Black Woman Attacked and Arrested After Defending Property Remains In Jeopardy 11 Months Later as Authorities Fight to Take Her Gun, Freedom

Posted by Matt Bruce | Published on: April 9, 2021 | Updated on April 10, 2021

For the past 11 months, a cloud of uncertainty has loomed above Brittany Chrishawn Williams’ head. The 30-year-old Black film producer was arrested inside her Jacksonville, Florida, home last May. Officers showed up after she called 911 to report a deputy who parked his squad car in her driveway and refused to leave.

When other Jacksonville deputies arrived, they tackled the 98-pound woman. They kneeled on her neck, slammed her face to the floor and fractured two of her teeth.

She was ultimately charged with battery on the two deputies. Both counts carry up to five years in prison.

In a pair of motions filed last month, Williams’ attorneys petitioned a judge to dismiss both felony counts of battery against law enforcement.

“I just need those charges dropped because it’s almost a year later, and I’m dealing with the emotional and mental stresses of having to fight this case. And having that held over my head, you know, that I could still be going to prison for something that’s so obvious. Like, I shouldn’t be dealing with this.”

Williams has maintained since last year’s ordeal that she was wrongfully arrested. She alleges it was she who was the victim of an assault by officers. In their motion, her attorneys argue deputies had no warrant to enter Williams’ residence and no legal authority to ambush the woman in her own home.

Coping with tragedy through art

In 2019, months before her real-life drama, Williams co-wrote, produced and appeared in a film about police brutality called “Illville.”

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