Black woman slammed into wall after SFPD jaywalking stop files legal claim against city
Christiana Porter, the 34-year-old Black woman who was shoved against a wall by a San Francisco police officer last month, has filed a claim against the city for injuries that left her with a concussion and a separated shoulder, her attorney Treva Stewart said in a press conference on Thursday.The city has 45 days to respond to the claim, which was filed Aug. 12 and alleges excessive force by SFPD officers, according to a press release from the San Francisco NAACP Youth Council. If the city rejects or fails to respond to the claim, Porter can then file a lawsuit. Porter has said she intends to pursue a civil case.Porter was walking down Geary Boulevard on July 29 when SFPD officer Josh McFall stopped her near Second Avenue after she purportedly crossed on a red light. California law prohibits police […]
