c'mon utah. grow up.

OREM, Utah (ABC 4 News) - The media savvy California attorney, Gloria Allred was handling the Britney Spears custody case Monday...Tuesday she was in Orem where she called Orem police stupid for prosecuting the case of Betty Perry. Perry is the Orem grandmother accused of fighting with a cop over a citation for her brown lawn. Allred calls the case a travesty of justice.

Allred came out firing, blasting the Orem Police Department and calling them the laughing stock of the country. She wouldn't come right out and say a multi-million dollar civil suit is in the works, but her words suggest there may be.

Gloria Allred is known for her high profile cases in L.A., not for misdemeanor court in Orem.Still the feminist lawyer agreed to stand by Betty Perry Tuesday. She was appalled by the actions of the Orem Police Department and determined to see justice served.

“Isn't it enough that this great grandmother who had never been arrested in her entire life was taken to jail and placed like a common criminal in a holding tank to lie in a fetal position on the floor for fear of being further abused,” Allred said.

Perry is charged with two misdemeanors, one for not watering her lawn, the other for resisting arrest.

“How many of you would like to have your great grandmother taken from their home handcuffed with bruises and blood and placed in handcuffs for failing to water her lawn?” asked Allred outside the courtroom.

Initially the officer was suspended for roughing Perry up, but now the department has done an about face. Orem City is prosecuting. Allred believes the turn around came after threat of a civil suit.

“Today law enforcement in Orem has enshrined themselves as the laughing stock of our country. This ill conceived action ensures Orem’s law enforcement authorities first place in the Guinness Book of World Records for stupidity.”

Allred insists she is just here to support Perry, and is not her attorney. It's clear the criminal matter comes first, but one can't help but wonder what happens next. Will there be a civil suit?

“I've been practicing law for 31 years. I've represented thousands of clients and we have won hundreds and millions of dollars for victims,” said Allred.

The city contends their investigation was thorough, and Perry did violate a city ordinance, and Perry was hurt because she was uncooperative.

Perry entered not guilty pleas Tuesday. She will be back in court next month.If she's convicted she could see six months in jail and face some hefty fines.