Traffic stops can quickly turn into criminal investigations. Rarely do they ever turn into full-blown shootouts, however. The trouble started when Rheanna Harden, in Marion County, Florida, produced false documentation during a traffic stop. The Florida woman who was in the picture on the driving license that she had handed over had only one similarity with her: the eye color.
Despite the deputy at the stop calling her out on this, Harden cited make-up and the passage of time as excuses for the discrepancies. She had also handed the officer a false name to match the ID. She was detained and put in the cop car for producing false identification to a police officer.
While the standard procedure was followed and Harden was searched, she managed to keep a firearm hidden. Deputy A. Guillard was transporting her to the Marion County Jail when Harden opened fire on him…