Attorney says officer failed to de-escalate in viral Hurst traffic stop arrest

A civil rights attorney who is representing a woman arrested during a traffic stop in Hurst said the officer failed to use de-escalation techniques.

Lee Merritt, who is representing Taneisha Thompson, who was arrested Jan. 16, said in an interview Friday that the officer who arrested his client could have de-escalated the situation. Thompson lives in the Metroplex, Merritt said…

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