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Kieanna Garrett said she took pictures of her face in late December 2023 after her arrest at a traffic light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They show a cut next to her eye and bruises.<\/p>\n\n\n

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 \u201cI\u2019m OK physically but emotionally I\u2019m drained. I\u2019m stressed,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m not scared to speak out because I want justice served. This has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett said she was with her boyfriend, Phillip Lightsey, in the car at a red light when two officers walked up with their guns drawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her arrest affidavit, those officers allege the vehicle had attempted to evade police when they approached the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett claims she was driving.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The affidavit alleges Lightsey was driving and after the officers approached the vehicle, he got into the backseat and Garrett went to the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An officer used a flashlight to shatter the driver\u2019s window and eventually, Officer Dillon Cornn removed Garrett from the car, accusing her of not complying with orders, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the affidavit, which was written by Officer Cornn, Garrett was handcuffed after a \u201cbrief struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett told the media she was shoved against both their car and the cruiser and then kicked to the ground by Officer Cornn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m already handcuffed so what was the purpose of all that? Then he got down on one knee and punched me in the eye here, which is never going away. I had two black eyes,\u201d said Garrett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland Police officials are rejecting the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBased on evidence gathered, the defendant\u2019s fabricated claims are an attempt to use media attention to avoid responsibility for their actions,\u201d wrote a department spokesperson in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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