SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman said she feared for her life when a police officer used force to arrest her in Southwest Miami-Dade, an incident documented in a viral video that has led the officer to be placed on desk duty. In the video, which has prompted an investigation, Miami-Dade Police officers could be seen taking 26-year-old Dyma Loving down to the ground and placing her in handcuffs. “Do not touch me! Do not touch me!” Loving is heard shouting at the officers. A friend of Loving, Adrianna Green, is heard questioning the officer’s actions. “What the — why are you doing this?” Green is heard screaming in the video. “She needs to be corrected if anything,” the officer replied as he and three other officers wrestle Loving to the ground and handcuff her. “She’s not doing nothing,” Green is heard saying. Police released body camera footage of the incident on Friday morning, providing a different angle of what took place. Loving said she thought her life was in danger. “I thought I was gonna die,” she said. “Honestly, with everything that’s been going on, I just knew I was gonna die. I’m glad I’m alive because I just knew I was gonna die.” Loving said this all began after a man called her a derogatory name as she and Green were walking past his home in the area of Southwest 201st Street and 113th Place, March 5. Loving said the man then pointed a gun at them. But when police arrived, Loving was the one who ended up in cuffs after, officials said, things escalated. The police report said Loving was “acting belligerent and would not obey commands.” Loving said she was just shaken up and wanted to charge her phone so she could call her children. “[I told police], ‘My life was just threatened. I’m frantic right now. I just want to speak to my babies,'” she said. “He assaulted her. He put his hands on her,” said Green. “What do you not understand? I got a gun pointed in front of me,” Loving is heard screaming in the video. Loving admitted she was upset and yelling but said she did not do anything to deserve the officers’ treatment. “I didn’t threaten you. I didn’t physically assault you, I didn’t you anything to you,” she said. Loving, a mother of three, said the takedown left was left with bruises and scrapes. “From the moment [the officer] walked up and choked me. He choked me out,” she said. “I had to go to the hospital. I thought my bones in my neck were broken. I couldn’t even talk for three days.” Users on Twitter tagged MDPD Director Juan Perez, as well as the department’s account after watching the video. “I am aware of the concerning video circulating on social media involving our department,” Perez wrote on Twitter. “I find the actions depicted on the video deeply troubling and in no way reflective of our core values of integrity, respect, service, and fairness.” An investigation into the entire incident is currently ongoing and upon its conclusion, I will hold those that violated any of our policies and/or procedures accountable for their actions or lack thereof. — Juan Perez (@JPerezMDPD) March 14, 2019 Perez said an officer has been placed on desk duty and removed from his position as a field training officer as a result of the video. The director hinted that more disciplinary action could be coming. Frank Tumm, the man who allegedly pulled a gun, prompting a police response in the first place, said he did no such thing. “If I had a gun, I would have been arrested,” he said. Tumm said he witnessed Loving’s arrest. “She wasn’t very pleasant with the cops,” he said. Loving was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. Miami-Dade Police officials on Friday morning said that as a result of further investigation Tumm was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. “All of that, it shouldn’t have happened. You don’t treat a victim like that,” Loving said. Loving spent one night in jail. She said she was told the charges against her would eventually be dropped.<doc-sep>MIAMI (WSVN/CNN) — A woman in south Florida said she feared for her life after she called police about a man with a gun, only to be forcefully arrested by the responding officer.<doc-sep>^ Keep New Times Free Support Us Local Community Journalism I Support Support the independent voice of Miami and help keep the future of New Times free. Support Us Read an update at the end of this story. Dyma Loving and her friend Adrianna Green had just left home in South Miami-Dade when a neighbor began shouting insults at them. Loving, who is 26 years old, and Green, age 22, said they planned to run errands when Green's 50-year-old neighbor called the women "whores." Loving and Green say they ignored the insult at first. But then, when the abuse continued, Green threw a plant into the yard of the neighbor, identified in police reports as Frank Tumm. That's when, Loving says, Tumm, who is white, pulled out a shotgun and said he would "shoot my burnt black-ass face off my neck." Fearing for their lives, the women fled. They called 911 as soon as they reached a safe place. At least five Miami-Dade Police officers responded to the call around 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, at SW 113th Place and SW 201st Street. The first responding officers spoke with Loving and Green and then spoke with the neighbor. Then Officer Alejandro Giraldo pulled up. "He started interrogating us like we were the suspects," Loving says. "I asked if he could escort us back to my friend's house so I could put my phone on a charger and call my children. I had just had my life threatened and was terrified. "He was so rude and aggressive from the get-go," Loving continues. "He