[Applause] B, get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground right here. You have no signs that say no trespassing and it freaking says public entrance. You cannot detain me for videotaping. 14. Me personally, he ain't going nowhere. You here with what? Dad. Mhm. Ain't no sense to have him sit in the car with handcuffs on. You ain't If he was 18 and you might be taking him Joe for possession stolen property, different. But we ain't You ain't going to take him Joe, right? It's going to be a petition. Mhm. These were multiple times when corrupt cops get destroyed by higher authority. Starting with a case of a good officer who stops bad officers mistake. If he was 18 and you might be taken to jail for possession stolen property different, but we ain't you ain't going to take him to jail, right? It's going to be a petition. Mhm. On January 14th, 2021, a resident from Haret County, North Carolina reported to the Fuk Verina Police Department that her dirt bike had been stolen. The bike was a valuable possession and after a few weeks of searching, she tracked down the potential thief on Facebook. The seller appeared to be in possession of the stolen dirt bike and the resident arranged a meeting to confirm this. Upon meeting, they identified the bike through its vehicle identification number, confirming it was the same one that had been stolen. The resident then informed the police, providing a brief description of the seller and his name, Malcolm Zaggler. 16 days after the initial report, two officers were dispatched to Mr. Zaggler's home to investigate the possibility of felony possession of stolen property. As the officers arrived, they began questioning Mr. Ziegler. One officer placed him into handcuffs almost immediately, despite not having verified any details or confirmed the facts about the stolen bike. Okay. What's your name? Malcolm. Malcolm. Yes. I have What's your last name? Malcolm Ziggler. Yeah. Okay. You got your ID on you? No. Okay. But that wasn't us riding. We done rode at all this week. Where do you Where do you stay? You stay here. Yeah. Okay. Okay. I haven't read it all today. He literally just came by here. Who's that guy? Who's that guy running down the street? That's his friend. They say somewhere up there. Okay. Do me a favor, man. Go and put your hands back for me. Okay. Can I get the bill of sale and show you that I bought it? Yeah. Yeah. We'll get all that taken care of, man. But what I what I need to do is just hang tight for me right here. Okay. Oh my gosh. What did I do? Just hang tight for me right here. According to the US Supreme Court, detaining an individual without verifying essential facts could be an unlawful seizure, especially under the Fourth Amendment. The officer's actions were later scrutinized by legal experts with the potential for the detainment to be ruled illegal if it lacked probable cause. During the search, Mr. Ziegler, who was 14 years old at the time, told the officers that he was a minor. The officer continued his detainment, placing Mr. Ziegler in the patrol car while one of the officers attempted to contact Mr. Ziegler's father to locate a bill of sale. Despite this, Mr. Ziggler offered to provide a bill of sale via his phone, hoping to prove that he had purchased the dirt bike in good faith. Well, I'm going to work on getting you out of there soon, okay? Just keep cooperating with me. I appreciate it. And we we'll get away stole before. I don't I'm trying to find this building. So, I have And and I'm not saying that you stole it. Right now, what we've got is we just got a stolen motor vehicle. Um, we're not saying that you stole the vehicle. Okay? I'm not saying that at all. Okay? Yes, sir. But it still is a crime to be in possession of a stolen motor vehicle. So, he your dad he's talking with your dad right now. Um, I can tell you I can show you if you can go I can you can go on my phone. I can show you exactly where I bought it from. Okay. Hey, how you doing, sir? Hey. Um, Dad, I need that bill of sale. Reason all this is going down. Um, that vehicle's been at a stolen international crime information center. Do you have the bill of sale by any chance, sir? I I don't I don't know what it is. It's either in my room. going to tell me where it is. I saw y'all sign it, but what did you After contacting his father, the officers were still unable to resolve the situation. In the meantime, the initial officer faced questions from his fellow officers about the legitimacy of Mr. Ziegler's detainment. One officer pointed out that a juvenile should not be treated the same way as an adult and noted that they would not likely arrest a minor for possession of a stolen vehicle without substantial evidence. This conversation raised questions about whether Mr. Ziggler had been arrested or simply detained. In the process, Mr. Ziegler's father and one of the officers returned to the house to search for the bill of sale. As they were doing so, another officer discussed the detainment, expressing concern that the first officer had not sufficiently validated the circumstances before handcuffing the minor. The conversation focused on the officer's discretion, and it became clear that this was an area that required further attention. Eventually, Mr. Ziegler's father located the bill of sale, and after reviewing it, the officers released Mr. Ziggler with no charges filed. Hey, is he detained or is he He's detained right now because he is not 14. He's 14. Yes. Okay. So, I already explained to him he's detained right now. I told him that. So, why is he detained? Because that's a stolen motor vehicle. Okay. He's 14. Me personally, he ain't going nowhere. You here with what, dad? Mhm. Ain't no sense having him sitting in a car with handcuffs on. Bro, you ain't if he was 18 and you might be taking a job for possession of stolen property. All right. Different. But we ain't you ain't going to take him jail, right? It's going to be a petition. Mhm. So you can step out. We're going to take the handcuffs off. Yeah. It was clear that he had been the victim of a scam, having purchased the bike in good faith from someone who had falsely sold it to him. But wait for this next case where a trooper stops bad officer misconduct. On August 4th, 2021, William Barnwwell, a resident of Alabama, was driving home with his wife from a vacation in North Carolina when they encountered probation and parole officer Harold Mashburn. While traveling behind Mashburn, Barnwell grew frustrated as Mashburn drove below the speed limit in the left lane. After passing Mashburn, the officer motioned for Barnwell to pull over. Barnwwell complied but was confused as Mashburn was not a police officer but a probation officer. Barnwwell questioned Mashburn's authority to stop him, noting that probation officers typically do not have law enforcement authority to pull over vehicles or make traffic stop. Sir, I you can film me all day long. If you're a police officer, you should have a body camera cuz you're not a police officer. It says right there you're a probation officer. I'm not on probation. And I've never been in trouble for anything. In the state of Alabama, tell my camera again how you're a police officer. Will you answer my question? I' I've answered yours. Now, let me ask you a question. In the state of Alabama, what are your probation officers considered to be? I have no idea. We're not in Alabama. Okay. Do you live in Alabama? Cuz your tag says you