The mayor of Andalusia has issued an apology to a woman who was arrested after refusing to show a police officer her identification.

““On behalf of the City of Andalusia and the Andalusia Police Department, I would like to apologize to Twyla Stallworth for her arrest in February,” Mayor Earl Johnson said in a video posted on the city’s website.

“All charges against Ms. Stallworth are being dropped.”

Stallworth’s attorney, Harry Daniels, had said Stallworth, 40, of Andalusia, called police multiple times on Feb. 24 to complain about her neighbor’s loud music.

But, when the police did not follow up on her complaints, according to her attorneys, Stallworth purposely set off her car alarm to get her neighbor’s attention.

Her neighbor then complained about the car alarm and an officer showed up to respond to her neighbor’s complaint, her attorneys claimed.

The officer, identified by Stallworth’s attorneys as Grant Barton, threatened to cite and arrest Stallworth for the car alarm but “did nothing to address her multiple complaints,” her attorney alleged.

Johnson, however, said city officials reviewed internal evidence and it shows the police department did respond. “We have agreed that the entire department will receive additional training on Constitutional law, the laws of the State of Alabama, and the City of Andalusia’s ordinances, so that we will not have problems like this one in the future,” he added.

“The arresting officer has a clean record with our department, but he made a mistake in this case on February 23rd,” Johnson said.

“He has been disciplined for failing in his duty to know the law.”

Johnson said Stallworth declined his offered to meet with her and has not filed a complaint with the police department.

Daniels said the officer “needlessly escalated the situation, forcefully entered Ms. Stallworth’s home and physically assaulted her over a noise complaint. Never mind that he arrested her for exercising her constitutional rights and never mind that he misquoted a law that doesn’t require a woman in her own home to present an ID,” said Daniels.

“He was leaving. He was walking back to his car ready to drive away right up until she called out his racism.”

“Calling out racism isn’t illegal,” he said. “Using your badge to intimidate a 40-year-old mother is.”

Stallworth was arrested and charged with obstruction, resisting arrest and attempting to elude, according to Daniels. He said his client was detained for 15 hours.

“Her attorney alleges in his release that her arrest was racially motivated. We have reviewed body cam footage of the incident, and see no evidence of racism,” Johnson said.

“We have always worked hard in Andalusia to maintain great relationships among our diverse populations.”