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Deputy Reprimanded After Citing Woman without a Right Hand at Traffic Stop
An internal review found Deputy Yosvani Quesada misapplied the cellphone law and recommended a verbal reprimand after body camera footage spread online.
- Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Deputy Yosvani Quesada was reprimanded after issuing a citation to Kathleen 'Katie' Thomas on February 11, alleging she used a cellphone in her right hand while driving.
- Quesada conducted the traffic stop on the 1800 block of North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth Beach, claiming he observed Thomas manipulating a device in her right hand during the encounter.
- Thomas revealed she lacked a right hand during the stop; Quesada confirmed he did not specify which hand on the citation, creating a fundamental factual contradiction.
- A May 25 sheriff's office review determined Quesada misunderstood the legal elements required for a violation; the review recommended a verbal reprimand and dismissal on May 26.
- National attention followed the release of body camera footage on social media, while Quesada's request to dismiss the citation acknowledged insufficient evidence for the handheld wireless violation.
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Deputy reprimanded after citing woman without a right hand at traffic stop
A deputy in Florida was recently reprimanded after issuing a traffic citation to a woman without a right hand earlier this year. The deputy claimed she was using a cellphone while driving.
·Cincinnati, United States
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