{"id":755,"date":"2026-05-28T23:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=755"},"modified":"2026-05-28T23:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:37:46","slug":"authorities-drop-charges-against-driver-with-no-right-hand-after-officer-charged-her-for-texting-with-right-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=755","title":{"rendered":"Authorities Drop Charges Against Driver With No Right Hand After Officer Charged Her For Texting With Right Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>A Florida sheriff\u2019s deputy who reportedly cited a driver for clutching a phone in a hand she does not have has quietly dropped the case.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=753\">Socialist Rocker Tom Morello Using Capitalism To Bilk Money From Leftists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Thomas, 36, recorded the stop and posted it to TikTok, where the video went viral, the New York Post reported. The deputy told Thomas she drove past him \u201cholding the phone with your right hand\u201d and \u201cmanipulating that phone,\u201d as seen in bodycam footage obtained by CBS News. Thomas held up her right arm, which has no hand, and said, \u201cSo I\u2019m obviously not. So you wanna just call this a day?\u201d The deputy replied, \u201cI don\u2019t want to call it a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office (PBCSO) citation, issued Feb. 11 along North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth Beach, was tossed at the deputy\u2019s own request, court records cited by CBS12 show. A hearing for Tuesday was canceled. <strong>(RELATED: REPORT: Cops Arrest Influencer Day Of Viral Alligator Shooting Video In Florida)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Court records\u00a0reviewed by The Palm Beach Post show the deputy asked for the dismissal Tuesday, May 27, citing \u201cinsufficient evidence.\u201d Thomas reacted on TikTok the next day. \u201cBruh, we knew that already,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-HV5EaIFjV0?si=lRTgfxTaZFj6tWOl\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Ticket Clinic attorney Ted Hollander told CBS12 the citation was shaky regardless of the hand issue. Florida\u2018s wireless device statute targets typing or entering data, not simply gripping a phone, outside school zones and active work zones.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=751\">Major Oil Company\u2019s Shareholders Ditch Blue State\u2019s \u2018Woke Cartel\u2019 For Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether she\u2019s holding it in her right hand or her left hand, it really doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d Hollander said. \u201cIf you are not in a school zone or a construction zone, you are allowed to hold a cell phone.\u201d Hollander also said many drivers pay anyway. \u201cSo a lot of times people pay tickets that shouldn\u2019t be paid, and this could have been one of those examples,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas competes as an adaptive athlete and runs the @slightlyoff.balance TikTok account with over 350,000 followers. She raced at HYROX Miami 2026 in April and will appear on CBS Mornings Friday, the Des Moines Register reported.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller reached out to Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office for comment but has not heard back as of publication.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=749\">Their Small Nation Cut A Deal With China, And Now The Cost Is Becoming All Too Real<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Palm Beach County deputy quietly withdrew a $116 phone citation against Kathleen Thomas, a one-handed adaptive athlete, after her TikTok video went viral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1170,141,1171],"class_list":["post-755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-charges","tag-florida","tag-traffic-stops"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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