Girls arrested, officers hurt after brawl at Marcus Southgate Cinema

MILWAUKEE -- A public brawl at Marcus Southgate Cinema in Milwaukee involving children ended with the arrests of at least two teenage girls -- and officers suffered minor injuries.

Loyalty Dixon showed up at the cinema on Tuesday evening, March 27 -- and saw her daughter arrested by police. She began recording the incident on her cellphone. She believes all of the young people involved should've been ticketed -- not arrested.

On Wednesday, she said she was still shaken. Her daughters, 14 and 15, were arrested and bruised.

"They are 14-year-old girls weighting 95 pounds. How can you do that to a child?" asked Dixon.

On Wednesday, Milwaukee police said officers were attempting to break up a fight Tuesday evening. The officers suffered minor injuries when they were struck by the girls that were arrested.

Dixon's daughters dispute that they laid a hand on officers. They say a girl bumped one of them in line, a confrontation started and the other girl threw the first punch, forcing Dixon's daughters to defend themselves. A brawl started inside the theater and ended outside.

In a separate video, one of Dixon's daughters alleges she wanted to defend her sister by kicking the girl who started the fight. An officer took her down.

Dixon said she's not defending her girls' behavior, which she said is out of their character, as they are heavily involved in school. Dixon also said she wants to see body camera video.

FOX6 News is making efforts to contact Milwaukee police -- seeking additional comment on the allegations.

MPD will present this case to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the coming days for a review of charges.