Oh, I guess when a police officer gets here, we'll determine a whole bunch of stuff. Or you Well, how often do you pull someone over? How often pull people over? How often you drive in the left lane for 5 miles going 48 mph? I wasn't doing 48 mph. Uh, so how fast were you going? I was doing 55. And what happened? You come flying up. No, I when I passed you, I was going 48 mph. But if your car here that's not a police car, had the radar in it, you would know how fast I was going. Yes, sir. And I'm able to do speed estimations. I'm sure you will be. I guess when your real police officer gets here, I'm sure I'm going to get some tickets. All right. Well, you just stay tight. Just hang tight. Okay. What's your name? Would you like to identify yourself? Have you gonna give me your driver's license? Uh, you're not a police officer. Okay, then you just sit tight. So, you're refusing to identify You're refusing to identify yourself. Just sit tight. You're refusing to identify yourself even though you pulled me over. Tight. Am I being detained? Am I being detained, sir? Cuz I've got to go home. Am I Are you detaining me? Are you detaining me? Am I being detained? Hey, I'm going to step out cuz you're Am I being detained cuz I need to be on my way? Is it Is this a lawful stop? Am I being detained? Are you detaining me? Are you detaining me? Is that hard to understand? because you know this is not legal. Probation officers are responsible for supervising individuals on probation or parole, but their authority varies across states. In North Carolina, probation officers do have some law enforcement authority, but they do not have the general power to enforce laws or stop random vehicles. Despite this, Mashburn attempted to detain Barnwell, who repeatedly asked if he was being detained. Mashburn failed to give a clear answer, leaving Barnwell uncertain of his legal status during the stop. Barnwell, feeling his rights were being violated, called 911 and waited for a uniformed officer to arrive. After approximately 30 minutes, a police officer arrived and allowed Barnwwell to leave without further incident. Sir, you know, you pulled me over over 15 minutes. Now, how long is the Terry stop? Just calm down. Warn, if you relaxed and had a conversation with me here, we'd probably be both going about our ways and doing our jobs. You going home and me going doing my job. You understand what I'm trying to tell you? I understand what you're trying to say. Only thing I was doing is stopping you getting you pulled over so one, you calm down and quit endangering other people's lives. I wasn't endangering nobody's life. Hey, sir. Yes, sir. How are you? I'm good. Good. a good night. Look, I don't really fully understand what what we're Me either. What we're doing right here. Okay. So, uh he just felt like you were aggressively coming up on him. He's a probation officer. Okay. Um so, I'm not going to write you for anything. I'm not doing anything like that. Okay. Like you got a chance. I'm wound up and you're unwinding me. I appreciate that. Okay. So, where you headed to? You headed back home? Home to Alabama. Okay. All right. So, look, it's one of those things, okay? He you may come up on him a little quick. He may have, you know, it's one of them things, okay? So, as long as I mean, like I said, I I I'm good. I don't have anything. I don't have anything to write for. I don't have anything like that. Um I'm not going to do even if I'm not my thought. He just feel, you know, he just felt like you come up on him a little hard. Um you might been a little aggressive. So if if that is the case, let's just back it down a little bit. You're nearly to Georgia anyway. So that's why I said I can get I appreciate it. The incident drew local media attention and North Carolina's Department of Public Safety confirmed that Mashburn did not have the authority to conduct traffic stops. However, this next case unfolds a good cop who gets bad cop fired and arrested. On July 26th, 2021, Officer David Lance Dukes of the Orangeberg Department drew his gun and ordered 58-year-old disabled man Clarence Guillard and his cousin Mario Julian to the ground in a parking lot. Despite Gileard attempting to comply by getting on his hands and knees, Officer Dukes forcefully pushed him down, causing Gillard's head to hit the pavement. Dukes claimed that he believed Gaylord had a gun, but body camera footage contradicted this, showing that Gaylord's hands were clearly visible and raised above his head throughout the encounter. Hey, let me see your ass. B, get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground right here. Get on the ground. You b your shirt. Get on the ground. Over here. On the ground. On the ground. Get on the ground. Do can you not listen? Get on the ground. Is there a gun back there? No gun by that truck. You're not listening, dude. Bro, you got a gun on you, man? No, I ain't got no gun. I don't want no gun. You watching site? He had something in the car or so. No, he was right here. Watch him. Go watch him. There it is. All right. That's what he had. All right. Who's the complaining? All right. Get up. Get Get him up. Put the leg up. 25. Got one tank. All right. Put your leg that way so you can stand up. All right. Listen. I'm about to help you. Hold on. Hold on. All right. Ready? One, two, three. Yep. Yep. They slam my head down on the cement. Yeah. Go back inside. Go back in the house. Go back in the house. Ain't nobody talking to you. I got head drummer. Go back in the house. Yeah. Y'all bust my head down. Yeah. I've been in accident. Yep. Y'all bust my head down. You throw me down. I sure did. Listen. Yeah. No, it ain't. You had to throw me down like that. I'm disability. Okay. I got head problem. Yep. You throw me down. Yep. You throw me down. You throw me down. Yep. You bust my head down on the cement. Yep. You bust my head. All right. too. His forehead broke my head down on the ceiling. He was he was in front of the car when I came up and he was walking like this and I I thought it was a gun at first. I said, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Drop the gun." Had him at gunpoint. He's over here doing something like this. You're straight on my head. You my head. What he was doing is putting this up behind the tire. So he comes over right here. Got his hands in his pockets. I'm tell Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Bust my head. He wasn't listening. No, it ain't. He got to like this right here. You proud of me? And we went on to ground. Dukes's excessive use of force, including stomping on Gaylord's neck or back, violated the principles outlined in the 1989 Supreme Court case Graham versus Connor, which states that a police officer's use of force must be reasonable based on the circumstances. Here, the severity of the crime was minimal, and Gaylord was not resisting arrest. This raises questions about whether Dukes's actions were both unreasonable and unnecessary. Dukes's subsequent report also contradicted the body cam footage and other reports, including false claims about Gaylord's resistance. Moreover, when asked for a business card, Dukes lied, claiming the department did not issue them. A claim that Sergeant Pador immediately corrected. Can I get a card for me? I don't have one there. We don't have They don't give us cars. Okay. Hey, what's your badge number? 