On April 9th, 2023, a 911 call was placed to authorities in Pima County, Arizona. The caller, who refused to identify themselves, reported hearing yelling, a woman's voice, and crashing sounds coming from the home of Pastor Steven Akin and his wife Deborah. The dispatcher classified the call as a potential domestic disturbance and sent officers from the Saharita Police Department. Among those who responded were Sergeant Oscar Fuji, Officer Zachary Woodro, Sergeant Eric Keith, and Lieutenant [music] Juan Zamora. When the officers arrived, Steven immediately made it clear that there was no problem inside his home. He explained that he and his wife had just received devastating news that their grandson was in the hospital, which explained any earlier distress the neighbors might have overheard. Standing firmly at his door, Steven identified himself as a retired Philadelphia police sergeant and repeatedly told the officers there was no emergency, no fight, and no crime. He reminded them that they had no PC, no probable cause, and explicitly refused them entry into his home. His wife Deborah, who was bedridden with a serious medical condition and dependent on oxygen, was unable to come to the door. Despite this, Steven even gave the officers her phone number so they could call her directly to confirm his account. The officers did call Deborah and she too told them that everything was fine. Yet, rather than leaving, the officers continued to pressure her to come to the door. Even after she appeared briefly and assured them she was unharmed. The officers insisted that they needed to speak with her separately. When she refused to open the door, they escalated matters. >> Sheriff Department, how may I help you? >> Hi. Um, I I'm really concerned about my neighbor. Um, I I'm hearing the husband yelling to the wife and it really sounds scary. Like you >> How long have you been hearing them arguing for, ma'am? >> 15 20 minutes. It It's very disturbing. >> Okay. And does it sound like they are like getting physical or >> I think so. Um I I know they're an elderly couple, but it it just it sounds Yeah, I hear like crashing sounds. >> Okay. like something's being thrown. >> Call in place. We're going to get officers out there to check it out. Okay. So, thank you for letting us know. >> Do you know how long it will be? >> Uh, so as soon as an officer's available, which it shouldn't be very long. Um, and as far as you know, it's just the two of them in that house. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I would like you to leave my property. There's no problem here. >> Yeah. Well, I can't do that right now. >> I'm a retired cop. I know the rules. >> Well, I feel a lot better if I can go in there and chat with you, talk to anybody else who's in there. Nobody's life's in danger. No one's in trouble. Everybody's fine. I'm telling you that. >> Yeah, you're telling me that, but I don't know who was just back in there. >> Of course, I understand. >> Okay. Well, you did this job, too. You're a retired cop. Where you from? >> You have no PC. >> Where you talk? Retired from >> Philly. >> Philly? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> I was a sergeant. >> You're a sergeant. Oh, perfect. >> There's no problem here. >> Well, I don't know that. Well, I feel a lot better if I could talk to somebody else in there besides your story. >> You can wait. Somebody shows up. You're happy to talk to them, but I can't help you. There's no problem here whatsoever. I'm done. >> So, who else is in there? >> Sir, I'm not answering your question. I respect what you do. I wish you well. I want you to stay safe. I support the cops. But there's no crime here. There might have been some crying over a 12-year-old boy who might not make it through the night, but other than that, >> there's no there's no crying here. >> All right. Can I get your name? >> Yes. >> Who lives inside the residence now? >> What's that? >> May I go, please? Am I being detained? >> Well, you're not being detained right now. No, but I'm just trying to figure out. >> Good night. >> Go back to bed. >> Okay. Well, I just want to make sure everything's okay. That's all it is, man. I didn't even have to give you that, but I don't mind. I appreciate what you do. No problem. I want to go to bed. I've had a rough night. My friend's in the hospital. >> Hey, my uh boss wants to talk to you. Is that okay? >> All right. Hey, man. Hey. >> Okay. I appreciate that. So, is there a way that you we can come in and talk to you? >> Okay. I would really appreciate that. camera. I want you to know here's been hurt. There was a a yell when we found out about our grandson. Maybe that's why they called, but there's no reason to come in