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From [HERE] Tonight, a Fort Myers family accusing two Lee County deputies of using excessive force, one even pulling out his weapon in front of several small children and it's all caught on camera.
Ada Matias breaks down each time she watches this video showing a Lee County Deputy, Scott Hill pointing his weapon at her family and arresting her teenage daughter. It happened last year, on July 31st when Matias was having a party at her home in East Fort Myers. Cameras were rolling when this good time took a horrible turn, ending with the arrest of Ada, her husband and teenage daughter. A Sheriff's Office report shows Deputy Scott Hill was on patrol when he noticed four Hispanic males drinking beer next to Ada's home under the "No Loitering" sign on the side of this convenience store.
Reports show Hill then arrested the four men for having open containers, one of them was Ada's husband. That's when Ada walked outside to find out why he was being arrested. According to police reports, the Deputy says there were: "30-35 people in the yard.....Ada Matias confronted me and started yelling in Spanish....it was obvious that Matias was trying to incite a riot among the gathering people and refusing my lawful commands to leave the area."
Hill then called for backup and Deputy Kenneth Sherman arrived. That's when things really heated up. Video shows Ada's 10 year old daughter going to the cruiser to see her father. Deputy Sherman then grabs her arm and pulls her away. When the girl runs back again deputy hill pulls out a weapon in front of small children.
Deputy Hill then approaches Ada's 14-year old daughter with a pair of handcuffs, as he grabs her wrists the girl takes a swing at Deputy Hill and that's when Deputy Sherman takes her to the ground and she's arrested. Two small children try to approach their sister but are pushed away. In Deputy Hill's report he writes, the 14-year old girl, "Raised her fists and struck him in the arm and chest multiple times before she was restrained by Deputy Sherman."
But that's not what the video shows. You can clearly see the girl taking one swing at Deputy Hill and she misses.
We also asked the girl about this directly. Mike Mason: "The Deputy says that you swung at him multiple times is that true?
Girl: "No it's not." The teen was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence. Miami attorney John De Leon is fighting to get those charges dismissed.