1059. Let me see if I can get my phone. Hold on. We we we have cars. All right. Thank you. Hospital. Yeah. Brandon, you can get this stuff off the car. Dukes was fired 2 days later for violating use of force policies and was charged with first-degree assault and battery which could carry up to 10 years in prison. However, this next case unfolds good citizens who stop officer from misconduct. On July 3rd, 2021, officers from the Elcart Police Department responded to a reported disturbance at a hotel in Elcart, Indiana. They stopped three teenagers, demanding they identify themselves. The teens along with bystanders insisted they were not involved in the incident. One bystander recorded the encounter, questioning the officer's authority to detain them. The officer claimed the hotel manager wanted the teens removed, yet failed to properly investigate before escalating the situation. Indiana law requires individuals to refuse to leave before they can be charged with trespassing. However, the officers detained the teens without confirming whether the hotel manager had directly asked them to leave. Furthermore, Indiana does not have a stop and identify law that applies to criminal investigations, meaning the officers lack the authority to demand identification without reasonable suspicion of a crime. You do. I'm here investigating a disturbance, which gives me the right to identify you. That gentleman there does not want you to come back on this property. So, for me to for me to log the truck, it doesn't matter. He doesn't want you on talking about us. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. He doesn't He doesn't want you guys back here. And to verify that, I need your names so that if you do show up again, you can then go to jail. Okay. What is your name before I put you all in handcuffs and take you all to jail? Then you're going to go I go to jail. Okay. What is your name? Are they being detained, officer? Yes, they are. Under what penal code? What's your bad number? What's your bad? Good job. What's your bad number? What's your name, sir? You have the right to give me your badge number. Yes, you do. It's policy. You're trying to identify these gentlemen and refuse to identify. Is there any way that I'm going to tell y'all them to me and I can take them off because we can't verify that you are the parent or guardian. I'm going to ask again before you all go. Does that Does that make sense? What is your name? We can't just release. But if they weren't part of the confusion, then I don't understand what's going on. I told you multiple times. You're not in trouble, man. But if you keep playing this game with us, I want him to come out here before I say anything else. They gone. They went out for back. Whatever. Huh? They went out to back. No, I'm talking about the big the manager that said that we was catch cuz he know it's not a No, it wasn't them. Exactly. That's why I want him to come out here. He He doesn't want to come out here right now. He has a job to do, which is inside. No, because he doesn't want you inside. He doesn't want you doesn't matter. In Indiana, doesn't the trespass law mean they have to be asked to leave and then if they refuse their trespass? Cuz none of them have refused. Have they been asked to leave? If they've been asked to leave, they're free to go. Right. No. Right. I know y'all sitting there looking. You going to give me your name yet? I want dudes to come out here. Oh, yeah. Here you come. Eventually, the hotel manager clarified that the teens were not involved, leading officers to release them. This incident reflects a pattern of misconduct within the Elcart Police Department, which has faced previous allegations of excessive force and corruption. These are not them, right? I didn't like these gentlemen. We didn't have nothing to do with them. No, they had nothing to do with it. It was taller boys who are probably already all gone because they knew that you were coming. They don't want to deal with when I walked in he gentle name. You didn't want to come out. It wasn't that hard for him to come out here and clear up. He trying to put in here because because you're not cooperating. You're not doing his job. It's easy for me to control the situation. Right. I am doing my job right talking about they was in there talking about gun plate this dude man. And when I got here listen when I got here he pointed to these gentlemen. We told you it was the description that he gave. I can't take your word for it. When he pointed to you, he pointed to you already in there. He pointed to you. I don't want to have no conversation. Name badge number, please. Isn't it an Elcart policy for you to identify yourself to the public? All is they already left. Okay. Because they all probably have their licenses. That's fine. And they dribble off drove off cuz they didn't want to deal with you guys tonight. [Music] The officers in this case received an F for their failure to investigate properly. misinterpretation of Indiana law and attempts to detain innocent individuals. Meanwhile, the teens and bystanders earned an A+ for staying calm, challenging the officers legally and preventing an unjust arrest. But this cop bravely stopped officer misconduct. On January 2nd, 2018, in the early morning hours, officer Cheryl Dickerson of the Roswell Police Department in Georgia noticed a golf cart driving down Highway 9. She initiated a traffic stop and found a 13-year-old boy behind the wheel. When questioned, the boy claimed his mother had allowed him to borrow the golf cart, but he struggled to provide details about where she worked. Officer Dickerson informed him that driving a golf cart on a public roadway was illegal, then ordered him out of the vehicle, detained him, and placed him in the back of her patrol car. You driving around in your mom's vehicle? Yeah, I asked her if I could borrow it. She works at the uh Roswell. At the Roswell what? Up there. So yeah, I asked her if I could borrow it for a few minutes and she said, "Yeah, just be safe." And Okay. You understand that you cannot drive a golf cart down the road the roadway? I really didn't understand that. So do I. How old are you? I'm 13. You're 13? Is that wrong? Yeah, it's pretty bad. Like a car could slam into the back of you not realizing you're like to drive. Well, hold on. What? Do you have ID on you or anything like that? What are you doing out here at 13 years old? She's going to Starbucks. You're going to Starbucks? Where does your mom work? She works up in Roswell. At Roswell? What? Like down there in Roswell. Where does she work? What's the name of the business? The apartments. The Roswell Apartments. She like is a manager over there. Okay. However, the situation escalated when Sergeant Daniel Elsie arrived and took an unethical approach to questioning the boy. Elsie sat in Officer Dickerson's patrol car, turned off the heat, and rolled down the windows despite the freezing temperatures reported between 12 and 18°. He told the boy he ain't going to say anything if it's warm, indicating his intent to use cold exposure as an interrogation tactic. He's seat belted in. Hey man, here's what I'm going to ask you for. Your mother's name, your mother's phone number, and the address where you live. You understand that? He's on it. [Applause] Oh, sorry. [Applause] A [Applause] little you think for a few minutes where you live and I'll be back with you in a minute. Officer Dixon, you can come up cop in my uh passenger seat if you Okay. Yeah. He ain't going to say anything if it's