On June 2nd, 2025 at a Dollar General in
Jessup, Georgia, an offduty deputy
Hedman confronted a 78-year-old man over
improper parking. Georgia law states,
"No person shall stop, stand, or park a
vehicle in any place where official
signs prohibit parking. But the absence
of signage and Hedman's lack of uniform
undermined his authority. Instead of
deescalating, Hedman blocked the man's
truck door, bered him, and pulled him
from the vehicle, throwing him to the
ground. This aggressive response driven
by personal overreach caused the elderly
man bruises and cuts reflecting a clear
misuse of perceived authority. I came
out
and you standing there. He said, "You
just parked anywhere you want to." I
said, "No, I just said that's your
truck." He said, "Yeah." So I said, "You
know, that's not a parking spot." He
said, "Who the you think you are?" I
said, "Well, in the sheriff, I said, you
know, I could call my friend down here
and write you a citation. Well, go
yourself. I was only in there for a
goddamn minute. I ain't know no parking
signs. I'm like, okay. So, you want to
be that thing, man. If I was younger,
I'll you up. So, I walk around the truck
and his hands expired September
22. So, I attorney said, "Go yourself
again." So, I got in this doorway and he
kicked me in the stomach. I'm like, "You
just assaulted PR." I said, "I
identified myself. Put that in the
chair." I showed him my identific.
It's no big deal. But um all I was want
to just look dude you know no harm no
fell. I'm not in uniform. Got you. You
know but I'm a deputy. This is no
parking. Just making sure that you're
aware that you can't do this [ __ ] You
might want to get your tag expired for
the guys on the street fight. He didn't
want to get
bler you and I'll you up if I was
younger and all that. And he just heard
him say I know I'm not supposed to be
here. You know there's no handicap
sticker. You know when I got to the
parking lot was empty. He could have
pulled any one of these parking spots.
Yeah. But I just wanted to just make him
aware of it. I didn't mean to call him a
stupid [ __ ] that he kicked at me. I'm
like nope.
So they got to the
ground with it.
So you looking to press charges or I
mean I'm I'm asking you we're going to
do charges of course.
Nothing like that. I really wanted to
know that you know you just can't where
you want to know. So be like oh [ __ ]
Sorry I won't do it again. Yeah. She was
only here for a minute and when it gets
stupid and it kept escalating. And so
when did it get physical? Like when it
started getting physical, what happened?
It's physical. Yes. I know. I just told
him I was going to leave. I told him I
wanted to leave. I mean, I didn't know
it cuz he he didn't show. He said he's a
policeman, but I never said never ever.
I wanted I told him I said, "Well, I'm
fixing. I want to leave." He wouldn't
let me leave. I did push him and
I pushed him back. He grabbed me. I'm 78
year old. Yes,
sir. Take a breath for me. Okay.
Your daughter's all shay.
Well, she's back now, though. But yeah,
just hang out right
here. She likes pretty good, huh? She
like
Yeah.
Yeah. I used to work with
OJ
27. Yeah.
says, "Hey, I know you're improperly
parked
around while he was trying to take
off. Uh he had already told me he was a
county sheriff deputy and uh I'm walking
inside the
door started out.
Sir, you want us to get an ambulance to
come check you out or anything? I think
you want us to get an ambulance come
check you out.
Okay.
He
said to my buddies out here
that
way. You walk inside the door and that's
when he's kicking the side.
[Music]
[Music]
Yes, sir. Yeah. Do you have the
availability to look at the camera? You
have the availability to look at the
camera. Camera? Yeah. Can Can we look at
the camera?
They need video cameras.
You can talk to him about his waving his
fist at everybody. Who was it? The one
out there. The old one. Uh-huh. That old
man the improperly parked one. What was
he doing? He came over here raising his
everybody trying to figure out who hit
him or whatever. Who hit him? Raising
his fist. Is that your car right
now? Including me. He's talking about
the guy in the truck right here.
Oh, he's being talked to right now.
[Music]
Okay. Big ass video for sure.
some [ __ ] all
day. Hey, what's
up? How you doing?
