HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A mother arrested Thursday after resisting arrest and leaving her four children alone in her minivan while gambling at the Seminole Classic Casino said she is the victim of police brutality.
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Bianca Davis Bentley said not only did she not resist arrest, but she was also stunned by officers on scene with Tasers after being handcuffed.
"What myself and my wife did was not a crime," said husband Douglas Bentley.
The Bentley family said they often leave their 1, 2, and 12 year-old children in the care of their 13-year-old daughter, Trinette.
According to Florida statute, no parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child younger than 6 years old can leave that child alone in a car for more than 15 minutes. The Bentley family said the kids were not alone; they consider their 13-year-old to be the person responsible for the other children when they are not all together.
Bianca Bentley said when she was confronted by police in the parking lot, she was assaulted.
"I was saying all along, 'please don't Tase me, I'm going to lay here, I'm going to cooperate. Just don't Tase me.' And they Tased me one time in my side. One time in the other side. And the last time he Tased me in the back of my leg right here," she said.
The family claims when 13-year-old Trinette got out of the van to hug her mother, officers assaulted her as well.
"They slammed me to the ground and they put me in cuffs. Someone hit me in the face. And they threw me on top of the car," Trinette said.
A spokesperson for the Seminole tribe, however, told Local 10 there is surveillance video to prove otherwise.
"The Seminole police officers who responded showed restraint and even politeness in their efforts to gain control of the situation when members of the family were clearly out of control," said spokesperson Gary Bitner.
The video was not immediately available.
Bentley was released on her own recognizance. The Department of Children and Families was not involved; the children remain in the family's custody.
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