Crime & Safety
School Bus Altercation Between Cops, Girl Caught On Video
The incident occurred as officers responded to an incident on the school bus.
WEST MIFFLIN, PA - A school bus fight last month involving a West Mifflin High School student has resulted in charges being filed against the 15-year-old girl, but her attorney is calling for charges to be filed against the police officers who broke up the altercation.
The girl's family hired civil rights attorney Paul Jubas, who in an Instagram post also called for the firing of West Mifflin Sgt. Christopher Mordaunt and Officer Tommy Trieu for what he termed a brutal assault.
"They sprayed her blood all over her fellow students and incited riot-like conditions on a school bus," Jubas alleged. "Everything was calm on this bus until these officers began their vicious assault."
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Jubas also posted a video of the incident on Instagram.
The West Mifflin School District solicitor has defended the officers' actions to several media outlets. The West Mifflin police chief has declined to comment on the video, as has the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office.
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View this post on InstagramThis past Wednesday a 15 year old girl was brutally assaulted by West Mifflin police officers on a school bus. My office has been retained by her parents to represent her throughout her legal ordeal. Sergeant Christopher Mordaunt and Officer Tommy Trieu committed a crime when they brutally assaulted this tiny girl. They sprayed her blood all over her fellow students and incited riot-like conditions on a school bus. Everything was calm on this bus until these officers began their vicious assault. To make matters worse, other videos prove they lied in their affidavit of probable cause. She’s taking college level courses at West Mifflin High School, and studying Culinary Arts at Steel Center Vo-Tech. After school every day, she works the 3-10 shift at a local fast food restaurant. She started her own bakery business in middle school and operates it to this day. She intends on growing her business once she graduates from high school. This disgusting incident was her first brush with the law, and it will not define her. It will, however, have definitive consequences for Sergeant Christopher Mordaunt, Officer Tommy Trieu and the West Mifflin police department. We demand the immediate firing of these officers. All charges against her must also be dropped. More to come, stay tuned.
A post shared by Paul Jubas, Esq. (@pauljubasesq) on Dec 23, 2019 at 3:39am PST
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