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On April 10th, Urbana police responded to a call on East Colorado Avenue about an armed man and possible shot fired. Police arrived, frisked an uninvolved youth, and then focused on a man and woman they suspected were involved. After the police apprehended the male suspect, an officer initiated physical restraint with the young woman and violent skirmish ensued, which was captured on video from above at a nearby apartment building.

The video covers a span of six minutes during which the woman is seen struggling as a police officer punches the resident in her head, strikes her in the ribs with his knee, sits her on with a rifle pushed into her back, handcuffs her and then hyperextends her arms. The person who videotaped the event, Gregory Huggers, posted it that day; the video has been viewed by over 34,000 people and has received 1,800 comments. Police allegedly visited Mr. Huggers home later and asked him to take his video down, but he refused.

Weeks later, after police released extensive, edited body camera footage, Linda Kwon released this close-up video in which the woman can be heard saying You just punched me! I hope you have body cameras on! It also shows the woman being arrested by multiple officers who hobble her legs and place a spit hood over her head in the squad car. The resident was taken directly to the county jail and charged with four felony counts for resisting arrest and aggravated battery to police officers and faces up to 12 years in prison.

http://publici.ucimc.org/2020/05/public-speaks-out-about-use-of-force-by-urbana-police-council-reviews-police-investigation/

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