Posted on 07/28/2023 10:31:33 AM PDT by thegagline
A Texas mom was caught in harrowing video using her 14-year-old daughter as a “human shield” after a high-speed police chase — and even shouting at cops to “shoot” them, according to officials.
Houston-area police initially thought theft suspect Tenescha Selena Henry, 35, was holding a crying hostage in a chokehold during the July 20 standoff and were shocked that the girl was actually her daughter.
“At that point, I 100% believed that we had a hostage situation,” Deputy A. Peters told KTRK. “I distinctly remember her at times saying, ‘Shoot! Shoot me! Shoot us!'” the deputy said of the mom.
“To put your own family member, not to mention your daughter, right in front of that potential danger is just kind of crazy to me.”
The mom had already led police on a 25-mile chase at speeds of up to 100 mph as she made “multiple unsafe lane changes and traveling the wrong way,” cops said.
“The driver failed to comply and pulled a juvenile passenger out of the vehicle. The driver proceeded to place the juvenile in a chokehold and position them as a human shield,” police said. *** “During the standoff, Deputy Peters was able to position herself behind the suspect and utilize her Taser to safely subdue the suspect,” the statement added. *** We found over 20 pieces of what we would call identifying information, so numerous cards, debit cards, credit cards, Social Security cards, health insurance cards, things like that, driver’s licenses,” Peters said.
“Further investigation revealed the identifying items were taken without consent and Henry had attempted to use the credit/debit cards,” police said.
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Following after Joe Biden, I see.
"Let it go, Boo-Boo."
She seems nice. /s
Actually she'd probably be very pretty if she lost the nose ring. I'm not a fan of the braids but could perhaps overlook them with a strategically placed paper bag.
That poor girl.
What betrayal!!!!
color me shocked
Boo Derek after too much sun on the beach.
I KNEW IT! Blonde Amish!!
Tell me the world would be a worse place without her, not a better place.
I'm guessing the two were related, as in "veering into the oncoming traffic lane".
+1
Sounds like Boston's Southeast Expressway at rush hour.
Nothing shows a daughter how much you love her as much as using her for a human shield while begging the cops to shoot.
It might make it easier for the girl to accept her mom’s absence while she does her prison time.
Lemonade!
Family means very little and life is cheap with this demographic.
Daughter or not-—STILL a hostage/shield.
Methedrine has some interesting effects.
People at work with hose names I just call Scrabble.
“Speed” alone does not indicate unsafe. “Wrong way” in itself strongly implies “unsafe.”
Didn’t need to have a pix as all the required points were there.
so much for that motherly instinct...
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