Date of Offense
Official Statement
The incident concerns Brianna Longoria, who filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Phoenix Police Officer Mary Metheny, Officer Anette/Annette Hannah, and the City of Phoenix. The complaint alleges Longoria was stopped and arrested for DUI in downtown Phoenix on Dec. 29, 2024, despite objective evidence that did not support impairment. The lawsuit is Case No. 2:25-cv-04931 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
According to the complaint and local reporting, Metheny stopped Longoria near 7th Street and Washington/Monroe after claiming she ran a red light. The lawsuit says body-camera footage showed the traffic light was green when Longoria entered the intersection, and that Metheny later voided the red-light citation as inaccurate.
The DUI arrest theory shifted away from alcohol. Metheny allegedly said on body camera that she was “not suspecting any alcohol,” administered a preliminary breath test, and then acknowledged the result was “triple zeros.” The lawsuit says Metheny nevertheless arrested Longoria on suspicion of drug DUI, claiming red/glossy eyes, dilated pupils, and field-sobriety-test cues. Longoria’s lawsuit alleges those claims were fabricated or contradicted by the body-camera footage, booking photo, and later blood testing.
At the station, Officer Hannah performed additional DUI-related testing. ABC15 reports Hannah stated Longoria’s results were “super in the norms,” while the complaint alleges Hannah failed to intervene after testing undercut probable cause. The complaint also says Longoria repeatedly denied drug use and that her later bloodwork was negative for drugs and alcohol.
The body-camera conversation generating the strongest public reaction is the alleged “quota” exchange between Hannah and Metheny. Local reports and the complaint quote Hannah as saying she was afraid she would be removed from the squad if she did not get a DUI arrest. Metheny allegedly responded that there were nights she did not get any, and when Hannah said she could not “conjure one up,” Metheny allegedly replied, “You can. You can.” The lawsuit characterizes that exchange as evidence of a de facto DUI quota and a culture of arrests unsupported by evidence.
The case did not end with a conviction. ABC15 reports the prosecutor moved to dismiss the criminal DUI case in April 2025, but Longoria said the arrest record and license consequences persisted. ABC15 also reports a California administrative-law process ended in July 2025 with dismissal of the suspension order for lack of reasonable grounds.
Phoenix police have denied having DUI quotas. The department declined to comment on pending litigation, said its Professional Standards Bureau is reviewing the matter, and confirmed Metheny and Hannah remained employed; Arizona’s Family reported a department statement saying enforcement decisions must be based on observed driving behavior, impairment indicators, and the totality of circumstances.
