the ground, straddling her and then repeatedly punching her in the face and upper body.
Pinnock alleges in the lawsuit that she “feared for her life and that the viciousness in which she was beaten could have resulted in her death.”
Pinnock’s daughter said dealing with the incident has been overwhelming.
“I just need and want justice for my mom. This shouldn’t have happened to her,” Maisha Allums said. “I don’t want it to happen to anyone else.”
