Plea deal reached in Heather Ellis case

Friday, November 20, 2009 ~ Updated 1:14 AM

KENNETT, Mo. (AP) -- A black school teacher who claimed white police officers abused and assaulted her agreed Friday to a plea deal convicting her of resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.

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