First Update
Fox 31 received the police report for Kenya Harris' son Patrick Stokes. In it, Officer Ryan Jenkins detailed his side of the situation with Kenya Harris.
The report indicates Jenkins went to get Harris from the waiting room so she could give consent for Stokes to have a gun residue test done, but Harris was on her cell phone. Jenkins said he asked Harris if she could continue her conversation later, and she got off the phone but looked "visibly upset." He said she began cursing, and when giving back a pen she had borrowed from him, she "snatched her hand with the pen exposed in a manner that almost cut" him, according to the report.
The report indicates Jenkins led Harris almost to the interview room, but since she was still visibly angry, he tried to calm her down before entering the room. She yelled at him and Jenkins said she looked like she was about to fight. He said he told her not to "square off" with him, but she continued to yell and look like she wanted to fight. He asked her to put her hands behind her back so he could put her in handcuffs for his safety, but he said she refused. He then tried to grab her wrist to put her in handcuffs, but he said she resisted. He then grabbed her by the neck, pulled her to the ground and put his knee on her back to prevent her from turning around, according to the report. She still resisted handcuffs, so Jenkins engaged in a "short arm pulling struggle without injuring her," (sic) the report indicates. He then handcuffed her and put her in the interview room while he waited for transportation. She was charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer because she resisted being detained.
He said in the report that Harris didn't have any visible injuries and didn't complain of any pain.
Initial Story
Kenya Harris has filed a complaint in federal court against the City of Albany along with Police Chief John Proctor and two officers, Ryan Jenkins and Richard Brown, Jr. after one officer's use of force allegedly caused her to have a miscarriage.According to court documents, Harris said in May of 2011, she went to APD to pick up her son who had been arrested and ended up waiting for him for five hours.The records indicated she told Officer Jenkins she had younger children to take care of and needed to go home. Jenkins allegedly said he didn't like her tone, and if she continued he would take her head and "put it to the floor."When Harris kept explaining why she needed to leave, Jenkins grabbed her and slammed her to the ground, the report continues. Harris allegedly blacked out, and when she regained consciousness, Jenkins was sitting on her with his knee on her arm. The report indicates she was pregnant at the time.Jenkins then allegedly handcuffed her, slammed her against the wall and put her in an interrogation room. The report indicates she was denied medical attention for pain and bruises after asking Jenkins, who arrested her for obstruction of justice and took her to the Dougherty County Jail.After making bail the next day, Harris allegedly went to Phoebe Convenient Care for her injuries and found out she had a miscarriage because of the incident.The complaint indicated Harris is requesting more than $50,000 in damages, saying the officers violated her civil rights and subjected her to assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and gross negligence.The complaint was filed February 5, 2015, but city attorneys said the city hasn't been served, and they cannot comment.APD confirms that neither police officer named in the lawsuit currently works for Albany police.FOX 31 reached out to Harris' lawyer, and we are still waiting for a comment.
