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Butler Township Police Department in Ohio released Jan. 16 footage showing 2 officers confronting Latinka Hancock in the McDonald’s parking lot, before an officer punches her three times.
“She refused to take my dollar to give me 30 cents after I paid for extra cheese,” Hancock tells the officers about a disagreement with McDonald’s employees, which prompted the workers to call the police in Dayton, Ohio.
Sgt. Todd Stanley and officer Tim Zellers ask for her name to issue a trespass notice. Hancock initially refuses to provide any identifying information. “If you don’t stop, you’re going to end up going to jail,” Zellers warns her.
The situation quickly escalates and the footage shows both officers grabbing Hancock, and Zellers pulling out his taser. Hancock continues to argue and Stanley strikes her. Hancock was hit three times, sustained injuries, and spent a night in a hospital, her attorney, Michael Wright of the Wright and Schulte law firm, previously told Storyful.
An investigation had been launched into the conduct of both officers, the department says. Stanley, the police officer who struck Hancock, was placed on paid leave.