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Woman, 70, Arrested Over Brown Lawn



AP

Posted: 2007-09-19 14:50:40

Filed Under: Crime News, Law News, Nation News


OREM, Utah (Sept. 19) - A 70-year-old woman arrested in a dispute over her 
brown lawn pleaded not guilty Tuesday, then stood by as a Los Angeles lawyer 
waved handcuffs for the cameras outside court. 













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George Frey, AP

Betty Perry, right, smiles as her attorney Gloria Allred speaks to reporters 
Tuesday in front of a courthouse in Orem, Utah.










"I ask the citizens of Orem: How many of you would like to have your 
great-grandmother taken from her home with bruises and blood and placed in 
handcuffs for failing to water her lawn?" attorney Gloria Allred said. 

"Let's bring sanity back to law enforcement," she said. 







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Betty Perry is charged with resisting arrest and failing to maintain her 
landscaping, both misdemeanors. She was arrested July 6 after failing to give 
her name to a police officer who visited her home. 

During a struggle, Perry fell and injured her nose. She spent more than an 
hour in a holding cell before police released her. 

The mayor and City Council apologized, and the police department said the 
situation could have been handled differently. But the city attorney still is 
pressing charges, and Perry is due back in court next month. 

A state investigation found that Officer James Flygare acted properly in 
arresting Perry after trying to get her to cooperate. 

Perry's water had been turned off for about nine months, at her request, 
although she was living at the house at the time of the arrest. Orem has a 
shut-off policy for people who are away for extended periods. 



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2007-09-19 14:05:14


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