{"id":47021,"date":"2026-08-15T17:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47021"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:25:43","slug":"arkansas-trooper-slams-punches-black-teen-during-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47021","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Trooper Slams, Punches Black Teen During Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can test this theory out by showing the tongue-to-boot community this viral video of an Arkansas state trooper slamming and punching an 18-year-old Black woman, who had been pulled over for speeding before cops moved to arrest her, which seemed to be largely due to her having an \u201cattitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/arkansas-trooper-punch-traffic-stop-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, 18-year-old Alisa Hackett, of Osceola, Arkansas,\u00a0was pulled over on State Highway 18 near Manila at about 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 1. The officer who stopped her said he clocked her driving 71 mph in a 60-mph zone with the vehicle\u2019s hazard lights on, according to an Arkansas State Police report, which also notes that Hackett told state trooper Moisses Arellano she was rushing home because her car\u2019s window had broken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arellano also noted that Hackett was not wearing her seat belt and that her license plate was covered. All of these infractions are perfectly reasonable justifications for issuing a traffic ticket to the young motorist, but a reasonable, non-bootlicking person would agree there\u2019s no reason to make an arrest, so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, it turns out Hackett also had a sealed bottle of liquor in the front seat. In dashcam footage, Arellano can be heard asking Hackett, \u201cWhy do you have a Tito\u2019s bottle, you\u2019re not even 21?\u201d Later, he acknowledged that the bottle was sealed<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to CBS, a police report noted that Arellano described Hackett as \u201cbeing difficult\u201d when he issued her citations, which means he actually did cite her. So, why the arrest?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, at one point, another trooper came to the scene and claimed Hackett had been pulled over for speeding \u201ca few days earlier\u201d and had an open alcohol container in her vehicle, but was let go with a warning. It\u2019s unclear whether that\u2019s true or not. It is clear that being in possession of an open container is not the same as having a sealed container in the car, and, at any rate, the alcohol bottle was not the stated reason for Hackett\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, she got an attitude, take her ass to jail,\u201d the second trooper to arrive at the scene said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know, it\u2019s almost as if whether or not a routine traffic stop results in arrest often depends on whether a cop\u2019s fragile, blue ego is bruised, and, again, we\u2019re supposed to pretend their tolerance for backtalk isn\u2019t significantly more limited when dealing with citizens of a\u00a0<em>complexion for lesser protection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"383\" width=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17866255759087.jpg?w=660&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Close up waving flag of Arkansas, United States.\" class=\"wp-image-1685922\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Torsten Asmus \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, and speaking of bruises\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From CBS:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Arellano then decided to arrest Hackett, who is 5-foot-1 and 118 pounds, and asked her to step out of the car, according to the report. After initially complying, \u201cshe began turning around and repeatedly asked what she had done,\u201d the police report said, adding she continued to pull away from the officer and he \u201ctook her to the ground.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAfter giving multiple commands for her to roll over without compliance, I delivered one closed-fist strike to the left side of her face in an attempt to gain compliance,\u201d Arellano wrote in the report. \u201cAfter the strike, she continued resisting by pulling her wrists away and refusing to roll over.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>He pointed a stun gun at her midsection, but did not fire, and she then complied in putting her hands behind her back and she was arrested, the report said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In the video, Hackett can be heard saying, \u201cYou cannot punch me in my face.\u201d Arellano responds, \u201cWho said? Who says?\u201d and then \u201cWho said I can\u2019t punch you in your face?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, just to recap: a cop pulled a Black teen over for what were common traffic infractions, decided she needed to be arrested because he and some other cop didn\u2019t like her attitude, body-slammed her because she dared to hesitate with her compliance while inquiring as to why all this was necessary, punched her in the face because she didn\u2019t comply fast enough, continued to manhandle her because she wasn\u2019t perfectly manageable after being punched by a grown man, and then insisted that no authority or law prohibited him from punching her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"3\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you resist, I can punch you; I can read you the policy,\u201d Arellano can be heard\u00a0copsplaining\u00a0to Hackett as she sat in the back of his patrol car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, yeah \u2014 you don\u2019t need to ask why people, especially Black people, dislike the police, you just have to use your eyes and ears and, perhaps, remove the boot from your mouth for added clarity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, as usual, civil attorney\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/6865507\/nolan-wells-family-retains-civil-rights-attorney-ben-crump\/\">Ben Crump<\/a>\u00a0is on the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis trooper slammed an 18-year-old girl to the ground and punched her in the face. He wrote it down himself: a closed fist, because she would not roll onto her stomach,\u201d Crump said in a statement. \u201cAlisa asked him what she had done, and the video shows what she got for asking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cArkansas State Police have to explain to the public how that is a reasonable response to a teenager at a traffic stop,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cIf you cannot handle a teenage girl without taking her to the ground, cursing at her, and punching her in the face, you should not be wearing a badge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hackett was charged with refusal to submit to arrest, possession of alcohol by a minor, speeding, not wearing a seat belt, improper display of license tags and an offense for improper headlights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, on Monday, attorney Luther Sutter filed a civil rights lawsuit against Arellano on Hackett\u2019s behalf, alleging he used excessive force when he arrested her. However, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neareport.com\/2026\/08\/10\/ben-crump-retained-by-alisa-hackett-hours-after-federal-lawsuit-filed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEA Report<\/a>, Sutter\u2019s office received a letter from Hackett saying Crump would be representing her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of how all of this shakes out, it should be noted that as violent and completely overreaching as Arellano\u2019s behavior was, it\u2019s also common cop behavior, as was his lack of remorse and reliance on supposed legal justification for what he would have certainly known was an egregious act if it had happened to a teenage girl he cared about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1679922\/bernita-bowlding-white-supremacists-patriot-front-op-ed\/\">If That Viral Bernita Bowlding Photo Doesn\u2019t Terrify You, You\u2019re Not Paying Attention To What\u2019s Been Happening To Black Women [Op-Ed]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can test this theory out by showing the tongue-to-boot community this viral video of an Arkansas state trooper slamming and punching an 18-year-old Black woman, who had been pulled over for speeding before cops moved to arrest her, which seemed to be largely due to her having an \u201cattitude.\u201d According to\u00a0CBS News, 18-year-old Alisa&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17866475840744-e1786648032484.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=596&crop=0,0,100,392px","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}