It's late Thursday night. Mason "Peeker" Powell spends an evening with friends. On his way home, a deputy pulls him over on a rural road. The deputy gets out of his car. Powell, a bit drunk, does not. The deputy, halfway to Powell's car, his face hidden by the headlights, orders Powell to produce hisidentification. Powell slowly gets out of the car, spreads his hands, and bolts into the field nearby. He's brought up short by an electrified barbed wire fence. He hears the deputy right behind him. He turns and shouts that he surrenders. There's a shot.The Sheriff stonewalls the media. However, there is unrest brewing at what happened. Protests over the shooting spring up, and unrest boils up in what was once a peaceful community. Can reporter Annie Peterson uncover the truth before the tipping point?
Pages
122
Format
Paperback
Release
August 22, 2015
ISBN 13
9781512212990
Traffic Stop: The Tribe and Television Lead to the Truth
It's late Thursday night. Mason "Peeker" Powell spends an evening with friends. On his way home, a deputy pulls him over on a rural road. The deputy gets out of his car. Powell, a bit drunk, does not. The deputy, halfway to Powell's car, his face hidden by the headlights, orders Powell to produce hisidentification. Powell slowly gets out of the car, spreads his hands, and bolts into the field nearby. He's brought up short by an electrified barbed wire fence. He hears the deputy right behind him. He turns and shouts that he surrenders. There's a shot.The Sheriff stonewalls the media. However, there is unrest brewing at what happened. Protests over the shooting spring up, and unrest boils up in what was once a peaceful community. Can reporter Annie Peterson uncover the truth before the tipping point?