here. >> Okay. >> At this point, we're getting close to harassment. Everything's fine. >> Okay. So, it's not harassment. We ended up talking to the witness. Okay. There was a female yelling inside the residence. >> Okay. Who else is inside the house? >> Not answering the question. >> What's that? not answering. >> I can't hear you, man. >> Not answering your question, sir. >> Okay. Well, unfortunately, I got to check the roof of the house. Anybody that's in there. Okay. >> All right. >> And I'll I'll cooperate with you, but I'm not in my house when I sleep. No crime. >> You've been hurt and there is peace in the house. Okay. Four officers here for the last. >> Yeah. Well, we got a call upon a possible domestic disturbance. I understand now. >> Okay. >> That's it. So, if you think you got enough problem with law, then wake up judge and come get me. But if I don't think you do because I'm telling you there's no harm here, you have no evidence of crime. I'm asking you to leave. I want to go over the bag. >> Okay? >> And I do wish you well. I wish you well, sir. But there's no crime here. >> Okay? >> How long are we going to stay here? I can stand here all day long and I can all night long and in the morning somebody else will come. We can stand here too, but I rather not. >> You can follow us to work. You can do whatever you want, but >> that's it. >> How about this? Can they come up? Can they come up to the door? Can they come up to the window, >> please? I'm not disconnecting all the >> You're not what? >> I'm not disconnecting all of your food. We are >> Oh, so she's on oxygen. >> Your wife is okay. >> The officers threatened to break it down, invoking the emergency aid doctrine, though no clear evidence suggested anyone was in danger. After waiting nearly 40 minutes for a breaching tool, they forced entry, striking Deborah in the face with the door and placing Steven in handcuffs. Steven later pointed out that the entire raid stemmed from an anonymous call which courts have long held cannot justify such invasive action without corroboration. In fact, the US Supreme Court has ruled in multiple cases that anonymous tips absent reliability or supporting evidence do not even provide grounds for brief stops, much less warrantless entries into private homes. Despite Steven's calm demeanor, his repeated assertions of his rights, and Deborah's direct confirmation that she was safe, the officers chose force over restraint. In the aftermath, Steven wrote to the police chief, requesting an investigation into both the officer's actions and the anonymous caller who had swatted him. Initially, the Aikens were willing to settle for a symbolic $1 and a promise of better officer training. But when the department's proposed training materials proved inadequate, they proceeded with a federal lawsuit. >> Okay, Lieutenant, >> can I come outside? >> Yes, you can come outside if you do it right now. >> We're going to take you away. >> No, we're not going to take you away. >> Look, 100%. We're not going to take you away. >> Listen, I'm amazed. You think you're going to use the battery, you can do it for what? You have no whatsoever. >> All right, let's move. >> If you can please open the door. >> They're both there. >> Breach. Breach. Breach. Move. Move. >> MOVE. >> ARE [screaming] YOU KIDDING ME? >> WHAT THE HELL? >> Put your hands where WE CAN SEE THEM. PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM. >> She has a medical condition on her license. Sir, >> put your hands where we come out here. Dad, just want me to hit me with a door. >> I understand. Ma'am, come over here. Talk to us. Okay, let's get >> So, this whole breaking in the door thing, is that a state Arizona revised or is it a Serita policy? If you if you know, >> I'm not I'm not understanding the question. >> In other words, the fact that you thought you had the authority to get in my door, was that under the revised statutes or was that Sarita policy? It's our policy. >> So read the policy. All right. So there's nothing in the revised code about >> what we consider circumstances on exit because we had a report tell us the house with with something on the door that says something about oxygen. >> Yeah. My wife's sick. >> There was somebody yelling. >> I heard somebody say, "You don't respect me." Yelling, arguing. Then I heard some no. Then I heard something break or crash. Uh so we call those clues. Um our indication we're thinking that there's been there's domestic dispute. Sure. >> We showed up. Officer spoke to you through the window. >> Asked me, can we come in? Can we clear? Can we make sure nobody's injured and said, "We can't come in. You're not opening the door." Our fear is that there was somebody