A woman who was punched by a police officer after she drunkenly slapped him in the face at a football game could get the charges against her dropped—if she writes a letter of apology to the officer.
Bridget Freitas, 30, was charged with disorderly conduct and battery on a law enforcement officer after she backhanded Miami-Dade police officer Douglas Ross at a University of Miami football game on Nov. 4.
Ross punched Freitas—who was clearly inebriated—as she was being carried away by four police officers.
The incident was captured in a cellphone video that went on to be widely shared.
A report by Ross’s supervisor cleared him of wrongdoing, saying the officer had acted instinctively and struck Freitas to subdue her.
Freitas appeared in court on Monday, Dec. 4 and was told that charges against her would be dropped if she writes Ross a letter of apology, does 50 hours’ community service, and pays $100 to cover the cost of prosecution.