Emily Weinman, the 20-year-old mother who was assaulted by a police officer at a Wildwood, New Jersey beach in June, has been charged after refusing a plea deal. Weinman previously refused the plea deal in July.
Weinman, a 20-year-old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted and charged with assault of a police officer, resisting arrest, throwing bodily fluids, and obstruction on Tuesday, September 18. She was indicted by Cape May County grand jury and now faces trial.
According to reports, Weinman was with a friend at Wildwood Beach during Memorial Day weekend when officer Thomas Cannon and his partner officer Robert Jordan questioned the two underage women about unopened bottles of alcohol near them.
Weinman then claimed the alcohol belonged to her aunt and refused to give the cops her identity. She then shoved Cannon and he punched her twice in the head. Weinman was with her 18-month-old daughter at the time of the incident.
At this time, there is no word on when Weinman’s trial will be.
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via New York Post:
Authorities allege that she attacked and spit on the officers. The grand jury indicted Weinman on two counts of aggravated assault on police officers, resisting arrest, throwing bodily fluids, and obstruction, according to court officials. Her lawyer, Stephen Dicht, fired back, saying the cops involved should be the ones on trial.
“We welcome the chance to vindicate Emily and show that police are the culprit in this case, not her,” he told The Post.
Weinman didn’t spit on the police officers — she was simply trying to get sand out of her mouth, he said. During the arrest footage, Weinman appears to pass a Breathalyzer test but then lashes out at Cannon when he asks for her name.
“You’re mad because you thought we were drinking,” she says, according to video.
“OK, that’s it — I’m done with you,” he says, then asks his partner for handcuffs.
Weinman backs away, shouting, “Don’t touch me!” She is later shown pushing the cop before he wrestles her to the ground by her ponytail. “You’re choking me!” she screams.
The video quickly went viral on social media, with many believing that Cannon and Jordan, who were seasonal special officers, were at fault. However, the officers were cleared of wrongdoing after authorities reviewed that video and police body-cam footage.
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