US EditionTHP responds to viral video after claims trooper hit protester at anti-ICE protest
Dashcam footage from Tennessee Highway Patrol disproves claims that a trooper struck a protester during a Memphis anti-ICE rally of over 100 participants.
- THP released dashcam footage to refute claims a trooper hit a protester, stating the cruiser view contradicts social media accounts.
- The event, held Sunday on Summer Avenue, Memphis, was the ICE Out for Good protest organized by Indivisible Memphis after Renee Good's fatal shooting, involving more than 100 people and traffic blockage.
- Dashcam images show that the individual grabbed the front of the patrol vehicle, lay down, then stood and walked away, while a cellphone video appeared to show the person drop out of sight.
- Rebecca Ann Leathers, 55, was arrested and faces multiple charges including disorderly conduct and assault on an officer; she was released on a $500 bond and is due in court Tuesday morning.
- THP reiterated that social media claims someone was hit by a trooper are false and said it released video to clarify those accusations, emphasizing it respects peaceful protest but warned entering active roadways creates a serious, immediate risk.
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