On February 11, 2026, 36-year-old Kathleen Thomas was driving along the North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth, Florida, about an hour north of Miami, when a policeman pulled her over.
The cop, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy, accused Thomas of using her phone with her “right hand” while driving. In response, she held up her right arm, showing a stump where her forearm would be.
Despite Thomas’ missing right forearm, the officer didn’t let her go without a citation, but the case was dismissed just two days before it was scheduled to go to court.
