Body cam footage of Perris arrest of flower vendor

555 A flower vendor has sued a Riverside County Sheriff's deputy, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff, the department and the county over an arrest last year in Perris, where she claims she was beaten and slammed to the ground. A video of the June 7, 2017 arrest taken by a passerby went viral. At a Monday press conference held in their South Pasadena office, lawyers for Joaquina Valencia alleged the deputy asked her for papers and assumed she was an undocumented immigrant because she is a Latina with brown skin. They pointed out that Valencia is a U.S. citizen and has lived in the United States for four decades. They said she still has problems with her wrists from being handcuffed four to five hours. Valencia, who wore braces on both wrists, cried while making a statement in Spanish. "She wishes this would not happen to anybody and that she is scared to death now of officers," said Ralph Rios Sr., who is one of Valencia's attorneys. Luis Carrillo, who is Valencia's other lawyer, said his client did not deserve the treatment given by the deputy. He said they're seeking justice and and changes in the training of the deputies. "This police officer has no business being a police officer," Carrillo said. "She was unjustly treated. She wants justice." The lawsuit, which was filed in Riverside County Superior Court on June 27, alleges her detention and arrest constituted unreasonable search and seizure, that the deputy used excessive force, that the county and department were negligent because of their inadequate supervision, training and discipline of deputies, and that the defendants conspired to violate Valencia's civil rights. The lawsuit doesn't mention an amount but Valencia is seeking damages, attorney's fees and costs of the lawsuit. Valencia's lawyers on Monday also released the video recorded by the passerby and the video from a camera on a second deputy at the scene. As to why they held a press conference now when the lawsuit was filed in June, Carrillo said they were waiting for the criminal charges to be dismissed.

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