An arrest warrant was issued today for a town magistrate who was caught on video brandishing a gun outside city hall after a clash with a resident in traffic court.

Now, both women involved in the March 28 altercation have changes against them.

Tarrant City Magistrate Tanilya Jackson, 43, is charged with possession of a firearm in a building in violation of a state code that prohibits weapons inside certain public buildings.

Jackson’s case is a Class C misdemeanor, among the lesser of all misdemeanor charges, according to Alabama Code 13A-11-61.2.

If found guilty, the maximum penalty for a Class C misdemeanor is a fine of up to $500 and up to three months in jail.

Jackson’s bond was set at $1,000 by a Jefferson County magistrate.

Jackson’s arrest stems from an altercation in traffic court in Tarrant between Jackson and Raven Shearer, a local resident, which escalated in the lobby before the proceeding. Shearer was in court for a traffic citation originally but was later arrested for disorderly conduct.

The conflict continued outside when Shearer returned to get her car and words were exchanged with Jackson, who brandished a gun before sending her minor son inside the building.

“You think you got it going on with that gun, b****,” Shearer shouted on the video.

Jackson, who was walking to her car with her son, instructed him to go back into the building after taking a gun from her handbag. The other woman is not visible on camera.

“Let’s go,” Jackson said standing alone while holding the weapon in one hand and a cell phone in the other.

The problem for Jackson, according to Tarrant Police Chief Wendell Major, is the city’s policy and state law that prohibit firearms at certain public buildings that include city halls, police departments and courthouses.

Major said the charges came soon after Tarrant Police were made aware of the video. Major said their report and video was then presented to the Jefferson County District Court Magistrate, who decided on the warrant.

Jackson has declined to comment on the issue and Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton has said he could not discuss personnel matters.

Surveillance cameras mounted in offices throughout the Tarrant City Hall continue to chronicle a series of political arguments, personnel disputes and even a punch delivered by a longtime councilman against the mayor in 2022.