She Was Yelling About Police Harassment, Then The Video Came Out….

An accusation of police harassment backfires after the arrest of a Florida woman reveals a tangled web of stolen vehicles and fraudulent credit card use, underscoring the importance of thoroughly examining such claims.

Joneshia Wilkerson‘s accusations of police harassment on June 18th in Tampa, Florida, initially garnered sympathy and support from the community. Although she was pulled over for driving a stolen car, she claimed that the Tampa police had mistreated her. However, her story took a turn when she was later arrested for failing to return a rented car, which she had acquired with a stolen credit card. This incident serves as a cautionary tale, illustrating the importance of thoroughly examining such allegations before jumping to conclusions and casting blame on the police force.

The Tampa police were alerted to the stolen vehicle Wilkerson was driving and knew that this high-risk traffic stop would be far from ordinary. Consequently, the officer on the scene requested backup and kept his gun drawn while waiting for his colleagues to arrive. Undeterred, Wilkerson recorded the traffic stop on her phone and posted it to Instagram, accusing the officer of holding a gun to her head.

This video, which went viral, sparked outrage in the Tampa area, with many drawing parallels to recent incidents of police brutality following George Floyd’s murder. But Wilkerson’s story was far from complete. She claimed that she had borrowed the car from a friend and was working on paying it off but had fallen behind on payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact.

Surveillance footage from a Hertz rental center at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport painted a different picture. The video showed using stolen credit card information to rent the Nissan Altima on June 2nd. Hertz contacted her when she failed to return the car on June 6th, discovering that her contact information was fake. Consequently, the company filed a stolen vehicle report with the police on June 18th.

Further investigation revealed that Wilkerson had used a friend’s driver’s license and a stolen credit card number belonging to an Indiana woman who still had the physical card. In late July, Wilkerson was arrested in Riverview and charged with failure to return a leased vehicle and fraudulent use of a credit card. She was released on a $10,000 bond and is awaiting trial.

This case demonstrates the danger of hastily jumping to conclusions and vilifying the police force without examining the full context. While many liberal activists were quick to rally around Wilkerson as yet another victim of alleged police brutality, the facts tell a different story. Law enforcement officers were merely doing their job, handling a high-risk situation that involved a stolen car and an individual who had engaged in fraudulent behavior.

It is crucial to evaluate each case on its merits, rather than allowing emotions and political biases to cloud our judgment. In doing so, we can ensure that justice is served, and those who truly deserve our support receive it. In this instance, it appears that the Tampa police acted appropriately, and it is Wilkerson who must now answer for her actions.

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Source: AWM