A woman is now suing after an interaction with BART police left her bruised and bloody with a split lip. The incident occured after now 24, SaTae'zja Devereaux, allegedly skipped a $3.60 bart fare while exiting the Bay Fair station in San Leandro. The lawsuit admits the victim piggy backed on another rider exiting the station on New Years Eve.
The 18 minute bodycam footage was released and shows the interaction escalate after Devereaux failed to show ID leaving her screaming and crying in a pool of her own blood.
Per KTVU:
In her suit, Devereaux alleges that BART officers Brian Lucas, now a sergeant; and Karl Carpio and Casey Tyler unlawfully beat her and physically assaulted her on Dec. 31, 2019, at the Bay Fair station in San Leandro, leaving her "bloody, battered and bruised," the lawsuit contends.
"All I really remember, I was watching one of the officers put a hand on his gun," Devereaux recalled in an interview. "I’m thinking this doesn’t have to escalate like this. This cannot be the end for me right now."
BART said Wednesday it could not comment on the suit. But in a statement, spokeswoman Alicia Trost said the agency and its police force "take all use-of-force incidents seriously."