A use of force investigation was underway Tuesday into a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant’s arrest of a young woman who refused to leave a Metro subway train when ordered because she refused to take her foot off the seat in front of her.
The confrontation, which was recorded and posted on social media, occurred at the Westlake/MacArthur Park station.
In the video, which was posted on Monday, the sergeant is seen gripping the 18-year-old woman’s arm and pulling her off the train as she complains and appears to resist.
Witnesses can be heard protesting the sergeant’s behavior.
A second woman who was being detained after complaining about the first woman’s treatment was herself arrested for allegedly spitting on an officer who was among several who responded to the sergeant’s call for backup.
Officer Drake Madison of the LAPD’s Media Relations section confirmed that a use of force investigation had been launched.
–City News Service