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Jafari Stewart spent 16 months fighting felony charges after Huntsville, Texas, police accused him of assaulting two officers who entered his home during a welfare check.

The 39-year-old father — who had once hoped to become a police officer himself — was facing the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence.

But there was something police and prosecutors reportedly weren’t expecting:

His son had recorded the encounter.

When Stewart’s attorney played that video for jurors, they got to compare what they saw with the officers’ version of events.

The verdict? NOT GUILTY.

“Without that video, I would have been in jail,” Stewart said.

The case raises a bigger question: What happens when there’s no camera rolling?

Full story + video: https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/08/11/black-father-cleared-of-felonies-after-son-records-arrest-inside-home/

An 18-year-old driver has filed a civil rights complaint following a controversial Arkansas traffic stop involving State Trooper Moisses Arellano. The driver was reportedly stopped for traveling 71 mph in a 60-mph zone while using her hazard lights, later explaining that she was trying to get home after her car window was broken.

Dashcam footage from the encounter shows the confrontation escalating, with the trooper taking the teenager to the ground and striking her in the face as she repeatedly asked to call her mother. According to the Arkansas State Police report, the trooper said the strike was used after she allegedly failed to comply with commands to roll over.

The release of the footage has fueled strong reactions online, while Arkansas State Police have confirmed that the incident is under internal investigation. As of August 12, the trooper reportedly remained on duty.