Overview
- Dashcam and phone video from the Jan. 16 stop show an officer pulling Taneisha Thompson from her car and taking her to the ground as her 15-year-old son pleads for it to stop.
- Attorney Lee Merritt alleges excessive force and a Fourth Amendment violation, saying Thompson was treated for a black eye and a lacerated lip that required stitches.
- The Hurst Police Department says its internal affairs investigation deemed the complaint unfounded and closed the file, citing the ongoing Tarrant County review for withholding further details.
- Merritt calls for an independent or federal civil-rights investigation and the immediate release of all body‑worn camera footage from the encounter.
- The Texas Municipal Police Association defends the officer, asserting Thompson sped in a school zone, threw the citation out the window, resisted arrest, and that injuries resulted from noncompliance.