We had better days. Yep. It's one of
those
days. So, it's like I told you, first of
all, you don't enforce
that. And second off, the damn sticky
don't even enforce parking violations
unless the store complains about it in
uniform. I said, "Larry, you put your
hands on where to go toward him first
cuz he told me in a statement he
snatched me by the next truck." What he
told me? He said the
guy on my truck.
You know who that is? That is right
there. Don't know who is now.
[Music]
Yeah, I'm good.
Oh,
[Music]
box. I think the only camera that can
physically see outside is this one. I am
not sure how to do
that. They have not taught me. Great
spot.
Okay. Well, neck liner is going to be
pretty rough. Yeah.
I'm not going to run on you, dude. I
don't even I'm not even worried about
that. I'm not worried about
that. Trust me. I'm on a 210, boys. Huh?
I'm deputy, too. Okay. I didn't know if
you knew or not. Well, they they said
you were. That's why they're here. Okay.
I get it. Yes, ma'am. Yeah, you can go
in. You can go in, man. I'm sorry. Get
out your way. It's been one of them
days, dear. I know.
You're not going to be able to see one.
It's going to be that way. Even though
Even if I do try to rewind it, the way
the sun is glaring on the camera,
they're not even going to be able to see
anything. We're good. We appreciate it.
The sun is setting up, so you're not
even going to be able to see. Call to
notify him. Yeah. Yeah. We're not You
can't even see nothing with the sun
glaring.
[Music]
Margarita.
Yeah. I need to be off. I need to be
off.
[Music]
Heedman's actions at the Jessup Dollar
General sparked outrage among witnesses
and law enforcement present. Georgia law
emphasizes that peace officers must act
within their authority and any person
who knowingly impersonates a peace
officer shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, underscoring the gravity of
Headman's unauthorized conduct while off
duty. His physical confrontation with a
78-year-old man over a minor parking
issue disrupted the community's trust
with bystanders questioning his lack of
uniform and badge. Officers on scene
expressed frustration, noting, "The city
don't even enforce parking violations
unless the store complains,"
highlighting the unnecessary escalation.
This incident exposed the need for
stricter oversight of offduty officers
to prevent personal overreach from
undermining public confidence in law
enforcement. It would be nice if there's
a camera in here. They probably do not
catch
everything, but I doubt it, though.
There's a camera there. It might have
saw it.
Mhm. Long day
today. Better thing to do than deal with
stuff like this, huh? Oh, this my job.
Can't
complain. So, I'm here for
it. You mind if I sit down? Yeah, sure.
Sure.
[Music]
They're trying to get stuff pulled up.
So I I there's a lot going on. Walk me
through again one more time just when
the confrontation
started. I came in to make a purchase.
Um didn't have one. I needed to come out
the truck parked there. So I waited for
the the owner to come out and I said sir
I said you know this is un
parking lot here like he was only in
there for a
minute understand that I said I should
have parked in
this food you are
anyway the sheriff I said I can tell
everybody down here they can handle it
no we're going to hand it right
here he said if you don't mind get out
of my way I'm going to get out here push
like he's just trying to seriously put
your hand up. We're told you where we're
I said I'm just trying to make you aware
that this is
not and also your tact. I said that's
going to get you in a little trouble as
well. Oh [ __ ] They're not fired.
Get out of the way. They put you in a p
got struck in here. I kicked me in the
stomach. I said sir. So now we're
available. Now we're escalating. I said
you put your hand on me one time. Now
you kick me in the stomach. We're not
going nowhere till I call, you know, the
sheriff's office. Pulled him out of the
truck, took him to the
ground, called dispatch, and the rest is
history. Okay. So, that's it.
That's it. I mean, if you're asking me
if I want to press charges. No, I just
wanted him aware that, hey, he just
can't pull anywhere he wanted to. Yeah.
You know, uh I'm sorry, officer. I
shouldn't have won that again. No harm.
Yeah. said he wanted to get verbal,
threatened me, he pushed me, kicked me.
