The traffic stop that ended Brianna Longoria’s honeymoon plans started, allegedly, with a red light she didn’t run. It ended with her in handcuffs, a mugshot in the system, and a clean breathalyzer that the arresting officer apparently didn’t find persuasive enough to call the night off.
Longoria, a Fresno nursing student who had married in Arizona the day before so her ill father could attend the wedding, is now suing the City of Phoenix and two of its officers in federal court. Her complaint, filed in December 2025, argues that the December 29, 2024 stop was a fabrication from start to finish, and that the reason was a quota.
What the Bodycam Captured
The mechanics of the arrest are damning enough on their own.
Officer Mary Metheny pulled Longoria over on Dec. 29, 2024, claiming she ran a red light, an allegation contradicted by body camera footage. According to the complaint, Metheny later voided the red-light citation after reviewing the video and seeing the light was green, and the arrest report listed field-sobriety results the suit claims were fabricated…