Omaha Police Going Off: Daughter Of Baseball Great Say Police Roughed Her Up
Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at 05:17PM
TheSpook
Police Punch Bob Gibson's Daughter while she's Handcuffed.
The daughter of a baseball Hall-of-Famer Bob
Gibson is accusing Omaha police of using excessive force. Renee Gibson
points to bumps and bruises as proof of an assault, but police say
they're not the ones who tried landing a punch. Gibson said she knew
that police were across the hall. Officers were investigating a
disturbance at the apartment building. "I came over to the door because
I heard the woman next door mention my name," said Renee Gibson,
recounting what happened this weekend. Gibson wanted to talk to the
officers, so she opened her door. She said an officer yelled at her to
go away. "I just stood here in disbelief. I didn't know what was going
on. He said, 'Close the door,'" Gibson said. "And I guess I didn't
respond fast enough for him, so he charged out of that apartment, over
here and I tried to close the door, and he busted it open and knocked
me all the way back." Gibson said the impact pushed over the TV and
broke her statues, including one of her father. Gibson said the officer
slugged her after being handcuffed. She has a bruise by her eye and
says she is sore all over. Gibson said she has filed a complaint with
internal affairs. Gibson was arrested for disorderly conduct and
obstructing a police officer. She goes to court in September. [more ]
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