warm. If what? Said he ain't going to say anything if he's sitting there in the back seat and it's warm. Oh. So he can sit over there and be cold. Okay. That's why I rolled your windows down. Oh, that's fine. A few minutes to think about it. Should I call an 85 for the golf cart? Yeah. Okay. Let him get a little chill. Maybe that'll All right, partner. What's your name? I'm sorry. Getting cold yet? An You can take it. Cool. So can I because I've got heat in this car. So here's where we're at. With the Roswell Police Department. Look at me when I'm speaking to you. My name is Sergeant Elie with the Roswell Police Department. Okay. You can't be driving a golf cart in the streets. You understand that, right? I'm pretty sure that's not your golf cart. Is that fair to assume? Where did you get the golf cart from? What school? Yeah, I can see your breath. It's pretty cold back there. Keep telling me. Speaking of, what's mom's name? You don't know mom's phone number. All right. Well, I'll tell you what. I'm going to I'm going to drive to this address you gave me. You live in Al to this address. You got to hang tight right here since you can't remember mom's phone number. And if I can make contact with mom, then we'll get some heat going. He's freezing him out. He's about to drive to the address that he gave in. We'll turn the heat on in the car. It's chilly. Signal. He's for a wrongway driver. Oh man. Cincinnati. Is it cold in the car, you're asking? Yeah, it's freezing in there. Well, he's got all the windows rolled down and the heat off. After nearly 20 minutes, Sergeant Greg Fryson intervened, condemning Elsie's actions and ordering the heat to be turned back on. The boy was eventually released into his mother's custody and the golf cart was towed. Despite this incident, no disciplinary action was taken against Sergeant Elsie until the 11 Alive News team obtained the body cam footage 7 months later. Shockingly, Elsie was awarded supervisor of the year in April 2018 while the department ignored his misconduct. Huh? Stay over here. Are they having some super secret? We're going to be on our way. Okay. We'll see you in a few minutes. In this next case, good cop defends citizen from his fellow officers. On June 24th, 2023, officer Sedau of the Cleveland Clinic Police Department stopped local resident Keith Gston during a workout in the Cleveland Clinic parking lot in Cleveland, Ohio. The officer had received a report that an individual matching Mr. Gon's description was allegedly looking into vehicles. The interaction began when Officer Sedau grabbed Mr. Giston's arm to physically detain him, leading Mr. Giston to begin recording the encounter. You're about to get a lawsuit. I got a call that you're looking through people's cars. You're about to get a lawsuit. You fit the description. You have no red t-shirt shorts. You have no legal right call that you're looking at people to put your hands on me, sir. This is an assault. Sir, what's your name and badge number? Sir, can you please turn around? What's your name and badge number? Officer Sedot 190. You're about to get a lawsuit. You have no legal right to ask me on my my name. Sir, we got to go to put your hands on people's vehicles. All right. And you won't identify yourself. You wouldn't stop. And you're on private property. You have legal right to identify me. We got a call that he was looking at people's vehicles and he wouldn't stop. This character saw me up on the hill exercising, going through the lot. He he started his car. He was up there sleeping or reading or something. Follow me down and stop me over here. I exercise here every day. Okay. I'm here. He put his hands on me. I've never seen with no legal reason. We got a call. I got it on film. Okay. What's your name, officer? ID on you. Officer. Look, he has no reason to ID me. No legal reason. You all are about to get a huge lawsuit. I got him on camera assaulting me for no legal reason. Despite Mr. Guston's objections, the officer maintained that the detainment was based on reasonable suspicion, citing the nature of the call. The situation drew attention when Mr. Geston repeatedly argued that he had not committed any crime and had the right to refuse identification. You saw him assaulting when you walked up. Am I right? I didn't see anything. Absolutely. You did, sir. I just need your IDs right now. You you you youated this thing. We're not going back. This is a lawsuit now. Okay. All right. This is a lawsuit. We got a call that you're And I'm suing you personally for putting your hands on people's vehicles. I'm dressed to exercise. I do this every day. You're going to pay. We're looking through people's vehicles. That's no reason. That's no reason for you to put your hands on me. You wouldn't identify. You wouldn't stop at You gave me no legal reason. Private property. Name a legal reason. You should have thought this out before escalating. Get Garfield here. I'm staying here now. This is a police report, bro. We not going backwards from here. I'm sorry. Nothing personal against you. Okay? He should have never put his hands on me. I have a legal right to defend myself when you do it. Either that badge does not give you the right to put your hands on. I got a call that you're looking for. You question me about it. What did I say? I And I have you too. When I'm You don't have You're on private property. You don't have name the legal right that I have to identify and I've committed no crime. Reason of being here. And I've committed no crime. I've told you several times. Exercise. I'm here every day. You have no feal tank business. Let's see if this stands up in court. You can't grab people up on a say. So, you didn't see me. You You observed me for at least 45 seconds to a minute and I confirmed what you saw. Irrespective of what someone said, irrespective of you getting a call, you have no articulate what crime I've I've committed that I have to ID. I know my rights. How you doing, sir? How you doing? You Garfield, please. I am Garfield. My name is Keith Goston. Nice to meet you. This I want to file a uh police report. I got this guy on film, assaulting me without probable cause, grabbing me, trying to twist my arm behind my back, putting his hands on. You know what they uh Yes, you have a right to do what you need to do, but this is a this is a clinic, which means it's private. So, if they ask you to do something, you got to listen to No, no, no. Let's let's test that leak, sir. This is a n uh I don't want to you can't even you're not even supposed to film in here. You don't know what you're talking about because he's claiming you don't you don't know what you're talking about. He just claimed that this was private property. It is private property. Did you have to do what they asked you to do? No. No. No. I do not. Hey, look. I understand what you're saying. However, the security guard from Cleveland Clinic stated that filming in the parking lot was prohibited because it was private property. This raised the issue of whether private property owners could impose restrictions on activities like filming, even in areas open to the public. Based on precedents set by past cases, it is likely that the Cleveland Clinic, as a private entity, had the right to regulate filming on its property. I could do anything I want to do, man. This is a private property. You're not supposed to be filming here. Stop me then. Well, see, that's where you go wrong. You can't If I went