Monday, November 18, 2013

Minivan Mom And Son Versus Police

Minivan Mom And Son Versus Police
Terroristic Incidents

October 28, 2013 New Mexico police fired into a minivan carrying five children 6-18 and their mother Oriana Ferrell after the woman fled a routine speeding traffic stop after she was asked whether she wanted to pay the $126 ticket or contest it. She argued and then sped off before pulling over again. Then Ferrell refused to exit the vehicle, and the 14-year-old son got out and confronted the officer who drew his Taser. After more police arrived, she got out but got back in as another officer smashed out a passenger side window. She fled again, leading the officers on another high-speed chase before stopping and surrendering. Ferrell and the son were arrested, and she was charged with intentional abuse of a child, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer and possession of drug paraphernalia misdemeanor after police said they found two marijuana pipes in the minivan.. Ferrell's lawyer said that Ferrell feared for the safety of her children, and the judge criticized the police, saying “We ought to talk about the stupidity and recklessness of shooting at a car that has five children in it.”

Resembles Miriam Carey's decision to drive her car through a hail of bullets in Washington DC with her baby in the back seat rather than follow police orders after she ran over a cop trying to find a gap in a car barriers at the White House and Capitol building.

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  • .Raw Story


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http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mom-minivan-cop-drama-speaks-dash-cam-video-20979059

Transcript for Mom Behind Minivan Cop Drama Speaks Out

Now, to new details of the shocking video of police firing on a minivan full of children, after the mother took off, following a routine traffic stop. This morning, the mother is speaking out for the first time. And abc's ryan owens has her story.

Get out of the vehicle. Get out of the vehicle, right now. Reporter: The mother in this minivan, repeatedly pled from new mexico police.

Leading them on a high-speed case. Open the door. Open the door.

Reporter: Even after they busted out her window and fired shots at a minivan full of children. This morning, for the first time, the 39-year-old said she did it all to protect her children. In a letter to the newspaper "the taos news," she writes, a uniformed officer can shoot three bullets at my van and be considered to be doing his job.

But my doing what I can to get my own children away from such a terrifying individual has been termed child abuse and endangerment. She wrote the letter last month, as she sat in jail, charged with child abuse and fleeing from police. She's now out on bail, her attorney refuses to comment.

Her 14-year-old son, seen here scuffling with one of the officers, is also charged with battery. The actions of the officers involved are under investigation. But they have not been charged.

She calls that, injustice at its best. It's real simple. Reporter: She has a video blog, giving advice to parents.

And in her letter, she writes, most consider her a model parent. She writes, she was just a tourist from tennessee, who brought her family to see new mexico's natural beauty. Her trip will last a lot longer than planned.

    1. Huffington Post ‎- 6 hours ago
      A Tennessee woman on vacation with her five children led cops on a wild pursuit that ended shortly after an officer fired upon her minivan.
    1. New York Daily News‎ - 23 hours ago

  2. Police Shoot Minivan Filled With Kids, Oriana Ferrell Claims Cops ...

    www.inquisitr.com/.../police-shoot-minivan-filled-with-kids-oria...‎

    by Patrick Frye
    2 hours ago - After police shot up a minivan filled with kids, the lawyers for mother Oriana Ferrell claim the cops are the ones guilty of child abuse and police.

  3. Tennessee mother indicted for high-speed chase through Talpa ...

    www.taosnews.com/.../article_401433ae-4d74-11e3-9e84-001a4bcf887a...‎

    2 days ago - Oriana Ferrell will face charges of intentional abuse of a child, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer and possession of drug  ...

  4. Oriana Ferrell Almost Gets Her Children Shot | BlogHer

    www.blogher.com/oriana-ferrelll-almost-gets-her-children-shot‎

    2 days ago - Oriana Ferrell Almost Gets Her Children Shot. Let the truth be told.Oriana Ferrell, mother of five, almost got her children shot and killed by state ...

  5. New Mexico police stop mother Oriana Ferrell; shoot minivan full of ...

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqtwjOJ9FCQ‎

    14 hours ago - Uploaded by TomoNews US
    New Mexico police fired into a minivan carrying five children and their mother after the woman fled a routine ...