inside that was injured. >> So, we we we're waiting for the ram is what took so long. Otherwise, we would have been in 20 minutes. >> So, so would you look like fools if there was nobody in the house? >> Would we look like fools? >> Yeah. >> Based on all the information, absolutely not. So, so anytime one person answers a door, you're going to end up kicking in every door just in case there's somebody inside. >> No, but if I have one person that answers a door and I have a witness that says, >> "I was walking by. I just want to see." >> We even went as far as going across the street and next door each way to see if there were any other any other front doors that had signs about. >> I understand. She's a sick woman to rule that out. And that's why we have the number for our attorney on there as well because people make prank calls just because she's sick. So, it's all good. May I have something? Thank you. I appreciate the work you do. I actually do. >> On April 10th, 2024, the Akens filed suit against the town of Saharita and the officers involved, alleging Fourth Amendment violations, including unlawful entry, illegal search, false arrest, and refusal to leave the property when ordered. On November 3rd, 2024, Deputy Courtland Johnson of the Curry County Sheriff's Office spotted two motorcyclists traveling in the opposite lane as he drove along Prince Street in Clovis, New Mexico. For reasons that remain unclear, Johnson abruptly performed a U-turn and began pursuing them. After briefly losing sight of the riders, he activated his emergency lights and sirens while weaving through residential neighborhoods in an effort to locate them. Eventually, Johnson came across one of the bikers, later identified as Taylor Tipton, and initiated a traffic stop. From the start, Deputy Johnson seemed fixated on extracting information about the second rider. He repeatedly accused Tipton of lying about not knowing the other motorcyclist, insisting their paths couldn't have crossed by coincidence. Tipton calmly explained he had only just met the man at a gas station and agreed to ride alongside him for a short distance. But Johnson pressed relentlessly, warning him to be a man and tell the truth. The deputy went further, threatening to tow Tipton's motorcycle and suggesting he could take him to jail if he didn't cooperate. >> I literally I don't know the guy, man. I'm not even from here. I'm from fatalis. >> Oh, you think I'm playing? I'm not playing. >> No, you're serious. I I know you are. I just >> Okay. Well, then get off your bike and sit right there. Take your helmet off. >> I don't I don't know the guy. I swear to God. >> Give me your driver's license, insurance, and registration for the bike, and I'll figure out if I'm going to tow it. cuz y'all are riding together, coming down Prince, heading south, riding side by side, but all of a sudden you don't know him. And then let me finish talking. And then y'all pull up together and he splits off right over here. But you don't know him. You better You better >> I don't even know why he split off cuz like I didn't even see anything. I I was at the light and he came up and he was next to me and there was there was another uh motorcycle like bicycle came in front of us and he took off and then I don't know where that guy went. >> Okay. Well, get what I asked you for >> at the next light. I didn't I didn't even see him at the next. >> You can you're you're done talking. Just get what I asked you for cuz I don't put up with people fleeing. >> Wasn't running. There's >> You weren't running cuz you know the person that was with you. >> Insurance registration. >> I have two of them. Not sure if that one >> shouldn't be carrying two licenses on you as well. >> You better get your phone out and start calling them. >> I don't have my phone. Time's ticking. >> What's that? You don't even have his number, man. I don't I don't know the guy. >> So, y'all just automatically randomly meet up. Come down Prince or sorry. Yeah, come down Prince. >> I was at Family Dollar and I seen that guy pass by and I hopped on my bike to try to catch up to him and then I caught him next to him. I just said what's up to the guy and then he took off. I really don't know. >> Do you know how much sense that makes and how how much that doesn't add up at all? I was just trying to like I was trying to I was trying to meet him, but I didn't we didn't I didn't ever get to talk to him or nothing. >> You haven't got the insurance that I asked for. >> Um >> it's on my girlfriend's phone. I don't know how to get to it. No. So, you're riding and you don't have the provided documents that you need to ride the bike. >> It doesn't matter if you're expecting to get pulled over