to your house and you asked me not to do this, at my house. We're outside on on on matter in the public. If it's your property, then you got a right whatever his name is. I'm filing a lawsuit for assault and battery. So these guys, they have a right to talk to you. They don't have he doesn't have a right to put his hands on me, bro. Uh talking. You were all right when we were talking. I don't know what lead to that. But I want to tell you what lead to that. Why he this officer asks you to leave and you don't leave. other crime because there going to be criminal transfer. He didn't ask me to leave. He didn't ask me to leave. You're making stuff up now. I'm not That's why I asked you. Do you have a supervisor here? Yeah, we do. Okay, let me file a report with your supervisor. Despite the tension and arguments, Mr. Geon followed Officer Buchanan into the Cleveland Clinic facility to file a report about the encounter. Though it remains unclear whether he formally pursued legal action or if any disciplinary measures were taken against Officer Sedau. Now, I want to file a criminal complaint. You guys are the reporting officers. I want to file This is This is Cleveland Clinic. If you want Did he call you? Yeah, they called us. Y'all don't have no jurisdiction? Not that. They are police department. Where Where's Where's the supervisor for uh uh uh Cleveland Clinic Police Department? Right now, it's me, but my supervisors at home. Who is here today that besides you that I can make a a a report about this incident? My partner, but let's get let's get him here. He's not a supervisor. You wait. I'm right here. Look behind me. What's your name, sir? We can talk now. All right. What's going on, bro? You heard what was going on. Yeah, I heard what's going on, right? All right. So, do you want uh Marcus's number? No, I want to I want to I want to get something legally on paper right now. Do you want to write it down on a statement or you want me just write this down now? I going to get your statements like that. You want me to go do that? Yeah, let's do that. Okay. Now, I have business on the property, right? No, I'm just I'm talking to him. Come on, man. So, he just grabbed you and like that. Absolutely. That's crazy. I stopped and I talked to him and I let him know exactly what I was doing. Yeah. I just wish uh we going to take it through the proper channels. All right. You want to go somewhere else or Yeah, I want I want to go sit down. Yeah, let's go. You should have never got that uh bad honestly. In this next case, Lieutenant Defends Citizen from lying cops. On January 14th, 2022, First Amendment Auditor Free Press North Carolina, also known as Mr. Press, conducted an audit at the Burlington Police Department in North Carolina. After filming in the city hall and filing a public records request with no issues, he moved to the police department to film the police vehicles parked outside. Officer Delgado approached Mr. Press and asked what he was doing, suggesting that he was trespassing and potentially taking pictures of police vehicles illegally. Sergeant Marsh then arrived and detained Mr. Press, claiming suspicion of trespassing because he was in a policeonly parking area. Mr. press questioned the legitimacy of the detention, asserting that filming in public was not a crime. Tires are mostly in good shape. Can't tell entirely, but they're generally speaking, they seem to be good tires. Hi. What are you doing? Just checking out my employees. What's up? What's your name? badge number. Delgato. Delgato. You have a badge number? I don't. Okay. What's your name? Uh, I'm not going to give that. So, what are you doing? Just checking on checking on the Burlington employees and seeing if you guys are doing a great job. You're keeping looking through the cars. Yeah. I want to make sure you're keeping the officers safe with like good tires and you're not leaving out passwords to NCIC. You said I need to. So, I was asking, did do you want me to come talk or do I have to? Am I being detained? Yes, sir. Just point. Yes, sir. Okay. for suspicion of what crime? Okay. You're walking around taking pictures of police cars and so forth. You're you're not you don't have any business here. Is that illegal? It's only supposed to be police back here. And your name, badge number? I don't have a badge number. Sergeant Marsh. Sergeant Marsh. Okay. You said I'm detained and I said suspicion of what crime. What are you doing back? Suspicion of what crime? What's your asking you to leave, sir? What crime have I committed? You need to leave. If you'd like to stand on the sidewalk and he told me I have to come here and I'm detained. So, I didn't say that. Didn't say that. You said we need you to come here and you said I'm detained to you. So I need to talk. You want to go over there, take on the sidewalk, take pictures, you're more than welcome, but you can't be back here. So the sign that says public entrance is not a public entrance. If you're have if you have public if you have business here, you have business here. Am I required to answer that question? Okay, sir. At this point, you're being asked if you want to go over and take pictures. I know I'm being asked cuz you don't want to infringe on my rights, which is why you've not ordered me to. But you still have me detained. Are you going to undetain me or am I still detained? Not detained. Yeah, you're more than free, but you move to the other side. I can do what I want. Thanks. It's a public Sir, you can go on the sidewalk and take pictures. Where's the sign that says it's authorized personnel only? There's actually a sign in here that says public parking right here. You tell me I'm detained in a public parking lot with no signs. That's bull crap. Back off, sir. You need to understand I don't need to do crap. You detained me for nothing. You need to leave the parking lot. Give me your supervisor. I am the supervisor. Give me your supervisor. The LT. This is bull crap. Madam, notice I'm not talking to either of you guys this way. I'm not I'm not talking to either of you guys this way. I'm talking to him this. You have no signs that say no trespassing and it freaking says public entrance. You cannot detain me for videotaping. I didn't all in that car. I wasn't in a car. If you if you find evidence of me being in a car, then bring me in on Raz and detain me and we'll talk. And that's why we that's why we started speaking with you because you can't detain me to figure out if I committed a crime. You're a freaking sergeant. Yes, sir. We can. No, you cannot. Throughout the interaction, Mr. Press maintained a firm but respectful stance, asserting his rights. Sergeant Marsh, while remaining professional, misunderstood the concept of reasonable suspicion, leading to an unnecessary detention. On the other hand, Lieutenant Beckmer handled the situation with professionalism, clarifying that Mr. Press was free to continue filming in the public area. Mr. press left the scene after being informed that he was free to go and later amended his public records request. What was the RAZ? Reasonable, articulable, suspicious. You're looking in vehicles, possibly breaking into a vehicle. I did you suspect me of breaking into a vehicle? I did. Yes. I asked him what he suspected me of and he said filming. I seen you and I called my sergeant and I that's why I got But that's what you need to articulate. You didn't do that until now. He was telling me that I was suspicious