Lawsuit: Girl, 17, pepper sprayed, cuffed amid panic attack
A Colorado Springs girl, who was 17 at the time, was pepper sprayed, handcuffed and put in the back of a police car as she was having a panic attack, a newly-filed lawsuit claims.
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A Colorado Springs girl, who was 17 at the time, was pepper sprayed, handcuffed and put in the back of a police car as she was having a panic attack, a newly-filed lawsuit claims.
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