Victoria woman sues police for excessive force, false arrest

[font color=green]Note: The Victoria, Texas police department was the subject of a viral video last month for tasing a 76-year-old Hispanic man during a routine traffic stop.[/font]

A Victoria woman is suing the city and several police officers after she claims they pushed her to the ground and kicked her.

Mary Frances Jones filed the lawsuit in federal court Dec. 18.

She claims Victoria Police Officer D. Stone and two other unnamed officers injured her during the early morning hours of Dec. 22, 2013.

Jones said in an interview with the Victoria Advocate that she was awoken by blue and red flashing lights outside her home in the 600 block of West Brazos Street where police were inquiring about her truck.

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Medical records will support Jones had two black eyes for two months and was put on a ventilator after she was diagnosed with pneumonia due to her broken ribs. She's visited the hospital about six times since her arrest, Jones said.

Read more: https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2015/jan/03/woman-sues-police-for-excessive-force-false-arrest/