or not. You're supposed to have that on you. >> What type of bike does he drive? >> I didn't even know. >> I really don't know. I didn't get a good look at it. It's like a newer working. >> So, I'm supposed to believe you? >> I really don't know. You just met the guy 20 seconds before and you come down this way. You want to ride down Prince and the way that he flees to, you come right back to the area where he fled. How much sense does that make? >> I don't even know where I don't even know where I was going. I was trying to go out of town. >> You're trying to go out of town. You know which way is out of town. Down Prince where you're headed. But then you circle back the way that where he comes. I mean, you can be honest and say that you know, but if you want to sit here and lie, I'm I'm going to get give you everything that I can give you, right? >> Continue lying is just going to make it worse for you. >> You don't know him. Well, >> I literally like just met him. >> But you just said you were trying to meet him. So, continue line. I'm listening. >> All right. I'll be completely honest with you. All right. four guys over and [ __ ] I I met the guy at the gas station. I never met him before. I was getting gas. He said if I wanted to roll through town with him and I was like, "Yeah, well, I'm going home anyways. I'll go through Prince with you." Went through Prince and then he split off. I didn't see him and I saw him turn right. So, I turned right too and I tried to see where he went and I I couldn't find him. I don't know the guy though. Like, I don't know his name. My god. I swear on that. >> He didn't say where he lived. >> No, sir. I don't I don't know anything about that. Where he lives? I didn't even know his name. >> You didn't exchange any information. >> No, sir. We're just going for a ride together. >> That's how you meet random people out here. >> Well, I see them on see where they're headed. I was already so I wasn't really trying to stick around over here. >> But then you just went out of your way to stick around over here. >> Tipton, however, maintained his composure, answered questions as best he could, and denied any wrongdoing. Legally, Johnson's behavior was problematic. Under Supreme Court president, a traffic stop may not be prolonged without reasonable suspicion of additional criminal activity. Cases such as Rodriguez vers United States 2015 make it clear that questioning unrelated to the initial reason for the stop cannot measurably extend its duration. Here Johnson extended the encounter well beyond what was necessary to check for documents or issue a citation. All in an effort to investigate another rider Tipton was not legally obligated to identify. Moreover, Johnson's threat to tow the motorcycle lacked lawful basis. Impounding a vehicle is only justified when it obstructs traffic, poses a safety hazard, or when the driver is lawfully arrested. >> Well, I guess we're just going to sit here. We're going to act dumb. >> Okay. Well, I guess you're about to get every citation I can think of then. And then I'll think about to telling the bike cuz I I don't play games like that. Okay. >> I know, sir. You're serious. I I just don't know the guy. I literally I told you the truth. I just met him. >> No, you told me the truth after 10 minutes. Right. You bullshitted with me soon as I got out with you and then you want to tell me the truth. That's what you did. So you can backtrack you saying that you told me the truth. You drove me the truth after 10 minutes. Right. >> Yeah. I told you. Yeah. You're >> I know I'm right cuz it's all on camera. I I know I'm right. >> I really don't know. I live in this don't know his name. I didn't even know what bike that was. >> It's kind of unfortunate for you, huh? >> Yeah. I mean, I'm not even from here. I don't even know the guy. Well, You're going to get cited for reckless driving. >> I am >> no insurance. Um, let's see. Do you have a motorcycle endorsement? You have a motorcycle endorsement. >> Um, no. Well, you lied to me about everything already. So, >> dude, I don't know, man. Come on. >> No, it it's fine. You You've lied to me and then y'all want to flee. So, it's fine. >> And y'all want to flee and then you come back here. Do you want to go to jail for fleeing? We can go to jail for fleeing or you can just get a citation for reckless driving. Which one? >> And I'll take the ticket. But >> that's what I figured you want to just take the ticket or we can go to jail. We don't >> really do nothing though, man. >> We can take the ticket or we can go to jail. If you want to go to jail, we can go ahead and hop on up. Any questions? >> I don't know that guy, man. >> Okay. Well, don't go through this town or