Woman Dragged from Car, Punches and Kicks Troopers During Traffic Stop: PTSD Claimed

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Woman Dragged from Car, Punches and Kicks Troopers During Traffic Stop: “PTSD” Claimed Tennessee Highway Patrol spotted a silver Honda Accord traveling 63 mph in a 45 mph zone in Memphis. Driver Heaven Byrd, 24, was ordered to step out but refused, rolled up her window, and remained inside despite repeated commands. Byrd briefly rolled her window down, at which point troopers pulled her from the car to make the arrest. She then assaulted them with punches and kicks before being taken into custody. She was booked for speeding, no driver’s license, assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting official detention, violation of financial responsibility law (likely no insurance), and driving while license suspended/revoked/cancelled. Byrd and her mother, Alitta Barnes, claim the stop was unlawful. A GoFundMe has been created. -------------------------------------------------- From Her Mother: My name is Alitta, and I am fighting for justice for my daughter, Heaven. On Friday, February 6, 2026, around 5:35 PM, my 24-year-old daughter was pulled over by Tennessee state troopers in Memphis, Tennessee. From the beginning, the officers failed to follow basic legal procedure. They did not identify themselves, did not explain why she was being stopped, and never asked for her license, registration, or insurance, which is required during a lawful traffic stop. Instead of conducting a routine stop, one trooper immediately approached her vehicle with his flashlight and taser in hand, and threatened to break her window and tase her if she did not get out of the car. Heaven was terrified, and posed no threat. She is a 110-pound young woman with no criminal history, valid license, registration, and tags, and she was only seven minutes from home after leaving work. Two male troopers then forcibly removed my daughter from her vehicle and threw her to the ground. I was on FaceTime with Heaven during the entire encounter and arrived at the scene as officers were using force against her. I had to stand there and watch my child screaming for me while I was powerless to help. When I tried to speak up, I was threatened with a taser myself, ordered back into my vehicle, and told I would be arrested and tased if I did not comply, despite posing no threat. At no point did either of us present any danger. Tennessee law and standard law enforcement policy require clear communication, lawful justification, and proportional force during traffic stops. None of those standards were followed that day. We are raising funds to cover Heaven’s legal fees so we can hold those responsible accountable and make sure this does not happen to another family. This is about justice, transparency, and protecting our sons and daughters. Based on Tennessee law and standard police procedure, the following failures occurred during this stop: • Failure to identify officers during a traffic stop • Failure to state the lawful reason for the stop • Failure to request license, registration, or insurance • Threatening use of a taser without an immediate threat • Escalation of force without lawful justification • Threatening a non-involved parent who posed no threat These actions contradict Tennessee standards for lawful traffic stops and use of force.

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Tags: tennessee police

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3 +1 Iwillhityourmouth 1 month ago

Fuckin shoot that baboon. Fuck I hate apes

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4 +1 Sbarllush1 1 month ago

Fucking video recorded by baboons on a crazy baboon...shoot her down, she's not worth a damn. unbearable noisy ignorance....the repetition of the same words (not even sentences because it would be too much work) is a very clear symptom of the functional ignorance of primates.

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11 +1 sirmrmikey 1 month ago

What language were the monkeys speaking? Put 'em back in the zoo where they belong....in Africa.

2 +1 ScreaminMime 1 month ago

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