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Zach Thomas-Same Dallas officer mistreated My Wife
Published by T.C. COLLETTE on March 29, 2009
“Maritza Thomas, the wife of NFL linebacker Zach Thomas, saw a familiar face as she watched the video of Officer Robert Powell detaining Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats as he and his family rushed to a hospital to see a dying loved one. That face was Powell’s.
On July 27, 2008, while her husband was at training camp with the Cowboys in Oxnard, Calif., Maritza Thomas was pulled over by Powell for an illegal U-turn near NorthPark Center.
Maritza Thomas was issued five tickets by Powell, four of which were later dismissed. Thomas was handcuffed, placed in the back of a police cruiser, spent about three hours in the Dallas County Jail and was threatened with the possibility of spending the night behind bars.
“This in no way compares to what happened to Ryan Moats and his family,” said Zach Thomas, who played for the Cowboys last season and is now a free agent. “But we wanted to tell our story, not knowing how many others have been affected by Officer Powell. We know the vast majority of the Dallas police force are good and professional people, but this guy just seems excessive.”
The charges that were dropped were failure to show proof of insurance, running a red light, having an improper address on a driver’s license and not having a registration sticker on the windshield. She accepted deferred adjudication for the illegal U-turn charge, and her record will be cleared next month.
In total, Maritza Thomas, who is Hispanic, was detained roughly five hours.
“This situation never should’ve happened,” said Maritza Thomas’ attorney, Brody Shanklin. “Unless extraordinary circumstances exist, no person should be arrested for a Class C citation. In this case, it was an example of Officer Powell being overzealous and exerting his authority in a manner that he never should have.” ”
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Ann on Tue, 31st Mar 2009 8:29 PM
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Tomahawker on Tue, 31st Mar 2009 8:53 PM
Sorry I have not been online alot lately. Just wanted to say you are doing a great job and the Mat-Su Sea Hawkers (in Alaska) are reading the material.
Personally – Zach Thomas has been a favorite of mine for many years – even when he sold out to be a “COWBOY”. YUK!!!… Ok.. OK.. he did not sell out… he was let go, and took work elsewhere…. but GOSH almighty – why did he have to sign with the “COWBOYS”… christ.. was the job of being a hooker already filled? IT would have been a step up, that’s for sure… ^_^
GO HAWKS!!