county reckless driving and you won't get a reckless driving ticket. Again, the roadside's not for argument. If you want to argue it, show up to court and argue your your your option. Okay. Any other questions? You're free to go. I would suggest going home because if I see you doing it again, I'm going to tow your bike and I'm going to take you to jail. >> I say you're not I really don't care about your opinion, but I can just take you to jail right now if you want me to. you'll get the same thing and you'll have to sit in there for 3 days. I don't care. I care about the public safety. And when you're out here putting the public safety at risk, that's what I care about. Okay? >> I don't care if you're a criminal or not. Okay? You're out here and your friend or whoever that you say that is, y'all are putting the public safety at risk. Driving like complete. Okay? I just stopped another bike and y'all are doing the same exact thing as him. Y'all are driving crazy. If y'all would drive like normal citizens down this road, we'd be a-ok. Okay. But y'all want to drive crazy and put other people at risk and yourself. And when something happens, y'all want to blame everybody else for, oh, these people don't pay attention to me. Pay attention to everybody else. Get on your bike and you can depart the county. Go do that in Roosevelt County. Don't do it in Curry County. I don't care if you think I'm a cool cop or not. But hey, you're going to get that citation. I can write you two more if you want me to. You're silent. That's what I thought. You can take your one citation and you can depart. I'll stand here till you depart so you don't get hit. Since Typton's bike was insured and legally parked, Johnson's threat appeared retaliatory, not protective of public safety. Despite Johnson's accusations, the footage showed no signs of reckless driving or attempted evasion. Typton pulled over immediately once Johnson caught up with him. Still, Johnson issued a citation for reckless driving and warned that next time he would tow the motorcycle and arrest him. Tipton chose not to argue roadside and instead contested the ticket in court. On February 3rd, 2025, the charge was dismissed without prejudice, and Tipton has since retained legal counsel to pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the deputy. On August 6th, 2024, Sergeant Mark Brockhoff and Officer Eric Bower of the Shenandoa, Texas Police Department responded to a call from a local hotel. The caller vaguely described two suspicious men allegedly looking into vehicles in the parking lot, and officers were dispatched to investigate. One of those men turned out to be videographer James Elder, who was not breaking into cars, but waiting nearby to film a music video with an artist staying at another hotel. Elder had his camera gear with him along with his phone recording nearly the entire interaction. When Brockoff and Bower approached, they immediately began questioning Elder, demanding to know where he was staying and what he was doing in the area. Calm but cautious, Elder explained that he had traveled from Galveastston by Uber to meet a musician for a video shoot. When pressed for identification, he told the officers that his wallet had been stolen and that he was under no legal obligation to show ID unless he was under arrest. His words were precise, quoting the protections of the Fourth Amendment and Texas law. The officers, however, brushed aside his explanations and told him he would be detained until they could figure out what was going on. From there, the encounter escalated. Sergeant Brockhoff insisted on patting Elder down after noticing a stick he was carrying, which Elder explained was meant to be given as a gift. The officers told him he matched the description of suspicious individuals spotted in the lot, though the so-called description was nothing more than two men who looked homeless. >> Yeah. How you doing? >> Where you uh where you staying at? >> I'm staying in Galveston area. >> In Galveston? Are you with that guy over there? >> That guy over? >> Yeah. You know that guy? >> No. >> No. Well, where are you coming from right now? >> I'm coming from trying to do a video shoot. >> Trying to do a video shoot. Where at? >> Well, we haven't got started yet. Waiting for them crew to get me position. >> Are you staying around here? >> I'm staying in Galveston. I'm over here trying to >> You're staying in Galveston? >> Well, near Galveston Peakway exit 25 South. I'm over here trying to shoot them this morning. >> You're what? >> Trying to get a video to shoot them this morning. >> Do you have ID on you? >> I don't, sir. >> You don't? No, sir. >> What do you need ID for? >> Huh? >> What do you need