kept telling me I needed to calm down, but I was so scared at that moment." A black woman Called Miami-Dade Police For Help After A Man Brandished A Weapon and threaten her life. Yet, She Was Arrested for being distraught pic.twitter.com/xQ2vvDZZsW — Brother Tyrone X (@tyrone345345) March 13, 2019 When the video begins, Giraldo can be heard telling the woman she needs to be Baker Acted. (Initial reports had the officer saying, "You need to be corrected," but Loving clarifies that he told her she needed to go to a mental hospital.) Then he lunged at her, wrenched her wrists toward him, and slapped handcuffs onto them before throwing her into a headlock and dragging her to the ground. "He made me feel like nothing," Loving says. "I don't feel safe anymore. I cry every day. I have kids, and I wonder, Who will protect them if something would happen to them? I could never call the police again." Both police reports and Loving's own account confirm Loving had neither behaved in a physically aggressive way nor threatened officers prior to Giraldo's violent behavior. Police reports show that after stopping to arrest Loving — a Detroit native who works at a Panera Bread restaurant — officers did not detain the neighbor, Tumm, who pulled a gun on the women, according to a witness. "Yes, I was yelling, but my adrenaline was pumping — I almost just lost my life," Loving says. "I never threatened anyone. I was just pleading to speak with my kids." A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department says Giraldo has since been relieved of duty and an investigation into the incident is ongoing. Loving says that's not enough. "I think he needs to be permanently relieved of duty," she says. "That's no way for an officer to treat anyone. I was asking for help." Loving, who has not been convicted of a crime in Miami-Dade County, says her back aches and her arm is swollen from being thrown to the ground and dragged by the officer. After the arrest for disorderly conduct, Loving spent four hours sitting in the back of a police car before being booked at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where she remained until posting a $150 bond around 3 a.m. the next day. "Every time I see a police car now, my heart races. I feel like I can't breathe," Loving says. "How am I supposed to call the police for help when they do something like that to me?" Update: Police late Thursday arrested Frank Tumm and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, and bond was set at $5,000.<doc-sep>Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Miami-Dade police officer has been suspended after a cellphone video surfaced of what some are calling a ‘rough take down’ of a woman on a sidewalk. That woman, 26-year-old Dyma Loving, is speaking out, telling CBS4’s Peter D’Oench, “I am discouraged honestly. Life is not the same. What happened made me feel like trash. They should not have done that to me. Yeah, I was yelling because I was pumped up and I almost lost my life when a man pulled a gun out on me and my friend so I was shouting at police, yes. I was thinking of my children. I mean I was the one who called police.” “They should not have acted like this and put their hands all over me and they had no right to rough me up,” she said. “I was crying all night after this. Kept me in a cop car for over four hours. I hope that the police director does not condone this. And I just pray there is more training in the future for other officers,” she added. Loving was arrested on March 5th after police were called to 11301 SW 201st Street about a neighbor dispute. Adrianna Green, 22, told the police she and Loving were walking on the sidewalk in front of the home of a neighbor, identified as Frank Tumm, when he called her a whore. Green said she picked up a plant from Tumm’s front yard and threw it. She told the police that Tumm then got a gun, which appeared to be a shotgun, pointed it at them and threatened to shoot them. When police questioned Tumm, he admitted to arguing with the women but said there was no gun involved, according to an incident report. Tumm told CBS4, “I never pulled out a gun. That is false. Why would I have pulled out a gun if I can’t see anything from behind all the trees and shrubs in my yard? They were making that up.” Tumm told the officers that another man, Alfred Gerald, had witnessed the whole thing. Gerald initially said it was only a verbal dispute. He later changed his story and said Tumm did point a gun at the women. Tumm may face a charge of aggravated assault, according to the incident report. When police questioned Loving about what had happened, she “became belligerent and would not obey commands,” according to the incident report. So far she has not been arrested. The report states that she began to scream and refused to obey their commands to stop which “interrupted” their investigation. When police went to arrest her for disorderly conduct, she resisted. Cellphone video shows police surrounding her as one officer, identified as A. I. Giraldo, grabs her arm. Loving can repeatedly be heard saying, “do not touch me, do not touch me.” On the video, when Loving resisted being put in handcuffs, Giraldo wrapped both of his arms around her head and dragged her to the ground. Loving was then handcuffed and taken to a patrol car. She was charged with resisting arrest without violence and disorderly conduct. She told D’Oench that, “I am a single mother of three struggling to get by. I am going to hire an attorney and I want an apology and may sue.” In the video, you can hear an officer saying Loving was taken into custody for her conduct. “When he’s