  6. Mom Puts Her 5 Kids in Grave Danger When She Defies ...

    thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/164244/mom_puts_her_5_kids‎

    It starts off wth a simple disagreement between mom Oriana Ferrell and the cop who pulled her over as to whether she wanted to pay the $126 ticket or contest it  ...

  7. SEE IT: New Mexico state troopers shoot at woman in speeding in ...

    www.nydailynews.com/.../state-trooper-shoots-speeding-woman-kids-arti...‎

    1 day ago - The incident occurred on a highway near Taos, N.M., on Oct. 28 when a Tennessee woman named Oriana Ferrell was pulled over for driving  ...

  1. State cop shoots at minivan full of kids. | Peace . Gold . LOVE

    www.dailypaul.com › Forums › Politics, General + Law(s)‎

    3 days ago - 16 posts - ‎14 authors
    That is why he shoot at the wood be get away mother of the children. .... This woman in the mini-van may or may not have already received a citation. ..... found out what was going on before opening fire on a random vehicle?

  2. Police Fire On Minivan Filled With 5 Kids After Mom ... - Boston.com

    www.boston.com/ae/tv/2013/11/...fire-minivan...mom.../video.html‎

    3 hours ago - â€œCBS This Morning†says a routine traffic stop in New Mexico escalated out of control. Orianna Ferrell was pulled over for speeding.

  1. Police Shoot At Oriana Ferrell And Van Full Of Her Kids During Wild ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/oriana-ferrell_n_4295729.html‎

    6 hours ago - New Mexico minivan stop turns to wild chase for mom, kids. ... shows an officer with New Mexico State Police fire three shots at a vehicle.

  2. Cops Open-Fire into Minivan Loaded with Children and a Mom ...

    beforeitsnews.com/.../cops-open-fire-into-minivan-loaded-with-children-...‎

    1 day ago - TAOS, NM (INTELLIHUB) — A van filled of children along with their motherin the driver's seat pulled away from police officers at a traffic stop ...

  3. Cop Shoots At Minivan Full of Kids (VIDEO) | The Libertarian Republic

    thelibertarianrepublic.com/cop-shoots-minivan-full-kids-video/‎

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  4. Shock Video: State Police Open Fire on a Minivan ... - Liberty News

    www.libertynews.com/.../shock-video-state-police-open-fire-on-a-miniva...‎

    Shock Video: State Police Open Fire on a Minivan Full of Children Because the MomDisputed a Speeding Ticket. November 18, 2013 // By: Joe Calandra Jr.

  1. Police Shoot At Oriana Ferrell And Van Full Of Her Kids During Wild ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/oriana-ferrell_n_4295729.html‎

    6 hours ago - New Mexico minivan stop turns to wild chase for mom, kids. ... shows an officer with New Mexico State Police fire three shots at a vehicle.



    1. CBS News ‎- 6 hours ago
      Watch "disturbing, puzzling" video of a traffic stop turned into a shooting; 2 N.M. police officers investigated.

  2. New Mexico cops open fire on minivan full of kids at traffic stop for ...

    www.rawstory.com/.../new-mexico-cops-open-fire-on-minivan-...‎

    by David Edwards - in 54 Google+ circles
    6 hours ago - New Mexico officers fire at Oriana Ferrell's minivan (KRQE) ...mother out of the vehicle and her 14-year-old son getting out to defend hismom.
Several New Mexico State Police officers are under investigation after at least one of them fired shots at a minivan full of children last month.
According to KRQE, an officer pulled over Oriana Ferrell in Taos for going 71 mph in a 55 mph zone on Oct. 28. Ferrell had brought her five children from Tennessee on an educational trip.
Dashcam footage obtained by KRQE late last week shows Ferrell and the officer arguing over the ticket before she drives off. The officer chases the mother down and pulls her over again.The second traffic stop eventually escalates into a struggle, with the officer trying to pull the African-American mother out of the vehicle and her 14-year-old son getting out to defend his mom. But the boy returns to the minivan after the officer aims a Taser at him.
Ferrell was fleeing from the officer because she feared for the safety of her children.  She was flat-out scared that something was going to happen to her children,” he said. “We ought to talk about the stupidity and recklessness of shooting at a car that has five children in it.”
David Edwards has served as an editor at Raw Story since 2006. His work can also be found at Crooks & Liars, and he's also been published at The BRAD BLOG. 



