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Harvey Park Board member Lakeisha Brown-Oneal was arrested last week following an allegation of domestic violence, though she said she suspected a political motivation behind her arrest.
Brown-Oneal said she was not the aggressor in the altercation, and said she was the person who called 911.
“I am confident that the facts, including the 911 call I made, the evidence of the assault we sustained and the truth about who initiated this violence will be revealed through the legal process,” Brown-Oneal said.
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