An inappropriate arrest in Texas is going viral after a male sheriff’s deputy was recorded straddling a Black teen who was unarmed.
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18-year-old Nekia Trigg was reportedly approached by a Kaufman County Sheriff’s deputy after responding to a call about the teen allegedly jumping in front of moving vehicles. She informed him that she wanted to go home and requested not to be harmed. When she tried to walk away from the scene, the deputy grabbed her arm and restrained Trigg to the ground. In the clip, the male deputy is seen pinned down on the teen with his legs wrapped around her thighs.
Trigg’s mother, Antanique Ray, said during a press conference Friday that she was also arrested because she tried to help her daughter during the distressing situation. Ray added that the recorded temperature during the arrest that 102 degrees and her daughter exclaimed that she couldn’t breathe.
“She reached for me, I grabbed her hand because I’m her mother, if she reaches for me, I’m going to grab her hand every time.”
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After the video went viral, the deputy claimed that Trigg was at risk of harming herself as told by the family’s attorney. Ray was arrested and charged for public assault on a public servant and Trigg was transported to a local hospital for a psychological evaluation.
The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation and placed the deputy on administrative leave.
SOURCE: Bossip