Cop Said “You Two Aren't Welcome Here” To Twins — Both Were Federal Agents Investigating Him
Chapter 12
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Hank's lawyer had the obstruction charge dropped by 11:00; he was back behind his own bar by 11:30, pouring free coffee for everyone who had stayed. "Three hours," Hank said, shaking his head and smiling. "They had me for three hours. Last time somebody crossed Kyle Dempsey, they lost their whole business."But at the end of the bar, Jayda was looking at her phone, and she was not smiling. "Kendra," she said, "look at this."It was a news alert from the local paper:Prosecutor Pratt to Charge FBI Agent with Assault on Officer.Kendra read it twice."He's saying you shoved Dempsey," Jayda said. "Friday night at the bar—he's saying you put your hands on him.""I never touched him," Kendra said."I know that, you know that—but Pratt doesn't care what's true."They came for Kendra at 8:00 Thursday morning. She and Jayda had just walked out of the motel, heading for the tavern to meet Hank for breakfast, when two Hollis County deputies' cars pulled into the parking lot and stopped right in front of them, one on each side.Three deputies got out; one of them was holding a piece of paper. "Kendra Holloway?" he said.Kendra stood still. "Yes.""You're under arrest for assault on a law enforcement officer." He held up the paper. "Warrant signed last night."Jayda stepped forward. "She's a federal agent! You can't just—""Ma'am, step back," another deputy said, putting up his hand."It's okay, Jayda," Kendra said quietly. "Don't. Let them do it." She held out her wrists.The deputy put the cuffs on, took her badge and her gun, and put them in a plastic bag. Then they did not drive her straight to the jail: they drove her down Main Street slowly, parked right in front of Delaney's Tavern, and made her get out and stand on the sidewalk in handcuffs while a deputy pretended to look for something in the trunk.Across the street, a man with a camera was waiting—a photographer from the local paper, someone had called him. He took picture after picture: Kendra Holloway, FBI agent in handcuffs in front of the bar where she had shown her badge.Hank came running out of the tavern. "This is wrong! This is wrong! She didn't touch anybody—I was standing right there!""Sir, go back inside," a deputy said.Lucy stood in the doorway with her hand over her mouth. Kendra caught her eye and gave her the smallest nod:Stay calm.By noon, the photo was on the front page of every news website in Missouri:FBI Agent from Viral Bar Video Arrested for Assaulting Officer.At 1:00, Jayda's phone rang—their boss in St. Louis, his voice tired. "Jayda, Washington called me," he said. "Pratt's complaint landed on the desk of somebody very high up. Now there's an arrest and a mugshot. They want this to go away.""She didn't do it," Jayda said. "I have the video; I have every second of it.""I believe you. But as of today, I'm pulling you off the case—both of you. I need you back in St. Louis by tomorrow morning. We'll send a lawyer down for your sister."