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Video Shows Pittsburgh Police Punch Woman in Handcuffs
Police referred the arrest to a state use-of-force expert as court records show Angel Bradford faces aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges.
- Pittsburgh police are reviewing video footage of an officer striking Angel Bradford during a Wednesday arrest in the Homewood neighborhood. Social media video shows the officer using force against the handcuffed woman.
- Officers responded to drug use complaints at an abandoned structure on Forest Way Wednesday evening, encountering Bradford and her husband, Calvin Everette. Police claim the couple possessed drug paraphernalia; Everette disputes this, saying his wife collects items she finds.
- Court documents show Bradford faces charges including aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and tampering with evidence. Video appears to show the officer striking the handcuffed woman with a closed fist, which Everette called an "injustice."
- The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police referred the incident to a Pennsylvania State Police use-of-force expert for independent review. The Citizen Police Review Board has also opened an inquiry into whether the officer followed protocol.
- Bradford remains in the Allegheny County Jail following her arrest. Everette, released Thursday on his own recognizance after obstruction charges, continues demanding the officer's termination, stating "You didn't follow protocol.
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