#7 - James H. Legg Georgia woman Rose Campbell was pulled
over in the city of Alpharetta, on May the 4th of 2018, after swerving into a police officer’s lane
and nearly causing a collision. The 65-year-old was subsequently issued a citation for failure
to maintain lane. The officer then presented Campbell with a ticket and told her to sign it.
As per state law, it would’ve serve as an acknowledgement that she’d been made properly
aware of her alleged offense as well as of the date and time of her scheduled court appearance.
Campbell refused to provide her signature, however, as she believed that doing so
would’ve constituted an admission of guilt. In a video captured by the officer’s body camera,
the woman was shown requesting to speak with a supervisor after she’d been asked to exit
her vehicle. The officer then called for backup and, as other members of law enforcement arrived
at the scene, the situation rapidly escalated. Campbell attempted to shut her driver’s side door,
but one of the officers, James H. Legg, forcefully pushed it back open and began yelling at her. He
also indicated that the car’s tinted windows were making him fear for his safety. Officer Legg then
shouted a barrage of profanities at Campbell as he demanded she get out of her car. The volatile
traffic stop culminated with the officer grabbing the woman by the arm and forcefully dragging her
out of the vehicle before placing her in handcuffs. In the wake of the incident, the
Alpharetta Police Department opened an internal investigation into the matter, which ultimately
led to Officer Legg resigning from his position. #6 - The Shooting of Charles Galloway
Shortly after 12 am, on January the 23rd of 2022, Harris County deputy Charles Galloway initiated a
traffic stop on a white Toyota Avalon in southwest Houston. As was later gathered from eyewitness
testimony, the driver got out of the vehicle, while Galloway was still in his patrol car, and
immediately opened fire. The officer was struck by multiple bullets and succumbed to his injuries at
the scene. The gunman, identified as 51-year-old Oscar Rosales, fled in his vehicle after the
ambush attack. Following a brief manhunt, the suspect was located at a hotel in Ciudad de Acuña,
Mexico, where he was placed under arrest and charged with capital murder. It subsequently
emerged that Rosales had been a fugitive from justice in Harris County ever since he’d absconded
from his parole following an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon conviction, in
1995. Rosales had also been wanted in connection to a murder previously committed in El Salvador,
and the authorities revealed an intention of contacting other Central American countries
to notify them of his capture. Four additional people faced criminal charges for allegedly trying
to cover up Rosales’ involvement in Galloway’s killing. The slain officer, who’d been a 12-year
veteran of the force and a field trainer, was honored during a public funeral ceremony that
included a 21-gun salute and a helicopter flyover. #5 - Hailey Marie Akin
On January the 10th of 2019, as she was traveling northbound down Interstate 45 in Conroe,
Texas, Hailey Marie Akin was pulled over by a state trooper for driving erratically. Subsequent
reports detailed how, as soon as the officer had exited his patrol car and begun to approach Akin’s
vehicle, the 22-year-old sped away from the scene. The trooper rushed back in his car and pursued the
suspect, who was eventually tracked down after exiting the Interstate onto Gladstell Street.
According to the resulting arrest report, Akin had displayed clear signs of intoxication while being
evaluated by the officer, and she allegedly had difficulty standing up after getting out of her
vehicle. She was consequently taken into custody and charged with evading arrest with a vehicle,
driving while intoxicated, and bribery. The latter charge stemmed from the young woman
allegedly offering money to the state trooper in exchange for her release, a proposition which he
promptly rejected. #4 - Michael McGillis
Mariah Valenzuela was pulled over by a police officer in Phoenix, Arizona, for crossing over
the painted centerline prior to making a left turn, in January of 2020. As was captured on
Officer Michael McGillis’ body cam, he’d initiated his interaction with the 23-year-old by requesting
her license. Valenzuela responded by claiming she didn’t have any form of identification with her
and demanded an explanation for the traffic stop. The officer, who later described the young woman
as “verbally non-compliant” to investigators, was then heard telling her to place her hands
behind her back before reaching for his handcuffs. A brief struggle subsequently ensued in the course
of which Officer McGillis caused Valenzuela to topple to the ground. He then pulled the woman to
her feet and handcuffed her as she protested his use of force. After Valenzuela continued to argue
with him, the officer shoved her against the side of her car and asked why she refused to “act like
a young lady”. Following her arrest, Valenzuela was charged with numerous offenses, including
resisting arrest and DUI, in spite of the fact that her blood alcohol level was reported as being
well below the legal driving limit. Prosecutors later reduced her charges to a single traffic
ticket for failing to drive on the right side of the road. In July of 2020, Valenzuela launched a
civil complaint against Officer McGillis, alleging false arrest and imprisonment. She also came
forward with the footage from her brutal run-in with the officer, which had left her with bruises
all over her body. According to ABC15 in Arizona, Officer McGillis had been the subject of multiple
formal complaints from people who reported he’d used foul language or unnecessary force during
traffic stops in the past. #3 - Holly Hurt
At approximately 6:30 pm, on March the 2nd of 2021, an Indiana state trooper in Evansville
initiated a traffic stop with a moped rider who’d been operating the vehicle without lights.
