Shocking moment Florida cop slams teen to the ground before grabbing her by braids at high school football game
A Florida high school student and her family are accusing police of excessive force after video footage emerged showing an officer knocking her to the ground.
Ikeria Tate, 15, was captured on security camera footage being grabbed and dragged to the ground following an incident at Miami Edison High School on Wednesday.
According to the teenager, a fight broke out outside the school’s locker rooms after a soccer game, involving students and parents.
The scuffle prompted a Miami-Dade Schools police officer to intervene and pull her from the crowd before throwing her to the ground.
In the video, which was shared on social media, the unknown officer can be seen grabbing the girl by the shoulders and then turning her around.
Ikeria Tate, 15, was seen on cellphone footage being grabbed and pulled to the ground following an incident at Miami Edison High School on Tuesday
In the video, which was shared on social media, the unidentified officer is seen grabbing the teen by the shoulders before turning her over
The teen then stands up again, whereupon the officer grabs her again. The police accuse her of trying to hit the officer.
Speaking with WPLG Local10Tate said, “He should never have done that. He grabbed me and threw me to the ground and one of them stepped on my hair.”
The teen also claimed she never hit the officer, adding: “I didn’t hit him. I told him to get off me.”
Her mother Monique Warner also came forward and said she believes the officer went too far.
Warner told the outlet: “I don’t think he should have done that to my child. You should have restrained her better.”
“He shouldn’t just lay his hands on someone’s children. You’re supposed to help them. That’s why the children are afraid of the law.”
In an arrest report obtained by the newspaper, Miami-Dade Schools said Tate pushed a responding sergeant and then attempted to punch the officer in the face.
Her mother Monique Warner also came forward and said she thinks the officer went too far
The incident took place Wednesday at Miami Edison High School after a football game
The police report also states that Tate “became combative by tensing and pulling away. The suspect remained combative and attempted to strike the sergeant with a closed fist.”
Tate was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and disrupting a school function.
The teenager is currently under house arrest and is only allowed outside for school, medical reasons, a church service or in emergencies.
According to Miami-Dade School Police, they are investigating the incident.