Woman in videotaped Wildwood beach violent arrest files federal lawsuit

A woman from Philadelphia whose violent arrest at a beach in Wildwood was captured on video has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

News 12 Staff

Oct 15, 2019, 12:14 PM

Updated 1,661 days ago

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A woman from Philadelphia whose violent arrest at a beach in Wildwood was captured on video has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Emily Weinman is suing Wildwood and three police officers.
Weinman alleges police escalated the situation and lied to a grand jury about what happened on the beach over Memorial Day weekend last year when Weinman repeatedly refused to give officers her name when they questioned her about the presence of alcohol on the beach.
A video shot by a nearby beachgoer showed an officer punching her twice in the head as she lies on the sand, her legs flailing.
She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct back in February.
Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. told NJ.com the lawsuit was "frivolous" and "a money grab."
The officers were cleared of wrongdoing.
AP wire services helped contribute to this report.


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