SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A woman is suing the Southfield Police Department and three of its officers alleging that excessive force led her to lose her unborn baby.
White gathered her belongings and began packing her car when three Southfield officers, Officer J. Woodside, Officer M. Fair and Officer A. Rucinski, arrived on scene and accused her of being armed, according to the lawsuit.
White denied being armed and lifted her shirt to expose her waistline, according to the lawsuit.
When Woodside stepped back, Fair deployed his Taser and struck White in the abdomen, according to the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, White’s baby died on Feb. 22.