giving her orders, she’s being disorderly, she needs to calm down,” explained the officer. “They shouldn’t have done that, there was no reason for anyone to get physical with me. I feel like I have freedom of speech, whether I was yelling or not, my life was threatened. You know, you have no right to touch me, there’s no words to explain how I feel,” said Loving. “I cry every day, my life isn’t the same.” Adrianna Green said, “They were very rough with her. They grabbed her by the neck. She was not belligerent. She was verbally communicative and she was not out of order.” Video of the takedown was put on social media and caught the attention of Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez, who said in a statement that the actions depicted in the video are “troubling.” “I find the actions depicted on the video deeply troubling and in no way reflective of our core values of integrity, respect, service, and fairness. This is why last week, upon becoming aware of the video posted on social media, an immediate inquiry was initiated which resulted in the involved officer being relieved of duty and of his role as a field training officer. An investigation into the entire incident is currently ongoing and I upon its conclusion, I will hold those that violated any of our policies and/or procedures accountable for their actions or lack thereof.” The Dade County Police Benevolent Association also weighed in on the video. “We have reviewed the video circulating on social media of our officers making an arrest. While the video depicts limited footage of the incident, from what we see the officers were justified in making the arrest on a subject who was uncooperative and refusing to obey a lawful order. The job of a police officer is extremely difficult and we would caution any rush to judgement and demand that our officers due process be protected.” Loving said, “I just hope that the Director does not condone. And I hope all officers will be trained to not do this. Who knows if this could have happened to someone else. I just hope there is a lesson here. I am going to hire an attorney and I may sue and I want an apology.”<doc-sep>
A woman who called police for help wound up getting arrested. Dyma Loving says she and a friend were running errands in Miami on March 5, when they passed by a neighbor’s house. Loving says that neighbor, Frank Tumm, allegedly hurled insults at them. Loving told the Miami New Times they ignored him at first, but he kept going. At that point, Loving says, she threw a plant at the 50-year-old. According to the paper, that’s when Loving says Tumm, who is white, allegedly pulled out a gun and told her he would “shoot my burnt black-a** face off my neck." Loving says she and her friend took off and called 911. At least five Miami-Dade police officers responded. Loving says the first set of cops spoke with her and her friend, as well as Tumm. Then Officer Alejandro Giraldo showed up, and the situation escalated. Loving told the paper that Giraldo was allegedly aggressive with them from the beginning. She said she asked him if he would escort them back to her friend’s house, so she could charge her phone and call her kids. Loving says he responded by telling her she needed to calm down. Video of the incident starts off with Loving asking why she needs to calm down. Although the camera is facing downward — only feet are visible — it appears that Loving is standing opposite the officers. Loving sounds emotional in the footage but doesn’t appear to move. An officer is then seen advancing towards her, pushing her against a chain link fence. In the video, Loving is heard repeatedly saying, “Do not touch me.” One officer continues to try to handcuff Loving, the video shows, while another holds her wrists together as she repeats the phrase. The officer trying to cuff Loving is then seen pulling the cuffs away, jolting Loving forward. The officer is then seen wrapping his hands around her head and forcing her to the ground. Police reports identify that cop as Giraldo. At this point, three officers are seen on top of Loving, forcing her hands behind her back. Loving continues to scream that she wants to call her kids. "He made me feel like nothing," Loving told the Times. "I don't feel safe anymore. I cry every day. I have kids, and I wonder, Who will protect them if something would happen to them? I could never call the police again." Police reports match up with Loving’s account that she was not physically aggressive or threatening before Giraldo advanced toward her. At the time, a witness told the paper Tumm had not been arrested or detained. Loving was arrested for disorderly conduct. She was held for hours before posting $1500 bond at 3 a.m. the next morning. In a statement, Juan Perez, spokesman for the Miami-Dade police department, addressed Giraldo's actions, saying in part, “I am aware of the concerning video circulating on social media involving our department. I find the actions depicted on the video deeply troubling and in no way reflective of our core values of integrity, respect, service, and fairness...This is why last week, upon becoming aware of the video posted on social media, an immediate inquiry was initiated which resulted in the involved officer being relieved of duty and of his role as a field training officer.” An investigation is also underway. On Thursday, Tumm was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond was set at $5,000. On Friday, Tumm told WPLG he was innocent. Loving has a civil rights attorney. They told the station they are planning on pressing charges against the police department, Giraldo and Tumm. RELATED STORIES