on April 23rd 2022 law enforcement responded to numerous emergency calls reporting gunfire and initiated an inquiry during this time Aaron was lodging at a nearby Hotel while his companions were staying at another hotel just a short distance away they had journeyed to Colorado to participate in a Marksmanship contest following the street shooting earlier Aaron visited a convenience store at a gas station to purchase supplies and contact his friends upon their delayed arrival they stopped at a gas station in two nearly identical cars with Aaron waiting as they shopped subsequently multiple police officers approached Aaron's vehicle went to a gas station this morning they grabb some stuff and they were saying there was a shooting at 3:00 in the morning it shooting at 3:00 in the morning yeah so um you know had one of the Shady hotel or something I don't know but um but yeah so so they have they have traffic blocked going to going out on the 70 so we might want to look to see if that that's going to impact our route there you oh yeah yeah yeah keep going keep going hold on can I help you yeah you want to roll down your window real quick no what do you need I need you to identify yourself no why uh because all right leave in the area hold on don't worry this is being recorded as well I know but your recording is a lot easier or it's a lot harder to get versus mine okay can you please roll down your window more talk to you no what do you need all right well I need to identify you no you do not my name is officer padus with the Grand Junction Police Department all right and this is my Corporal right here this is corporal Church okay as well okay all right so I need you to identify your no that's not how it works I have rights as an American citizen right yes you do yeah yeah you have to suspect me of committing an actual crime in order to identify failing to identify is a secondary offense you have to have an actual charge or you have to suspect me of committing a crime you don't have that you have nothing I'm not going to identify simply because you because because because you see me park and you want to come up and identify me that's not how it works so okay so here I'll clarify some things for you so you understand why I'm coming up and trying to contact you right now okay earlier in the night there was a shooting that occurred right near the Travel Lodge okay and your car is similar in description a dark colored sedan to the suspect vehicle okay all right so you're seeing leaving the travel LOD information that's where the suspect might have come from okay all right okay but but do you have actual do you have a license plate number do you have a description of the person do you have anything no you you you you do not have articulable suspicion that I've done anything actually do no you do not no you do not I I am I am not going to identify okay if you fail to identify yourself I'm going to pull you out of this car and detain you for obstruction because right now you're interfering with my investigation no i' I've done I you you you do you do okay so so you have to have reasonable articulable suspicion that I have committed a crime what crime do you suspect me of committing possible attempted homicide possible attempted homicide yes you suspect me actual me of committing possible attempted homicide well your Cooperative Behavior right now does not help your cause no being cooperative or or or or uncooperative I'm not giving up my rights when you when you when you give up your rights you'll lose your rights eventually I have rights as a free American I've done absolutely nothing I pulled into a gas station because my friends are here because we're going to Associated excuse me two people also stated that one of the suspects May Be of African-American descent W it's not me I've done nothing I am not going to identify because you don't have that right to to to to to take that right from me I've done nothing nothing at all so if you've done nothing wrong all you got to do is identify herself and then we that's not how it works that's how people lose their rights because because because because law enforcement is always like well if you done nothing then then then you shouldn't be afraid no that's that is that is intimidation F factors Aaron I just need your information absolutely not no officer padus then directed Corporal Church to engage with Aaron's friends the initial incident reports regarding the early morning shooting indicated the search for two suspects in a dark sedan a black male and a white male however officer padus only mentioned the race of one suspect in Aaron's vehicle while Aaron's friends matched the description of the white suspect law enforcement did not question them moreover at this juncture based on incident reports authorities were aware of the identity of the black male suspect they were pursuing shortly after conversing with Aaron's friends and checking Aaron's license plate the police confirmed that Aaron was not the individual ual they were seeking despite releasing Aaron's friends they detained Aaron at the scene you know what's funny my buddies that just left they were also in a dark sedan a dark sedan right but you guys aren't questioning them why answer me why please they were in a dark sedan the exact same color actually the exact same and we're going to to a competition you said that one of the suspects was identified as or may have been identified as as a black American right but which which which means that that there might have been a second suspect right what's the second suspect white or or or Mexican Hispanic whatever right but you aren't stopping them and questioning them you stop me and you wonder why mother have such a difficult time understanding how law enforcement does they were in a dark sedan dude a dark exact same color as mine and you did not stop them and questioning them you're doing it to me okay well I'm sorry nope shut your mouth I don't want to tell me how to talk right you shut your mother mouth come up here it's not working I'm the absolute last person to ever bring up race about anything man I don't ever bring that up but I find it hard to believe that buddy's car dark sedan exact same color dark gray we leave at the