because I was filming around vehicle. You will not get my name. I am not trespassing and I will not leave. Probably a court's not going to care about a fiveminute detention, which is why there probably won't be anything from this unless you keep escalating. It's not going to escalate anything. You are. You did. Here's here's our lieutenant. Fantastic. What's going on, man? Howdy. Good. How are you? I am I was doing pretty good till I met the sergeant. These two folks are incredibly professional. He hasn't escalated a single thing. She said she had Rasme breaking into a freaking cart. She was very polite at first. Once he escalated, she jumped on the bandwagon. But generally, they've been good. He is a train wreck. How you just treated me was a train wreck. I should say that. I don't know you, Sergeant Marsh, so I shouldn't have said that. I apologize. Basically, I was told by officer Delgado that he was actually looking at the vehicle breaking into cars. That's why he's he didn't tell me that. He didn't say that's his Raz. I said, "You got Raz to tame me." He said, "You were filming walking around cars." So, let's go ahead and remove him from the situation, right? All right. Okay. So, moving forward, how how can we do something for you here? You can you can in the back lot, you know what I mean? If you need paperwork, tell me what you need. We'll try to get them for you. They're going to close pretty soon. Understood. Yeah. You know what I mean? I'm good to go. I'm just here to quietly exercise my rights and not be impeded and not be detained. We good. What power to you? Awesome. Yeah. Thanks, Lieutenant. Yes, sir. Take care. Peace. Keep it up, bro. Yes, sir. However, this next case unfolds informed sheriff and chief who defend citizen from corrupt cop. On April 7th, 2024, independent journalist Justin Mckenry, the owner of the random patriot YouTube channel, visited the Lenokei County Courthouse in Lenoke, Arkansas to film the publicly accessible areas of the building. Mckenry, who has built his platform around First Amendment audits, aimed to document how public officials respond to citizens exercising their constitutional rights. As Mckenry filmed the interior of the courthouse, he approached a security checkpoint where he was met by a courthouse deputy. The deputy noticing the camera immediately questioned Mckenry's purpose. Hello. Oh, I was just reading your signs real quick. Um, I was just coming I'm working on a story. I was just coming in to work on my story here in the building. I don't need to go in the courtroom. What's that? Don't record me. Do you work for the public? Who do you work for, man? I work for the sheriff. Okay, then I can record you. It's actually my first amendment right to do that. If you work for the government, I'm allowed to record anyone that works for the government in their course of duty. Anything you have in your pockets goes in the bucket. Sure. I'm not here to start anything with anybody. I just wanted you to know that. I get your name, please. Maples. Maples. Mhm. Okay. Thank you. I'm Justin. Is this sign talking about these stairs right here? The restricted area? I don't want to go anywhere I can't go. So, I just want to make sure. No, you cannot go up that stairwell. I can't. Okay. That's what I was asking. I'm just working on a story. Just looking at everything that's for display in the building right now. I'm just trying to document everything that's in the loan building. Y'all shut the door on me. Oh, we were talking about talk about me. No. Why you shut the door on me then? It wasn't on you. We just sometimes close the door like what's going on and we're having conversations. So, you don't care if I'm filming, but as soon as I leave, you're going to shut you're going to shut the door on me. No. Oh, I can ask you. You're being very defensive. We're not trying to attack you at all. Well, you're like, "Hey, go check out this." And then the door shuts. Oh, no. I was just talking to her. Hey, go outside and look at that. And then the door shuts. That's historical. And then the door shuts. You're being weird. You're being weird. You guys are being weird. You didn't need to shut the door on me. You're welcome to film here. Like, I don't have any problem with that. I don't have any problem with you standing in here. And actually, closing the door had nothing to do with you. Okay. Is there anything that No, I got No, I don't. From this office. I don't even want to bother y'all anymore. I was just kind of like that was weird. The door got shut on me. Excuse me. Oh no. You don't need to be combative in our office. I'm not combative. I was laughing. You got I asked you why you're being combative with us. I When was I being combative? I asked you if we want to close our office. When was I being combative? You want me to lock it? Well, you can't do that. If you lock it, then you need to lock it for everyone. The exchange escalated when a courthouse official stepped in, stating that the courthouse had a policy against filming inside the building. However, Mckenry pointed out that policies do not override constitutional rights. He referenced several court rulings that have upheld the right to record in public places, particularly government buildings where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. Eventually, a higher ranking official arrived and reviewed the situation. After some deliberation, the official conceded that there was no enforcable law preventing Mckenry from filming in publicly accessible areas of the courthouse. The officers reluctantly stepped back, allowing Mckenry to continue his audit unimpeded. Something that you said or something that you did, she felt was aggressive. So it Well, I have a doll on camera. Thankfully. Thankfully. Not to ask you to move on. No, you actually don't. They feel that way because my job is to secure them from the public. But you No, it's not. Yes, it is. I promise you it's not. The rules, please. Uh, you can't. All right. I I'm not going to interrupt anything. I'm not going to argue with her. All right. I'm not going to argue with you either, sir. Can I get your name real quick, please? Uh, do you work for the public? I do not. So, you don't have any business telling me what to do? No. If you don't work for the public, I don't want to hear from you, sir. And you're interrupting my court. I'm not interrupting anything. Just go. Hey, if you quit talking to me, I'll quit talking to you. And then there's no sound. So, what am I What am I What am I argue with somebody? So, just go. I'd rather you just left me alone, honestly. Well, you started it. Go. No, I didn't. She told two lies right off the bat. And I have it all on film. But I'm not being combative with anyone. I've been extremely polite. All I've done is ask questions about the building and about loan, trying to find out more about the history. And I have it all on film from the from the very second I got here. This all started when I was actually just talking to some ladies down here in this back office. They were being cool. They're like, "Oh, you can film. Check this out. Check that out." And then they're like, "Hey, check that out in the hallway." So I go check it out in the hallway and the door slams behind me, but it didn't shut. It kind of slammed and came back open. So I was just like, "What? Do you guys slam the door on me?" What's up, guys? It's just me. How are you? Hey. No. This is This is This is Sheriff