A Georgia woman is suing local and federal law enforcement officers over what she calls a botched pre-dawn raid of her Sandy Springs condominium in 2023.
“I was immediately staring down the nozzles of machine-style weapons, dozens of machine-style weapons,” said Cathy George. “Their infrared lasers covered me from head to toe. Lighting up like a Christmas tree, paralyzed with fear, I knew I was going to die. Wearing only my T-shirt and underwear, I was immediately pulled out of my unit and into the hallway.”
Speaking to reporters Tuesday outside a federal courthouse in Atlanta, George described being held outside her condo for about 15 minutes as officers ransacked it. George said officers shouted at her, demanding to know the whereabouts of a suspect in a shooting in Mobile, Alabama.
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