Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Los Angeles, California (KTLA) — A use-of-force investigation is underway after an 18-year-old woman was pulled off a Metro train and arrested Monday afternoon by an LAPD officer who she said confronted her for having her foot on a train seat.
The incident was captured on a cellphone video that was shared to Facebook, earning nearly 1 million views by midday Tuesday. Brock Bryan, who recorded the 10 1/2-minute video, can be heard objecting to the teen's treatment by the officer, alongside other witnesses.
One of those witnesses was also arrested after allegedly spitting at an officer.
Police respond to complaint, woman refuses to compliance with police, people create scene of police brutaility
Bethany Renee Nava of North Hollywood was riding the train when police say she was being loud and boisterous, prompting her to be removed and arrested, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Lopez said.
In the video, Nava and other witnesses repeatedly say that the girl had only had her foot on a seat in the train when the officer confronted her. Bryan said the teen was on a Red Line train when the arrest took place at the Westlake/MacArthur Park station about 3 p.m. Monday.
In the video, the officer – who wears a sergeant's stripes on his uniform sleeve – motions to Nava to get out of her seat. He says, "I already told you what to do and you didn't. You disobeyed me. You're getting off the train."
Read more here: ktla.com/2018/01/23/video-student-says-lapd-officer-pulled-her-off-metro-train-arrested-her-for-having-her-foot-on-seat
Los Angeles, California (KTLA) — A use-of-force investigation is underway after an 18-year-old woman was pulled off a Metro train and arrested Monday afternoon by an LAPD officer who she said confronted her for having her foot on a train seat.
The incident was captured on a cellphone video that was shared to Facebook, earning nearly 1 million views by midday Tuesday. Brock Bryan, who recorded the 10 1/2-minute video, can be heard objecting to the teen's treatment by the officer, alongside other witnesses.
One of those witnesses was also arrested after allegedly spitting at an officer.
Police respond to complaint, woman refuses to compliance with police, people create scene of police brutaility
Bethany Renee Nava of North Hollywood was riding the train when police say she was being loud and boisterous, prompting her to be removed and arrested, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Lopez said.
In the video, Nava and other witnesses repeatedly say that the girl had only had her foot on a seat in the train when the officer confronted her. Bryan said the teen was on a Red Line train when the arrest took place at the Westlake/MacArthur Park station about 3 p.m. Monday.
In the video, the officer – who wears a sergeant's stripes on his uniform sleeve – motions to Nava to get out of her seat. He says, "I already told you what to do and you didn't. You disobeyed me. You're getting off the train."
Read more here: ktla.com/2018/01/23/video-student-says-lapd-officer-pulled-her-off-metro-train-arrested-her-for-having-her-foot-on-seat
