BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) — Chekeithia Grant was planning to host a 60th birthday party for her mother in Birmingham. Between her home in Walker County and the party site, attendees had to drive through the police jurisdiction of the small town of Brookside, population 1,253.
It was there along Interstate 22 on the day of the party that Grant’s daughter was pulled over by a Brookside police officer for speeding. Grant arrived at the scene shortly afterward to assist her daughter, but that’s when things “spiraled out of control.”
Both women were arrested and jailed on several misdemeanor charges while their cars were towed. By the time they bonded out and paid vehicle recovery fees, the birthday party was long over…