‘Excessive Force’: Florida Cops Hunting Fleeing Suspect Let K-9 Attack Black Grandmother Who Had Nothing to Do with Search, Costing City $125,000

Florida cops were searching for a man who fled on foot during a traffic stop in 2019 when they confronted a Black family who had nothing to do with the fugitive, allowing a police dog to attack the mother in the doorway of her own home.

Lakeland police arrested Kim Saddlers on a felony charge of battery on a police officer, which carried a potential five-year prison sentence. Prosecutors dismissed the charge in 2021.

They also arrested her longtime partner and two of her sons.

Last week, the city of Lakeland settled with Saddlers for $125,000, ending a seven-and-a-half-year legal battle, local media reported…

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