Suit: Galveston officer broke Harris County woman's leg

GALVESTON – A Harris County woman has accused a Galveston police officer of breaking her leg by hurling her to the floor and then leaving her there without summoning medical assistance.

The accusation is contained in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed this week on behalf of Kaylie Gentry, 27, a 5-foot-3 nurse at the University of Texas Health Science Center.

"The Galveston Police Department has a long history of serious excessive force violations which cause an atmosphere of allowing excessive force which allowed the injury of Ms. Gentry, " said her attorney, Randall Kallinen.

Police spokesman Michael Gray said he was unable to respond to Kallinen because of the lawsuit. "The pertinent details to rebut that are under investigation," Gray said.

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