THIS is the horrifying moment a 93-year-old woman was dragged out of her retirement home by cops because she fell behind on rent.
Juanita Fitzgerald was heard screaming "You’re hurting me!" to officers during the incident on Tuesday in Florida.
Juanita Fitzgerald was heard screaming ‘You’re hurting me!’ to officers during the incident that happened on Tuesday in Florida
Police bodycam footage captured the entire ordeal and Mrs Fitzgerald, who was just days away from her 94th birthday, was heard shouting "ow" and "help" throughout the harrowing clip.
Before Mrs Fitzgerald was released from Jail she said: “Now, can you imagine anybody doing that to an old woman?"
They wouldn't treat a murderer like they treated me."
Mrs Fitzgerald also said she would like to return to Franklin House if possible.
Mrs Fitzgerald who was just days away from her 94th birthday when cops dragged her from her retirement home
A judge released her from prison and she did not have to spend her 94th birthday behind bars
She said: “Yeah, I'd go back there and live
You know, that's all the people I know."
During the clip Officers are heard telling the OAP to relax and maintain they are not putting any pressure on her saying: “We tried to convince her.”
An officer tells the pensioner “We don’t want to hurt you”
Mrs Fitzgerald lived at the Franklin house, retirement community in Eustis, for eight years.
The woman was then taken to jail on Tuesday night after she fell behind on rent and refused to leave.
Police say she was told of her eviction the day before but refused to leave.
She reportedly told cops: “Unless you carry me out of here, I’m not going anywhere.”
A spokeswoman for Franklin House said: “Juanita lived in an independent living community, and our action was based on our overriding concern for her own safety,”
She added Franklin House: “spent months working with Juanita, collaborating with other agencies in the area and presenting her with safe housing options.”
A judge released her from prison and she did not have to spend her 94th birthday behind bars.
