Texas law enforcement agency under fire after people raise alarm over woman’s mugshot: ‘Very disturbed’

A law enforcement agency in Texas has come under scrutiny after it posted a mugshot of a woman with a gloved hand gripping her jaw, raising concerns that she had been potentially mistreated in custody.

Harris County Constable Precinct 2 posted a mugshot on its Facebook page earlier this week of Fant Jomecia, 28, who had been accused of trespassing at a Houston apartment complex.

The image showed Jomecia looking upwards with a gloved hand under her chin and pressing into her cheeks.

A statement accompanying the post - which has since been deleted - said Jomecia had been taken into custody and booked into Harris County Jail without incident.

The Independent has contacted Harris County Constable Precinct 2 and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office for comment.

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Some of those who came across the mugshot online were alarmed. "She absolutely shouldn’t be touched. If a person doesn’t cooperate they stay in holding & possibly get disorderly conduct charges," one wrote.

"I'm very disturbed by this picture,” another added. “I don't like the force by the officer holding her aggressively like that. It's not necessary. If she doesn't want to cooperate, place her alone until she's ready to do so. But, do not forcefully do it. Not okay, ever. She's a human being. No matter what she is accused of.”

The case against Jomecia was later dismissed, according to a county database. On Saturday, Harris County jail records did not include anyone with the name Fant Jomecia in custody.

The district attorney’s office requested the case be dropped “in the interest of justice,” according to court records obtained by the Atlanta Black Star.

The Independent has contacted Jomecia for comment.

Harris County jails, where Jomecia was detained, have faced scrutiny for their detention practices.

A 2025 lawsuit against Harris County accused a group of detention officers of striking a female inmate dozens of times. The suit stems from a 2023 physical altercation, which allegedly began when a guard struck the inmate in the face during a verbal argument.

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In a separate 2024 case, three officers were charged with assault for allegedly leaving an inmate in a coma after a beating in a Harris County jail, though the case was later dropped for insufficient evidence.

Harris County has long struggled with understaffing in its jails. Since 2019, the county has been under a federal consent decree regarding its bail practices, allowing most people accused of misdemeanors to be released without payment.

The agreement came about to settle a 2016 lawsuit, which alleged that Houston was effectively penalizing people for being poor if they didn’t have bail money, violating their constitutional rights. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has pushed to end the consent decree.