A United States (US) social media influencer, Tierra Young Allen, has been detained in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for more than two months after being charged for screaming.
She is now facing jail time after the 29-year-old in April 2023, got into an altercation with a rental company after she and a friend had been involved in an accident with a vehicle from the company.
Young had returned to the company to pick up some of her properties but was slammed with a bill she never expected which will then led to an argument and eventually made her scream. According to the country’s rules, she has violated one of it laws on noise in public spaces.
Her mother, Tina Baxter said her child’s ordeal disclosed that she could now be facing prison term for the crime.
“It’s very scary, she found out she could only receive those items if she paid an undisclosed amount of money. She dealt with a very aggressive individual, a young man there who was screaming at her,” the mother said.
Baxter added that her daughter eventually yelled back, which ended in her being charged with the crime of screaming.
The argument was captured on a surveillance tape which will be used during the trial.
UAE Authorities have since seized Young’s passport and imposed a travel ban on her while the matter is said to be being investigated.
