A chaotic video involving former NFL star Xavien Howard is making the rounds online, and let’s just say, it’s a mess. The clip shows police officers getting physical with his pregnant partner, Denisha Owens, including a moment where she appears to be struck in the head. Yes, you read that right.
According to reports, Howard himself called the police during some kind of domestic dispute. Now, calling the cops usually means you want things to calm down. Maybe de-escalate, maybe separate people. You know, basic logic. Instead, what followed looks more like a scene that belongs in a “what NOT to do” training video.
If the name Denisha Owens sounds familiar it should. She went viral in 2023 after putting Xavien Howard’s DNA results on the back of their daughter’s onesie to prove he was the father after he denied it. Now she’s back in the headlines for a very different reason and this time she says she’s suffered a concussion while pregnant with his second child after he allegedly called the law on her.
On December 21st in Davie, Florida, body cam footage shows Denisha being snatched out of her car and repeatedly struck in the head and slammed to the ground by police while pregnant.
She says despite repeatedly yelling that she was pregnant to the police they never given a chance to speak or showed her any mercy. She also alleged that officers fabricated charges in order to try to justify their excessive use of force.
The arrest affidavit alleges she showed up uninvited, smashed his Rolls Royce, rammed a police vehicle, and was found with a knife, a bat, and a loaded Glock. She is facing multiple felony charges.
Social media, naturally, has already reached its verdict. Some are outraged, some are confused and others are just here for the comments section chaos. But one thing is clear: nobody is ignoring this.
At the end of the day, this isn’t just another viral clip to scroll past, it’s a real situation involving real people, and it raises some very real questions about judgment, accountability, and how things escalated so fast.
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