Staley. Hey, I'm Justin, dude. Yeah. What's up? I didn't know the I don't mind talking to him again. I'll tell him what happened again. So, yeah. Yeah. So, I have everything on film since the minute I got here. I'm just checking out. I'm learning about the history of Lon Oak about the courthouse. I've been extremely polite with everyone just like I am right now. The very last one on the left, I was just in there and they were cool, too. They're like, "Hey, check this out. Check that out. I don't care if you film." And then they were like, "Hey, go check out those little cannon pushers out in the hallway." So, as soon as I walk out in the hallway, they slam the door behind me, but it doesn't shut. It kind of slams and opens and I kind of laugh and like see you swing it back open and I was like, I'm not trying to bother y'all. If you don't want me in here, no problem. I was just wondering why you all said, "Check this out." with a smile and then slam the door behind me. Yeah. Okay. And then that was it. That was literally the the height of the disaster. The only rooms I went in that were clearly for the public to go in, you know, like this. People know we need to educate them and and we'll work on educating them and I'll do that with all Awesome. I appreciate you, sir. All right, man. Have a good day. You guys need to be more picky about what you hit the emergency button for. That was not a good thing to do. They're kind of upset about that. Yes, sir. What a What's your patron? The random patriot. The random patriot. All right, man. Yes, sir. The sheriff's office is in town. Feel free. I might do that. Cool. We're there. All right. This next case unfolds a sergeant who defends citizen from corrupt cops. On December 31st, 2016, YouTuber and First Amendment auditor Philip Turner operating under the BTO size channel was filming a traffic stop near Interstate 35 in New Bronfells, Texas, when he was confronted by Deputy Cameron Chel of the Komal County Sheriff's Office. The deputy demanded Turner move, claiming he was interfering and encroaching on private property. A dispute arose when the deputy asserted that filming inside a vehicle constituted a privacy violation requiring owner permission. The situation escalated when deputies demanded Turner's identification, claiming he was a witness to a crime and refusing would lead to arrest. What's that? Can you go stand back over where you were for me, sir? There's something wrong with being here. Yes, sir. There is. What's that? I don't I don't want you to be in direct line with that vehicle. I'd like for you to go back to where you were standing. You can continue filming all you'd like, but I I don't want you right here. Am I interfering? Uh, well, technically now you're starting to pose into somebody else's private property with your with your video videoing. Yes, sir. Hey, did they give you permission to film inside their truck? I don't need permission out in public. In somebody's vehicle? I don't need permission out in public. No, not to film us. You're correct. But to film inside somebody's vehicle, that's an extension of their house and that is a private place. So, you do need somebody's permission to film inside their vehicle. But is that a crime? Do you have do you have your information? Your driver's license? What's that? Do you have your driver's license or name dead work? For what? Well, cuz now you're a witness to this crime that we're doing. What crime is that? Crime that we got these people in the back of these cars for. I don't know what crime they committed. You don't have to know. Okay. They broke the law. They're in possession of narcotics. That's why they're in the back of our cars. So, do you have your name and date of birth? No. Or driver's license? No. So, you're going to refuse to be listened as a witness since you're you sat here and videotaped the entire scene? If you need a copy of the video, I can give you the copy of the video. Well, yeah, but we're also going to need to identify you in our report that you were here videoing. So, when we come to get a copy of that video, we can get that. All right. Let me talk to your supervisor. He said that he won't want to give us our name, his name Bird until he talks to our supervisor. So, and you're probably going to end up going to jail cuz right now you're witnessing a The deputies also claimed Turner was trespassing on private property, which was inaccurate as he was filming from outside the fence and had not been given proper notice to depart. The sergeant eventually intervened, engaging in a productive dialogue with Turner, realizing the legality of his actions and allowing him to leave without providing identification. This outcome highlights the importance of requesting a supervisor in such situations. Turner then filed a formal complaint with the sheriff's office and requested body camera footage, demonstrating a proactive approach to addressing police misconduct. I asked to talk to a supervisor. He's here, so why can't I speak with him? because you're refusing to give your information. You'll be going to jail for failure to identify as you're a witness to a crime. So, I need to give you my So, I need to give you my ID to speak to your supervisor. Is that what you're telling me? So, he needs to get educated on that because that's clearly not the case. Okay. Now, am I currently being detained here or am I free to go? You're free to go, man. I I I'm here I came all the way from P Lake to California. We need to like I said, I already told you I'm a journalist. I gather content for stories. That's We had no problem with that, man. We just don't like the space. In contrast, Sergeant Montz, despite initial misconceptions, demonstrated professional discretion and a willingness to listen, contributing to deescalation. Turner's calm and informed demeanor, coupled with his effective follow-up underscores the importance of citizen auditors in holding law enforcement accountable. However, in this case, Cop defends citizen against his partner. On October 7th, 2023, Daniel Tulis, a civil rights activist, was pulled over by officer Jonah D'or of the Denim Springs Police Department in Louisiana. The incident, captured by both Tulus' camera and Deor's body camera, began with Deor's demand for Tulis to stand in front of the police vehicle, which Tulis questioned. D'or claimed the stop was due to improper lane use, alleging Tulis was veering. Tulis countered, stating he hadn't crossed lane lines, referencing dash cam footage as proof. The situation escalated when Deor demanded Tulus' identification, and a pat down followed, justified by Dor as a safety measure. Tulis argued this was an illegal search, citing the Fourth Amendment. Do a favor. Stand in front of the unit, please. Uh, I can stand where I want. You can tell me what you pulled me over for. Okay. So, for my safety, I want you to stay in front of my unit. And for auditor safety, I would like for you to tell me why you stopped me. I will. Who are you? I I will in just a second. Hey man, stand in front of my unit. I could stand where I want, dude. Not on my traffic stop. Not on my traffic stop. What do you want? What did you pull me over? Do me a favor. You can put the cell phone down. No, I can hold my cell phone when it interferes with a It's not interfering. Recording Turner versus Driver says it is not interfering. Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. Does Turner versus Driver have every right to film y'all? What did you pull me over for? So, the reason why I stopped, I notic you were veering back and forth. Oh, don't give me the It's all on dash cam. Are you going to let me explain or are you going to keep bumping your gun? I'm going to keep bumping my guns cuz I have everybody got your ID on it. What? I need to get my ID. What law did I break? Improper lanes. Improper lanes. I was in my lane. I got dash cam to prove it. I never broke line either side. You don't have to break line back and forth. It's improper. Back. I was not veering back and forth. This ain't the courtroom. I see your driver's license. This is not the courtroom. Nope. This is not the courtroom. So So, so you're pulling me over saying that what I'm saying? I see your driver's license. You saying that I'm drunk? I'm not. Are you having a medical episode? Are you distracted? Are you tired? Have you been driving for a long time? I don't answer questions. How about that? Take a look at the driver's license, please. Okay. You got any weapons on you? Turn face. I don't answer questions. And this is going to be an illegal search. Turn around. Face my unit. Place your hands on top of you and interace your fingers. I am recording. Oh, okay. You see this? Now spread your feet. Now, it's an all for safety thing. You need to learn the law. So, right now, I'm Be quiet. Shut your mouth so I can conduct a lawful patrist for weapons for officer safety. It's called Terry versus and I gave you three lawful commands and you sat there. You got one time. Yep. And you just messed up. Officer Dior's partner, referred to as Sanjay, intervened, acknowledging Tulis' right to film, a right protected by the First Amendment as established in Turner versus Driver. D'or, however, referenced potential restrictions on filming near officers, which Sanjay corrected, clarifying the current legal stance. This exchange highlighted the ongoing debate about filming police with recent legislative attempts in states like Arizona and Indiana facing legal challenges. Be quiet. If you step any closer to me, what's your station? Stand right over there. If you step one more foot closer to my unit, I'm gonna take it as a threat and I'm gonna act accordingly. Despite the tension, Dior eventually issued a warning and allowed Tulis to leave. The incident shared on Tulis's YouTube channel raised concerns about Di'or's conduct, particularly his attempt to restrict filming and the seemingly unjustified frisk. Di'or's shifting explanations for the stop and his admission of past cell phone confiscations further questioned his adherence to constitutional rights. Officer Sanjay, while acknowledging Tulis' filming rights, was criticized for not actively preventing the unlawful frisk. But wait for this next case where a corrupt sheriff arrested by city cops on the evening of March 22nd, 20120 in Espanola, New Mexico, Philip Shakon barricaded himself in his home, prompting a standoff with the Espanola Police Department, EPD. Shortly after, Rio Aribba Sheriff James Lugan arrived and attempted to interfere, ordering EPD officers to withdraw. This unusual intervention raised suspicions, particularly given Sheriff Lugan's apparent communication with Chakon during the standoff. Consequently, the EPD obtained search warrants for Sheriff Lugan's personal and work cell phones, suspecting his involvement in obstructing their investigation. You're in charge? Yeah. Yes. I'll bring you in. Bring in. Phil Chon, that's who you have a warrant for, right? Pull everybody out. I'll bring them in. I don't want to pull them out. Huh? I don't want to pull them back. Excuse me? I'm not asking. I'm telling you. I will bring him in. Okay. We don't need to make this bigger than putting it in. Hey, uh, the sheriff just pulled in and he's he's asking us to pull back and he'll pull him in. But he's been drinking. I can smell it on him. We're going to need somebody. Huh? Yeah. Okay. We need to pull somebody over here. Somebody above me because he's he's already pushing his weight around with me. So, okay. We're not pulling back. Hi. I'm waiting for I told Jeremy. Jeremy's calling command one now. Oh, but do you smell it or am I the only one that smells it? Yeah. Please do something about it. Okay. Right. On May 14th, EPD officers served these warrants at the Rio Aribba Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Lugjan, however, resisted compliance, handing his phones to under sheriff Martin Trujillo and demanding to speak with his attorney before surrendering them. The situation escalated as Sheriff Lusen and under Sheriff Trujillo attempted to evade the warrants execution, leading to a confrontation with EPD officers and the arrival of Espanola interim police chief Roger Jimenez. Hey. Hey, Sheriff. How are you? Good, man. Good. Is Jeans here? The sheriff? You just need to hold up. [Music] Hello sir. You want to do it in there or you want a couple ones? Three cell phones. So one on your personal cell phone and one on your uh self. Do you [Music] want to file today? Do you have your phone? Call me. Casados is not for which case. What case is this? So that is in reference to stemming from the original charges. Which one? The misdemeanor. So that you got a search warrant on a misdemeanor. Are you going to comply? Yes or no? That's all I want. You want the phones? Let's see. I told you you have your search warrant says to search me for personal phones. He has the phones. He already told me he has the phones. Okay. That's what Sir Horn says, does it? Okay. So, you want us to lock down the sheriff's office? Go ahead and call them back. You're going to stay out here. Stay out here. Under sheriff, you can go through the court system. We are. We're going to lock down this building until he gives me those. Really? Yes. That's what the office is. Really? Where is it on paper? You can call her. Andrea Ree, do you want her number? He's going out. You am I under arrest? Not not now. Get away from me. Not now. Go back inside. We're going to lock down this office. Please go back in the office. Seriously. Don't touch. Back off. You can go in the office, but don't reach. Go inside cuz you're not certified. So, back up. This is all harassment and retaliation because I told the city council that you shouldn't be the chief. That's what it is. Think whatever you want. I don't think I know. Okay, that's exactly what it is. Go ahead and give it to them. These phones are not to be gone through until you have a warrant for the content. You only have a warrant for the phones, not the content. You're absolutely right. And good luck. And you better not come through a magistrate. It better go through a district court judge. Thank you, M. Thank you. Have a good day, sir. Despite the clear legal authority of the warrants, the Rio Aribba deputies prioritized protecting Sheriff Lugen, raising serious concerns about their adherence to legal standards, further complicating matters after finally obtaining the phones. EPD officers discovered that Sheriff Lugan had not surrendered the correct device. This led to an arrest warrant and on May 21st, Sheriff Lugan was arrested facing additional charges for resisting arrest. The incident exposed potential departmental corruption and a disregard for legal protocol with the EPD criticized for their leniency in allowing Sheriff Lugan to circumvent the warrants initially. Make sure to subscribe for more interesting videos like this. Thanks for watching.