exact same time he doesn't get stopped why are you not Cooperative because I don't I don't have to be cooperative with your investigation well you have to ID yourself no I do not please give me your name and your bass number please no I won't give you that right now what do you mean you won't this is this is the most ridiculous thing I've ever encountered would you like me to explain the reason I'm asking you for your I would like your name and bat number please first so you don't want me to explain the reason I would like your name and batch number first for the record name and batch number first I am willing to explain to you the reason that I asked these officers to talk you oh my God over and I would you like me to explain that to you please please identify yourself I'll trade you no that's not how it works I have a right to not I think that's fair no it's not fair it's it's it's the law man it's not that you're you are you are law you are law enforcement huh you're you're disobeying the law I'm not disobeying you are I am not disobeying the LA I'm abiding but by the law you guys are not yeah yeah smile it up smile it up cuz this is going to be on freaking YouTube and you're going to be famous smile it up all right Mr Booker you have a nice day good luck at your shooting competition off man the interaction extended for about 30 minutes subsequently Booker enlisted legal representation leading to a formal complaint and a notification of an impending civil lawsuit this prompted an internal review by the police during the review Sergeant steel who had failed to identify himself and provide a badge number as per the policies of the Grand Junction police in Colorado state law claimed that it was unintentional and attributed it to forgetfulness following the internal affairs investigation Grand Junction police Chief Doug Shoemaker dismissed all allegations against his officers except for sergeant Steel's failure to identify for which the sergeant received verbal counseling the internal affairs report acknowledged Aaron Booker's driving as being highly suspicious but noted that the police intervention was less intrusive than it could have been however Aaron Booker and his legal councel are preparing to file a lawsuit against the Grand Junction Police Department on November 29th 2022 officers Donald janev and Devin Taylor of the Ogden City Police Department responded to a call about squatters in a foreclosed home in Ogden Utah they found Rand bream 78 and his wife Vera bream 75 the property owners at the scene that's so yeah hey what can I do for you sir so you guys supposed to be here supposed to be where this house how kid just came from the garage your kid came from the garage I just came from the garage yeah is this your residence yeah that's my my house and it's my garage okay you what you what what are you doing we got a complaint that this house was foreclosed on no the house isn't foreclosed on all right guys mine hanging tight for a second well I've got to go where you got to go what that Clos occupancy so yeah you guys should not be here what do you mean I should closed to occupancy I was back in the back well for this property no Clos yes it does it's on the front door partner just told me that hey shut your car off no we need to get this settled no sir trespassing no get out of the car come on come on out of the car no now what's with you we're getting what down to what's going on here all right we got a call I am leaving I've got a place to go hey it doesn't matter we got this to take care of right now what is this where am I under arrest no sir am I then am I free to go no you are not free to go you are detained right now we're trying to investigate if I'm not underest I'm free to go no you are not you are detained right now for investigation for what ma'am what investigation for hell's sakes you dumb [ __ ] if you stop yelling I'm trying to explain to you we got a complaint from the neighbor said his house has been foreclosed on no one should be here it has you guys are here there is a no occupancy sign on the door as per my partner there the officer contended that the bream should not be at the house due to foreclosure citing an anonymous call and a no occupancy sign on the door however the sign was a health department notice about the basement's chemical contamination not a foreclosed Ure or eviction notice even if the home was foreclosed the breams had the right to stay until it was sold the old trespassing law required clear communication fencing or signs to Bar entry which the breams didn't violate an anonymous tip alone usually doesn't justify suspicion and the notice didn't indicate eviction from the entire property therefore it's unlikely the officers had reasonable suspicion that the breams were tres passing there is a sign on the door so and what makes you think I've been in there that's the property no trespassing yes that's my sign I put up so you're the owner of this property I am what is your name you got a driver's license on you I do can I get that from you I'm not driving please you were just driving I not on I need sir ma'am I need you to stand over there okay you have to identify yourself Reed by law it doesn't matter I don't have to identify myself I don't have to say one damn thing that's fine yes you do no I don't I have the right to remain silent because guess what maybe you're not the owner and we don't know that if this was your house you would want us to investigate right if people are hanging around your house maybe you're some random person I don't know that maybe I am okay so we're going to figure that out I will show you my driver's license perfect I will not give it to you okay you need that in your name your date of birth and your address you I hey I told you I wasn't give it to you [Music] I get hurry up this is very fun get away back or you will be arrested get back or you will be arrested right now get in front of your car now me out of here girl me I can't breathe you got me do something when Mr bream tried to retrieve his driver 's license taken without consent officers pushed him against the house threw him to the ground and handcuffed him the Supreme Courts factors from Graham V Connor assessed the reasonableness of force