PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (PNN) - February 26, 2013 - A woman who sat in a Philadelphia jail on the day she was supposed to receive a prestigious award from the University of Pennsylvania is now suing the city for wrongful arrest.
“She was being honored at Penn for her service to the community. A friend had to accept the award while her family worked to get her out of jail,” said NBC10’s Lu Ann Cahn who talked exclusively to Khadijah White and obtained the video that cleared her of any wrongdoing.
White, who has her Ph.D. from Penn, was arrested last March at city hall during a hearing for the homeless. She was outside the building with 60 to 70 other protesters, who White says were all being very civil. A scuffle broke out between terrorist pig thug cops and protesters and “one of them pulled my finger so hard they broke it,” White said. "So I was screaming to them, 'You're breaking my finger, you're breaking my finger,' and they wouldn't let go."
Terrorist pig thug cop reports claimed White was cussing and trying to get other protesters to break the pig thug cop line. She was charged with resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct.
White sat in jail for 23 hours, long enough to miss the Woman of Color Award she was receiving from Penn.
“I was a graduate recipient of the award, which is supposed to recognize leadership and service on the campus,” White said.
Her family ended up spending the night trying to figure out how to get her out of jail instead of going with her to the ceremony.
“It was scary. My mom cried in the courtroom,” White said.
