Community activist, mother renew calls for action involving little girl in police video
Police were called after reports the little girl’s father, Godfrey Hercules, pulled a gun during a fight with an employee at ...
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Mother says Winter Haven police should be held accountable for toddler's trauma in viral arrest video
Carl Soto, of BLM Restoration Polk, and Winter Haven resident Mariah Banks, mother of the 3-year-old girl shown lying down in a video that quickly went viral on social media, held a news ...
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Mother and child who had guns pointed at them by Winter Haven officers plan to sue
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — There is ongoing outrage about how the Winter Haven Police Department handled the arrest of Mariah Banks when officers pointed a gun at her and her child while they were ...
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Winter Haven police and mother detail incident involving 3-year-old
The mother, 27-year-old Mariah Banks, said the series of events is still traumatic for her to see. She and her daughter, Symphony, got on the ground following direct orders from officers.