By Bill Rankin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A former Atlanta woman Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Department, contending an officer illegally seized her camera after she took pictures of officers kicking a man who was handcuffed and laying on the ground.
The suit said Felecia Anderson, 24, was living in the West End on Oct. 14, 2009, when she saw APD officers raiding her neighbor's house. When she also saw officers kicking and dragging a man, she went home and got her camera.
As Anderson filmed the incident from the sidewalk, officers ordered her to stop recording, threatening to arrest her, the suit said. Anderson complied and began walking back to her house.
One of the officers came up behind Anderson and demanded her to turn over her camera, and seized it when Anderson dropped it, the lawsuit said. The officer also grabbed Anderson's cell phone out of her hand, the suit said.
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