ID? because we're investigating something. Okay. Put your >> to do with me. >> Put your uh phone on the I'll set it down. I'm not trying to resist. >> I I know you're not. >> Why you breaking my phone? I'm not >> Dude, I'm going to give you a pad down. Okay. Cuz you're carrying around a stick back here. >> I'll pull a stick. I was going to give it as gift. Look at this guy's been me. I know. I've been circling me and circling me. What's the matter? >> We can do this the hard way. >> You don't got to do no hard way. >> Yeah. Appreciate that. I ain't doing nothing. Well, we don't know that filming. Okay. I'm going to take a look at his truck. >> So, you ain't got any ID on you? >> No, sir. My >> You're standing in Galveastston. My wallet was stolen. >> Relax. >> I'm good. >> Okay. I'll tell you what's going on here. >> Okay. Trucks. >> Yes. >> I got video footage of doing my phone. >> That's why we're here. >> My phone shows everything I've been doing. >> So, you're not staying in any hotels here? >> I was not too long ago, but right now I'm over here to meet the artist who's supposed to be playing guitar. >> How did you get here? >> I took an Uber. You took an Uber all the way from Galveastston. >> Few way exit. >> Really? Okay. >> So, you don't have any you don't have any ID? What's your name and date of birth? >> Sir, you I I'm I'd like to plead the cliff on anything that's that's the fourth amendment right there. So, right now I haven't broken a law. >> Right now, you're going to be detained. Okay. Until we figure out what's going on. >> Learn that you do that illegal law, your acting events, the proper procedures. I ain't done nothing wrong. You didn't say that I have. >> No. >> I think it >> Yeah. >> We have every right to detain somebody when we're investigating suspicious persons found in suspicious places. >> I'm waiting for I told you. >> It kind of don't make any sense. They kind of don't make any sense because if you're from Galveston near Gaus. >> Okay. It's still I don't care where you're from. Friends would >> that's like an hour and a half. >> I'm taking an Uber. >> That's like an hour and a half away. >> I'm taking an Uber. I'll tell you straight up. >> We're trying to figure that out. >> My mom's car got implanted down here which I was going to be using. My Mercedes was stolen. Okay. And we came down here to get out of the impound yard and it was taken back to a different >> Do you even know where you're at? What county you're in? >> In Montgomery. >> Montgomery. Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Yes, sir. >> You're far away from home. >> I'm working. >> Okay. >> What are you doing here? You're working, right? I'm not trying to be smartass. I'm just saying I'm here waiting. >> I'm out here doing my job. >> You can see it, though. >> But you're being really vasive. >> No, I'm being >> You can't even give me You can't even give me ID. >> You have no reason to ask me for it. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. I do. >> What's the reason? >> I'm walking down. >> I'm investigating suspicious person. >> My phone. I understand that. >> Looking in trucks, possibly breaking into trucks. out there. My camera's filming every minute I've been out here. Every minute it's right there. Proof. You can look at it. If you don't want to look at it, that's your choice. >> You're just accusing me for no reason. >> No. No. I'm not accusing you. >> It's all proof right there. I'm telling you right now, >> you got me detaining illegally because I ain't done nothing wrong. I'm telling you my proof. It's on my phone. I got to open up. >> Then you ain't got nothing to worry about that. >> I got nothing to worry about. But I'm going to find out who you are. >> Underco law. You I'm going to I'm going to find out who you are. No, I'm not. Find out who I'm not. You've been watching too many YouTube videos. >> I got a good lawyer. Okay. Well, good. >> My phone like why don't you want to look at it? >> And you know what? Every man you holding me up for no reason, you're losing qualif. >> So, look at that thing. There's your proof. All your proof is right there. >> Eric, I'll be back. I'm going go talk to people. >> What's his story? >> Uh, I was trying to get info from her. Uh, he was back in the gazebo smoking and then was just walk to be walking over here. Yeah, that's according to him. But I think he's >> Oh, yeah. >> refusing to get his info to Jim. >> Oh, yeah. Same with this one over here, his buddy. >> Now, the lady over in the green or the van. >> Where Where's he saying he's from? Where are you from? >> South Houston. >> From South Houston, this dude saying he's from like Galveston, like that one. The lady was saying about three minutes