A woman who was slammed to the ground by a San Bernardino police officer last year when she was a minor has filed a lawsuit against the city and two officers.
Erin Cowser, 18, and her attorneys announced on Friday a lawsuit against San Bernardino Police Department Officer Jackson Tubbs, Officer Cynthia Guillen and the city. The complaint follows Cowser’s arrest from May 21, 2025, in which video captured her being slammed onto the ground by Tubbs, according to her lawyers. She was 17 years old at the time.
According to the lawsuit, San Bernardino police officers were initially called to a report of kids fighting at a Food 4 Less grocery store. The complaint states that Tubbs walked up to Cowser, grabbed her by her backpack, pulled her over to the patrol car and threw her to the ground…