Black Alabama Woman Allegedly Assaulted by Police

by Mary Spiller

March 10, 2024

Twyla Stallworth was arrested and charged with obstruction, resisting arrest and attempting to elude.

Attorneys representing a Black woman in Alabama allegedly assaulted by police on video have spoken out about the incident that took place on Feb. 24. Police arrested Twyla Stallworth after she filed a complaint against her white neighbor. Her attorneys claim that it was a display of racism.

The 40-year-old Stallworth called the police several times to complain about her neighbor’s loud music. The Andalusia woman said she was ignored, so she intentionally turned on her car alarm to get their attention.

When her neighbor complained about the car alarm going off, police were immediately dispatched to Stallworth’s home.

Her attorney, civil rights lawyer Harry Daniels, claimed that Officer Grant Barton “threatened Stallworth when he arrived and did not address her multiple complaints.”

Stallworth’s attorney pointed out that Officer Barton began to allegedly get aggressive when Stallworth “pointed out the disparity as Barton was returning to [his] police cruiser, suggesting it was racially motivated.”

Barton began asking for Stallworth’s ID, and her 18-year-old son, who was present at the time, started recording what was going on. 

The video shows Stallworth saying that she didn’t have to give the officer her ID, and he responds, “I’m not arguing with you. Show me your ID, or you’re going to jail.” 

Barton proceeded to arrest the mother and throw her down onto the couch, said the attorney.

She was charged with obstruction, resisting arrest, and attempting to elude after being detained for 15 hours.

Daniels reported that Stallworth didn’t have to give the officer her identification.

Daniels continued, “Never mind that Officer Barton needlessly escalated the situation, forcefully entered Ms. Stallworth’s home, and physically assaulted her over a noise complaint. Never mind that he arrested her for exercising her constitutional rights, and never mind that he misquoted a law that doesn’t require a woman in her own home to present an ID.”

Daniels continued, “He was leaving. He was walking back to his car, ready to drive away right up until she called out his racism.”

He added, “Calling out racism isn’t illegal. Using your badge to intimidate a 40-year-old mother is.”

Attorneys representing a Black woman in Alabama who was allegedly assaulted by police on video have spoken out about the incident that took place Feb. 24. Twyla Stallworth was arrested after she filed a complaint against her white neighbor, and her attorneys claimed that it was a display of racism.

The 40-year-old Stallworth called the police several times on Feb. 24 to complain about her neighbor’s overly loud music. The Andalusia woman said that she was ignored, so she intentionally turned on her car alarm to get their attention.

When her neighbor complained about the car alarm going off, police were dispatched to Stallworth’s home immediately.

Her attorney, civil rights lawyer Harry Daniels, claimed that Officer Grant Barton “threatened Stallworth when he arrived and did not address her multiple complaints.”

Stallworth’s attorney pointed out that Officer Barton began to allegedly get aggressive when Stallworth “pointed out the disparity as Barton was returning to [his] police cruiser suggesting it was racially motivated.”

Barton began asking for Stallworth’s ID, and her 18-year-old son who was present at the time started to record what was going on. 

Stallworth was shown in the video saying that she didn’t have to give the officer her ID, and he responded, “I’m not arguing with you. Show me your ID, or you’re going to jail.” 

Barton proceeded to arrest the mother and throwing her down onto the couch, said the attorney.

She was charged with obstruction, resisting arrest, and attempting to elude after being detained for 15 hours.

Daniels reported that Stallworth didn’t have to give the officer her identification.

Daniels continued, “Never mind that Officer Barton needlessly escalated the situation, forcefully entered Ms. Stallworth’s home, and physically assaulted her over a noise complaint. Never mind that he arrested her for exercising her constitutional rights and never mind that he misquoted a law that doesn’t require a woman in her own home to present an ID.”

Daniels continued, “He was leaving. He was walking back to his car ready to drive away right up until she called out his racism.”

he added, “Calling out racism isn’t illegal. Using your badge to intimidate a 40-year-old mother is.”

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