JBeukema
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In the available footage, Ms. Steffey is forcefully held down and stripped of her clothing, including undergarments, by male and female police officers while clearly distraught. The sheriffs written policies state that, if a strip search is to be performed, it must be done only by officers of the same sex as the subject.
The Steffeys allege that officers repeatedly slammed Ms. Steffey to the ground, both prior to and after her being taken into custody. Questions have been raised regarding a camera that appears to have been filming during some of the events, the footage from which has not been made available to Ms. Steffey's attorney. Also being questioned is why the dashboard cam of the responding officer was not turned on when he arrived and does not appear to have been turned on until just before she was places in the vehicle.
One should be forewarned that the video, while blurred by the network to conceal Ms. Steffey's body, is disturbing.
Ms. Steffey would be charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after being left in a cell, totally nude after what was surely a traumatizing experience, for six hours.
Based on what we've seen thus far, however, the true criminals could be the ones in uniform.
NBC's interview with Mr. Steffey (Ms. Steffey's husband), which includes clips of aforementioned footage, can be seen here
The Steffeys allege that officers repeatedly slammed Ms. Steffey to the ground, both prior to and after her being taken into custody. Questions have been raised regarding a camera that appears to have been filming during some of the events, the footage from which has not been made available to Ms. Steffey's attorney. Also being questioned is why the dashboard cam of the responding officer was not turned on when he arrived and does not appear to have been turned on until just before she was places in the vehicle.
One should be forewarned that the video, while blurred by the network to conceal Ms. Steffey's body, is disturbing.
Ms. Steffey would be charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after being left in a cell, totally nude after what was surely a traumatizing experience, for six hours.
Based on what we've seen thus far, however, the true criminals could be the ones in uniform.
NBC's interview with Mr. Steffey (Ms. Steffey's husband), which includes clips of aforementioned footage, can be seen here
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