ago whenever I walked up to her because I was checking these cars, um, a guy taller, per the description she gave than him, walked by with a black backpack. That's about all she was able to get me. >> Oh, he's got >> Yeah, I know. He's got one, too. >> Yeah, he's got Yeah, >> but figured he might have some height on this, dude. [snorts] But from what it sounds like, she didn't get a very good. >> As Elder pointed out, his phone contained proof of his whereabouts and activity. he had been filming constantly inside the hotel. Officer Bower tried to verify the story by reviewing surveillance video with staff. The footage never captured Elder doing anything illegal. He wasn't seen tampering with cars or pulling on doors. In fact, Bower admitted at one point that Elder wasn't on the video at all. But instead of clearing him, the officers returned to the scene determined to hold him longer. They claimed they had reasonable suspicion even while evidence was slipping out of their hands. The situation turned even more unconstitutional when Brockhoff announced Elder would be cited for failure to identify, a charge that only applies if someone is lawfully under arrest in Texas. Elder, knowing the law better than the men with badges, [music] immediately corrected them. Refusal to identify cannot be criminalized during a detention. Still, the officers doubled down. They twisted his fingers in an attempt to forcibly fingerprint him, threatening to haul him to jail if he didn't comply. "You're violating my Fourth Amendment," Elder repeated his phone recording everything as proof. At this point, the officers phoned the district attorney's office for guidance. Even then, they mischaracterized the situation, telling prosecutors Elder matched the suspect seen on video pulling truck handles. Though Bower already knew the video did not show him, the DA suggested they could fingerprint him at the jail to confirm his identity. Elder protested the Supreme Court in Hayes versus Florida, 1985, had already ruled that transporting a suspect for fingerprinting without probable cause was equivalent to an arrest and therefore unconstitutional. >> I don't even know where to go. Oh, you know >> the hotel. >> You sat down at the picnic table. I did. >> You did? >> Yeah. No, not picnic table. a bench of waiting, waiting, waiting, watching. >> Why didn't you just sit at a loft? >> Because I don't The guy on the red truck has been like threatening me, pointing at me, go home, get out of here. >> Why didn't you call 911? >> I told him I was going to look. It's on my phone. I said, "Man, you better get away from me. I'm going to call police." >> He was right here when he did it, too. He look like he was going to try to hit me. >> That's what I was saying. >> Look, I just show you, man. I don't got to tell you. Look, >> I'm I'm just going to give you I'm going to tell you something. Come on. Let's think. If you're waiting on your guy who's at a loft, why don't you just sit down in front of a law? >> Because that guy is causing a scene and celebrity, you don't do that to him. If I got him kicked out, they wouldn't want to work with me. I'm not going to do that. I respect him. I'm ready to go to work. I'm waiting. I was waiting out of the gas station. I'm like, "Come on, man. I ain't going to be here all day." I was going to walk this way. That guy with the red truck, you seen him with the broken back window on the right side. I got him on video. He drug around right here when I was coming this way. He he pulled out. I thought he was going to try to hit me, but he slowed down before he got to me. That's on my phone. In fact, I'd like to press charges because I don't know if you consider an attempted over, but it looks like it from my perspective. If you know something's going on and you think someone's guilty of something and they're telling you they've been filming for the last couple hours, why don't you want to look at it? That doesn't make sense. That's literally holding it against my wheel for no reason at all. When you have proof that you got the wrong guy and you don't want to look at it, you're doing that on purpose. You're not looking at it on purpose. >> His protests fell on deaf ears. Against his will, Elder was taken to the jail in Conroe. Officers told him if his fingerprints showed no warrants, he would simply be released. After holding him for hours, they found exactly that. No warrants, no crimes, nothing illegal to justify the detention. Instead of returning him to the spot where he was picked up, they unceremoniously dropped him off two blocks from the jail and left him there. His property, his dignity, and his rights had all been trampled in a morning that should have been routine.