CSU Student Convicted Of Resisting Arrest, Obstructing Police Officer
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)- A conviction in the third trial for a Fort Collins woman accused of resisting arrest.
Police body cam video shows Officer Randall Klamser slamming Michaella Surat to the ground in April 2017.
Before that happened, the video shows Surat pushing the officer and fighting him off.
Surat went to trial for misdemeanor resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer.
The first trial in January ended in a mistrial and the second trial in April was continued.
Klamser was cleared of any wrongdoing.
A jury convicted Surat of both charges on Friday. Her attorney says she will sue the officer and the police department in federal court, arguing the department's policy condones excessive force.
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