A Garland woman who alleged that she was brutalized by officers during an arrest in January turned herself in Monday on a perjury charge.

Leah Dure

Following Leah Dure's New Year's Day arrest by Harker Heights police, she and attorney S. Lee Merritt accused an officer of injuring her with excessive force, police said.

Police held a news conference and released details about the arrest and additional body camera footage Jan. 12 that showed the accusations were false, police said.

After police released the information about the case, Merritt said in a Facebook post that his office had dropped the case because evidence showed Dure had an injury to her face before the arrest and that the "facts laid out by our initial post in this matter are not supported by the evidence now available."

Police have said Dure was pressed into a wall during the booking process, but that she was not thrown or injured by officers. Prior to her arrest, Dure had bruising, a swollen eye and bite marks to her face from a fight involving her boyfriend, his wife and several others, police said.

An arrest warrant was issued Feb. 28 for Dure. She turned herself into Garland police Monday and was released after posting $5,000 bond.

The case has been sent to the Bell County Attorney's Office.

Harker Heights is located about 150 miles southwest of Dallas, near Temple.