Upon asking the female driver a series of routine questions, the officer, only identified as Trooper
Stewart, recorded that she was driving with a suspended license and expired plates. Stewart
also noted that the 37-year-old, who was later named as Boonville resident Holly Hurt, had been
showing visible signs of impairment throughout their interaction. The officer thus conducted a
sequence of field sobriety tests, during which Hurt allegedly attacked him. She kicked and bit
Stewart before he was eventually able to restrain her and place her in handcuffs. Both Stewart and
Hurt were subsequently treated for minor injuries at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, after which
the latter was transported to Vanderburgh County Jail, where she was held without bond. Hurt was
ultimately charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement,
and battery on a police officer, which is a Class 6 Felony in the state of Indiana.
#2 - The Arrest of Shibani Balsaver and Sheilanee Sen
Sheilanee Sen was helping her friend, Shibani Balsaver, move into a new apartment in Los
Angeles, California, on February the 8th of 2020, when the U-Haul truck they’d rented was
pulled over by the police. Balsaver, a film producer, later detailed how she and Sen were
confused by the stop as they hadn’t committed any traffic violations. Within moments of the
traffic stop being initiated, several additional police vehicles arrived at the scene and at least
ten members of law enforcement reportedly surrounded the U-Haul with their guns drawn.
The occupants of the vehicle were ordered to get out and walk into the middle of the street
with their hands above their heads. As Sen and Balsaver complied with law enforcement’s demands
they reportedly noticed that a police helicopter was flying overhead as well. The two women were
forced to lay in the road, with their limbs spread apart, for several minutes before they
were eventually approached by officers. Balsaver later claimed that one of the officers thrusted
their knee into her lower back and pushed her head down as they then yanked her arms back and
handcuffed her. She and Sen were pulled to their feet and pinned against the side of a patrol car,
with guns aimed at them, at which point they were informed that the U-Haul they were driving
had previously been reported stolen. Balsaver told them that her receipt from the rental truck
company was in her purse. Once officers retrieved it from the front seat of the vehicle and ran the
two women’s names through the police database, Sen and Balsaver were released without being charged.
It later emerged that U-Haul had reported that the stolen vehicle was recovered,
and Los Angeles police had therefore initiated the traffic stop erroneously. In May of 2021,
it was reported that Sen and Balsaver were filing a federal lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles
and its police department, accusing the officers at the scene that day of excessive force,
unreasonable search and seizure, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
#1 - Muhammad Rodwan Police Constable Stuart
Outten pulled over an uninsured white van in Leyton, East London, on August the 7th of 2019.
During what the 29-year-old officer had expected to be a routine traffic stop,
he was viciously attacked by the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Muhammad Rodwan,
aged 59. The latter repeatedly struck the officer in the head with a 2-foot-long machete,
which was reported as having a rusty blade. Although PC Outten had suffered several critical
injuries in the onslaught, including six deep puncture head wounds and multiple skull fractures,
he ultimately managed to deploy his Taser in his attacker’s direction. The weapon successfully
subdued Rodwan and allowed the officer to call for assistance. In January of the following year,
Rodwan was acquitted of attempted murder following a trial at The Old Bailey. He was, however,
convicted of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and consequently imprisoned
for a term of 16 years. In the aftermath of the incident, Officer Outten was dubbed
“Britain's hardest cop” due to the manner he’d handled the situation. It was also reported that
he’d been awarded the National Police Federation bravery award for single-handedly fighting
off his attacker after having sustained multiple stab wounds and bone fractures.
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