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Woman claims beating by HPD officers
HOUSTON - by Gabe Gutierrez/KHOU 11 News & www.khou.com - There was growing outrage Sunday among Houston’s black community over another case of alleged police brutality – this time involving a woman under five feet tall.
Annika Lewis, 26, claims several police officers punched her in the face when she tried to record video on her cell phone and later snatched her memory card.
She said several officers were beating her husband after a traffic stop.
“I know my rights,” she said Sunday at a news conference outside her southeast Houston home. “I know that I’m able to record. That’s why when they told me to 'put that damn camera away,' I told them ‘I’m standing on my property and I have my camera in my hand and I’m recording you beating my husband.’”
Lewis’ husband, Sebastian Prevot, was taken into custody early Friday morning and charged with resisting arrest. Houston police declined to comment on his case and said the incident report would not be available until Monday.
His attorney, Robert Collier, said Sunday that officers had only stopped Prevot for a routine traffic violation after he allegedly failed to come to complete stop before an intersection a few blocks away from his home.
"I would like to point out there are certain procedures and protocols for arresting a suspect or anyone for a routine traffic stop," Collier said. "Mr. Prevot, from my understanding, didn't have any weapons."
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