ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A blind woman, who said she was unjustly handcuffed and dragged out of a St. Louis bar by an off-duty police officer, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday and is against William Clinton.

He works for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, but he was working a secondary job at Caleco’s Bar & Grill the night of the incident.

It happened in Oct. of 2013.

Marvelena Quesada spoke exclusively with FOX2’s Anthony Kiekow about the incident.

She said she was helping her friend pay their tab at the bar when Clinton said that it was closing time and she needed to leave.

Marvelena said she wasn’t moving fast enough, so she said Clinton grabbed her and she fell.

“He dragged me and my dog outside and put handcuffs on me,” she said.

Marvelena said Clinton let her go, but she was left with physical and emotional bruises.

“I was very depressed,” she said.  “I had nightmares.”

Clinton still works the secondary job at the bar.

Marvelena’s lawsuit is seeking unspecified compensation for unreasonable seizure and assault and battery.

FOX2 reached out to Clinton but had not heard back as of Wednesday night.

The police department didn’t comment for the story.

The bar declined to comment for the story.

However, FOX2 was told Clinton has a reputation of being very friendly with customers.

Marvelena has been a plaintiff in a successful federal lawsuit in the past.