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Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit

Twyla Stallworth, a Black woman from Andalusia, Al., filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Andalusia, its police department and Ofc. Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident. (Twyla Stallworth)

An Alabama woman who was shown on video being arrested at her home by police in February because she refused to show her identification says she is demanding justice in court.

Twyla Stallworth, a 40-year-old woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit this week against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident. Stallworth says the incident was "racially motivated," as she is Black, and Barton is white.

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