After five months of pressuring the Brentwood Police Department to release body camera footage of the arrest of 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez, her family finally got to watch a redacted version on Friday.

“It was horrific. It was damaging to my soul to watch my wife being treated the way she was,” says Rudy Ramirez, Yolanda’s husband of more than 50 years.

Last September, police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a minor family dispute between Yolanda and her elderly sister. As officers talked to both, allegedly Yolanda attempted to leave. That’s when she was handcuffed and put in a police car.

The family’s lawyer, civil rights attorney Melissa Nold, claims the footage proves police violated protocol, especially while dealing with an elderly woman.

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“Her head was struck on the car while trying to force her into the car. And that head was struck again after the officer tried to drag her into the car. And he was shoving her, feet were sticking out, he is trying to close the car door with her feet still extended,” said Nold, referring to Brentwood Police Officer Aaron Peachman. “And we strongly believe that the reason why they concealed this video all of this time is because how bad this looks.”

Brentwood police did not respond to a request for an interview. But in a statement, say they released the video as a commitment to transparency. The family doesn’t see it that way.

“We demanded to see the original raw footage, which they didn’t honor. Putting out their edited, produced, redacted video with context. And of course, they are going to try to control the narrative as you would think,” said Richie Ramirez, Yolanda’s son. “The next step is to see the raw, original video.”

“If you take him out of his uniform and see that anywhere else in our community, that’s an abuser. That’s domestic violence,” said Paul Ramirez, Yolanda’s brother-in-law.

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Yolanda died seven days later. A county autopsy ruled her death to be due to natural causes. A separate autopsy ruled it a homicide. The family is now asking the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office to file charges against Peachman.

Hermain Ambriz, Yolanda’s nephew, says he is third generation in the City of Brentwood. He says he is tired of police misconduct.

“We have deep roots in this city. And for y’all to bring people, cowboys and rangers (referring to police), and shooting. Bang bang! I’m teaching my kid to put his hands on the freaking dashboard, so he doesn’t get killed. And now, I have to tell my mom to put her hands on her fricking walking cane so she doesn’t get killed. That’s bull crap. I’m pissed. This could have been avoided,” Ambriz said.

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