  1. Minivan Stop Turns to Wild Chase for Mom, Kids - ABC News - Go.com

    abcnews.go.com › US‎

    2 days ago - Minivan Stop Turns to Wild Chase for Mom, Kids ... PHOTO: Officers break vehicles window and fire shots at fleeing family that refuses to follow.

  2. Police fire at mom in minivan full of kids in chaotic chase | Fox News ...

    video.foxnews.com/.../police-fire-at-mom-in-minivan-full-of-kids-in-cha...‎

    4 hours ago - Was deadly force justified or did law enforcement go too far?

  3. Cops Open Fire into Minivan Loaded with Children and a Mom

    intellihub.com/.../cops-open-fire-into-mini-van-loaded-with-children-an...‎

    1 day ago - TAOS, NM (INTELLIHUB) — A van filled of children along with their motherin the driver's seat pulled away from police officers at a traffic stop ...

  4. Shock Video Shows Officer Fire Weapon at Minivan Full of Kids After ...

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    by Oliver Darcy - in 40 Google+ circles
    1 day ago - ... officer firing shots at a minivan full of five kids after their motherappears to ... Shock Video Shows Officer Fire Weapon at Minivan Full of Kids  ...

  5. Troopers Open Fire on Minivan With Mom and 5 Kids | RTM ...

    www.rightthisminute.com/.../new-mexico-troopers-opens-fire-minivan-f...‎

    3 hours ago - Newly released footage shows the shocking exchange between a New Mexico state trooper and a mother of five taking her kids to the Rio ...

  6. CAUGHT ON VIDEO: NM trooper fires at minivan full of children - WIS

    www.wistv.com/.../caught-on-video-nm-trooper-fires-at-minivan-full-of-...‎

    6 hours ago - The mother who was driving that minivan and her 14-year-old son are n.... Farrell starts to drive off, while another officer fires at the minivan full  ...

  7. ​Mom Tries to Evade Ticket, Cop Shoots at Minivan Full of Kids

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    21 hours ago - ​Mom Tries to Evade Ticket, Cop Shoots at Minivan Full of Kids ...Another cop, naturally, pulls out his gun and fires three shots at the back of  ...

http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/18/cops-pull-over-car-with-mom-and-5-kids-inside-open-fire-after-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-15540

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  1. Oliver Grant
    Your comment is awaiting moderation.
    Same as Miriam Carey who made a deliberate decision to have her baby in the back seat while taking a driving tour of white House and Capitol security roadblocks knowing full well she should be stopping and talking to cops instead of providing life fire practice for DC police. A lot of police seem to be doing suicide by police to make a point. Might be small acts of Jihad
    November 18, 2013 at 4:41 pm | Reply
  2. aviationx
    He is completely innocent. One being, he just arrived on the scene. It's definitely possible he was not aware of the passengers in the vehicle. Two being, you can clearly see he moves left and aims down at the road, shooting at the road to hit the tires NOT the actual passengers in the van. Police use this tactic to spin the van in a small radius and it will simply come to a stop.
    November 18, 2013 at 3:53 pm | Reply
  3. wtf
    This is 100% on the mother. The cops pulled her over twice, tried non-legal means of stopping her, and ultimately had no choice but to fire live rounds at the vehicle tires. If one of the children was struck as a result the mother would be (and should) tried for the endangerment and death of a child.
    These same reporters would be reporting that a vehicle was stopped but was allowed to leave the scene, after she speeds off and runs someone over. They would want the officers fired for not stopping her. Darned if you do...
    November 18, 2013 at 12:51 pm | Reply
  4. Wrong
    All of the networks are treating this with the usual ultra liberal bias. I am not sure why anyone would want to be a police officer with these "good intension?" media bed wetter's. Everyone needs to thank an officer for performing their duties today. God help them. If this woman or the public is concerned about this safety of those children, which they like the mother certainly do NOT...She would have complied with the officers and they need to rally around the officers for trying to stop this woman before she killed herself, the kids, and an innocent person. She reacted so out of any normal logically thinking person -I am not sure what she is capable of or where she was heading. The media wants these cops gone and they will be. But this will promote inaction and cops to allow drivers to risk all of our lives.
    November 18, 2013 at 12:42 pm | Reply
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