Maylene Maldonado was arrested in Massachusetts , Chicopee in February 2013 after slapping a police officer and admitting to taking drugs . As she was being booked , she screamed at officers that she was in pain and one suddenly grabbed her by the throat and pushed her to the floor . The other officers stood back and did nothing . Officer Daniel Major was accused of assault but an internal investigation found he did nothing wrong - which the new police chief disputes . Maldonado has now filed a $ 1m lawsuit against Major , other officers and the city and police shared the never-before-released video this week .
Maylene Maldonado was arrested in Chicopee , Massachusetts in February 2013 after slapping a police officer and admitting to taking drugs . As she was being booked , she screamed at officers that she was in pain and one suddenly grabbed her by the throat and pushed her to the floor . The other officers stood back and did nothing . Officer Daniel Major was accused of assault but an internal investigation found he did nothing wrong - which the new police chief disputes . Maldonado has now filed a $ 1m lawsuit against Major , other officers and the city and police shared the never-before-released video this week .