The black Chicago woman who was tackled by a white police officer during a physical altercation caught on film while she walked her dog in a closed park last month says she feared for her life.
Nikkita Brown told ABC News on Thursday that she thought she was going to be shot by the officer, who threatened to arrest her and to take her pet away.
'I thought I was going to die,' she said. 'I thought he was going to kill me.
'I had it in my mind that I was going to be shot.'
Brown said that she was told to leave the closed area on the north end of Lincoln Park even though there were other people in the area - and she suspects it was because of her race.
Nikkita Brown, The black Chicago woman who was tackled by a white police officer during a physical altercation caught on film while she walked her dog in a closed park last month, says she feared for her life
'I thought I was going to die,' she said. 'I thought he was going to kill me. 'I had it in my mind that I was going to be shot.' Brown is seen being nearly wrestled to the ground by the officer during the August 28 incident on the north edge of Lincoln Park
Brown's attorney has demanded that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) reveal the identity of the officer (above)
'I walked past four kids that were behind me...white males. As soon as I saw the car pull up, I looked behind me to see if he said anything to the kids. He didn't,' Brown said.
The officer, who has not been identified, has been placed on administrative desk duty while the August 28 incident is being investigated by Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA).
In a two-minute video, Brown and her dog are seen walking away from the officer who is following her closely, gesturing for her to move back.
After Brown turns around with her phone in her hand, the officer tries to grab it, before wrapping his arms around her as she resisted.
The officer nearly tackled Brown as he knocked her out of her shoes and put her in a body lock.
'Let go!' she screams as she struggles to break free from the officer.
Nikkita Brown was walking her dog shortly after midnight on August 28 in Chicago's Lincoln Park, according to her attorneys
They say she was on her way out when the officer 'brutally' attacked her 'for no reason'
Multiple videos show the pair engaging in a minute-long physical altercation during which Brown drops her phone and the officer puts her in a body lock
Bystanders were left troubled by the cop's behavior.
'Is he serious?' a voice asks behind the camera in one video.
In video captured from another angle, two people behind the camera say, 'Ay, watch the dog. He's tripping, bro. Like what?'
Brown told GMA on Thursday that she feared the situation would escalate once the officer got out of his car.
'I know that as soon as he got out the car, I'm thinking to myself, how can I kind
