Fiance: Officer Miscarries After Fight With Chef
A parking authority officer allegedly attacked by a celebrity chef has miscarried, says the officer’s fiance.Parking authority officer Juanita Lewis is recovering in her West Philadelphia home. In Monday, NBC 10 spoke with her fiance, Phillip Rhedrick.”She’s not doing good emotionally. Devastated. Shocked. Terrified. She’s under a lot of pressure,” said Phillip Rhedrick.Rhedrick says Lewis is having a tough time. Since Friday, the parking authority officer has been recuperating from what police are calling a beating by Susanna Lan, also known as Susanna Foo. Foo was later arrested by police.Rhedrick also told NBC 10 over the weekend that Lewis, a mother of five children, was two months pregnant and miscarried after the confrontation.Witnesses tell police that Lewis was issuing a parking ticket to a deliveryman outside Foo’s restaurant near 15th and Walnut when Foo started swinging.Rhedrick says Lewis had not had any problems with her pregnancy before she was attackedNow, the couple has hired an attorney. more…
