Charges dropped against woman who claims police brutality after broken teeth in Orlando

Palm Beach Post
Jul. 13, 2011

Flashback: Cop smashes woman into pavement breaking her teeth, files police report saying she "fell"
A woman who was injured in a confrontation with an Orlando police officer will not face a felony charge in connection with the incident, her attorney confirmed this morning.

Lisa Wareham, 20, suffered broken teeth and a bruised arm as she was arrested by Officer Livio Beccaccio at the Orange County Public Library in February. She had been charged with battery on a law-enforcement officer, a felony, and a misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without violence. Court records show that the state has declined to prosecute her.

Despite the dropped charges, Wareham will "absolutely" file a lawsuit against the police department, said her attorney, Andrew Zelman.

"She was attacked by this cop," Zelman said.

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