considering the crime severity immediate threat and resistance the 10th Circuit Court ruled in similar cases that using excessive force on nonviolent suspects without significant resistance is unlawful Mr bream suspected of a nonviolent offense posed no threat and didn't resist aggressively the force used against him would likely be seen as unreasonable and disproportionate in court down I'm man right here now what is it you want told you several times we told you several times to identify yourself you wanted to fight we're trying to investigate what's going on there is nothing going on this is my property come out Sou O2 Honda Civic I know 28 unable to main possible 10 no in the area I guess that should have come 229 number he was just detained until started grabbing people and trying to run people over so M what do you want now chill out you got my driver's license you can see who I am this is my house you're trespassing on my property maybe you better call the SWAT team I don't think you have enough backup are you going to give me my driver's license back in a second all right that was one second did we already ask for so if this house was forclosed on you're not supposed to be here it's not forclosed on all right I pay the taxes on it and it's not foreclose okay some you're saying this is your residence are you the owner R I am the owner your name's on the deed it is it's under a trust and I am the trustee right go can you wait with him for a second we're going to pull our car up yep you give me my license back please in a second to confirm the officer muted the audio on his body camera explaining that it was for consultation most of the body camera footage during the encounter was muted likely for officer discussions the Ogden Police Department's policy allows officers to mute or deactivate their body cameras to consult with supervisors or other officers as long as they document the reason and reactivate the camera afterward this action likely didn't violate the law or policy so Medical's on the way come check out the cut on your head and get you cleaned up and we'll see what they say you need any further treatment I don't care about the treatment what we do we need to make sure you're all right that was that pretty hard call that you took I would be all right if you hadn't throw me down on the ground all you had to do all you had to do was comply with what we're asking look I'm a 78y old man and it took and you guys had to throw me down on the on the on the ice in the pavement and bust my head open well that's what happens when you try to grab me and I didn't try to grab you hey we're talking let's just talk does I wasn't trying to grab you now what are you doing to my wife they're just talking to her of course she's [Music] upset so he drove up flashlight we didn't the officers accused Mr bream of interfering with an officer under the relevant section covering acts obstructing arrest or detention despite the requirement of a lawful arrest or detention court case law indicates that A detention with without Reasonable Suspicion may be considered lawful under this Statute in an example case the court allowed for the possibility that a refusal to show identification during a lawful detention could be seen as interference thus while Mr bream may be able to defend his refusal to provide identification a court may still view his actions as interference under the statute we are going to site you with interference with an officer I'm not going to accept that that's fine you don't need to sign what you have between 5 and 14 business days contact the courts to get it set up to get it taken care of no sooner than five business days no later than 14 business days doesn't that say this is not an information will not be using information without your peration no this is your CIT this is your citation you don't have to sign you don't have to sign it's not an admission of guilt it's not an admission of guilt is just saying you'll acknowledge you'll contact the courts to get it taken care of like I said no sooner than five business days no later than 14 would you read that bottom right there for you right here no further down read that please the citation is not information will not be used as information without your consent if an information is filled and you're provided a copy of the Court you must appear court honor before the time set on this citation if failed appeal to court issue warrant will be for yourest so I want uh I want an information that's what I'm saying that gets filed by the prosecutor this this this is not an information will not be using information without my permission I will not I not AC like I said no sooner than five business days no deliver than uh 14 days you wait longer than 14 days a warrant will be issued for your arrest I recommend contacting the court I would recommend you guys please leave that's what we're trying to do and you can take that citation with you well un set this on your car fil's office all right want to stand up take the Cuffs off and we'll be out of your hair so why did you come here in the first place well I told you why Mr we told you why said the place was foreclosed and you know it isn't just get the G all right ow oh not going to fight when these come off are you fight how the hell am I going to f I'm a 78y old man grab the post right there Mr get this hand your post get the post we don't want you to fall all right you guys really ought to be proud of yourself after issuing a citation to Mr bream the officers left without further issue as of November 2023 the interference charge against Mr bream was still pending with the current status unknown on November 22nd 2023 the breams filed a federal lawsuit against the city and both officers alleging excessive force and several state law violations Mr bream claimed physical injuries requiring future Medical Care while Mrs bream suffered physical and emotional damages including PTSD in response the Ogden City PD released a statement asserting that department leaders reviewed the incident shortly after it occurred and deemed the officer's actions Justified the statement expressed confidence that the court would also find the officer's use of force Justified based on their internal review