I'm like, "No." Even after
identified, but granted, I'm not
uniform. Yeah. Um, like I said, we're
just trying to piece it together. Really
kicking me in the ding-ding.
[Music]
Yes, ma'am. I know it's a minor traffic
violation and all that, but No, I know.
I get people waiting here. When I pulled
in, somebody's waiting to go around.
There was a car pulling in and they
couldn't because he was there. So, it's
not a big deal, I guess. And I probably
should mind my own damn business next
time, but I just wanted him aware of the
hay, you know. Yeah.
Just sit tight for us. Okay.
How's Shade been? She's doing good.
Going down there in Macintosh area. She
works all the time. All the time. All
the time.
It's a good thing sometimes. Yeah. I
think so. Yes. You always use the money.
That's absolutely correct. She she works
all the time
with I I know I asked you twice already
just one more time walking through what
happened. See I say I came out
and you standing there. He said you you
just park anywhere you want to. I said
no. I said I just I'm going to come in
every second and uh I said I fish to
leave. He said the tags out of date out
do September September coming up. But uh
uh after that I said I don't know I you
know I may
have like I said well I fix how about
let me go and I did he was right door I
did
push the door but your dad didn't even
put me in the ground I was no
[Music]
m just ain't
What what did you see on the video? So
the sun glare blocks the entire video.
So you got no video to see? I got
nothing. What I got is both of them he
he said he got in his doorway. He said
that he pushed him when he approached
him. Whatever. They exchanged more
words. The problem is then he came back,
snatched him out, put him on the ground.
You hear that there? So, so the old fell
p the
the truck was getting in his truck to
leave. He was in between his door. So,
he pushed him to move him out so he
could shut his door and leave. And then
Hman come back over there and snatched
him out the truck.
My hands are
getting something else. Yes, sir.
Good. The problem is he he ain't got no
badge on non
that's if he'd walked away from the
first time I documented. So So let's
square something up. I mean you said the
first So he pushed him out of the
doorway. What happened then? He he said
they both said that he approached him
and told him you shouldn't be parking
there and stuff and he said Henman said
that he said you like get out of here.
He said that he said well sir like your
tag's expired also but oh yeah he
pointed out to him that his tag was
expired too. And he said that
uh you know he he showed me parking here
then he said well all right I'm going to
leave and he said he got in the doorway
and he pushed him. After he pushed you,
he said, "Well, I'm with I'm Wayne the
deputy Wayne County Sheriff's Office."
After that, he said, Well, he identified
himself, not showing him anything, but
identify himself after he got pushed.
Yeah. After he got pushed. And
then he Hman said that he then said, "I
don't give a fuck." He kicked him and
which in my doorway I'm going try to get
you out the way. And he said, "Once he
kicked him, I grabbed him. head in me,
grabbed him, took him to the ground.
That's when he called us. You hear all
that, boss? Yeah.
Problem is he's not in any kind of
capacity. I mean,
problem is he's not. He He said the
problem he's got with his headman is got
nothing on identifying himself. He's not
in any capacity as a deputy or anything
trying to force him to take the man out
of his truck. Well, that's true. That is
true.
I'm going call chief real quick just let
him know it's probably going to not end
well with everything.
Where
where Oh my
god. Yes, sir. Right.
[Applause]
Battery. Yeah.
[Applause]
Battery wants to sit down with
you got to move for kidnapping. Yeah.
That's one big boss impressed about cuz
he he didn't let him leave. Looking at
the battery. I mean, you charge whatever
you want. Oh, yeah. No, it's just I'm
not trying to clean. I'm just talking.
It's just I wouldn't expect this on
Sunday afternoon. Yeah, me neither.
I mean people off duty off back smoking
weed
next and I'm just like get my
car but I'm looking I mean he's 78 years
old he got pretty good marks on his damn
arm where he was skin up too and that he
shouldn't have never been in that
situation this far. Oh, okay.
All right. Yes, sir. Are you going
to go down to jail now to get the front
cleared out so y'all come in there and
do what y'all going to do? They can book
him in and all that. You know, he's
going right back out.
Yeah. But that's that's not influence
anything you
know cleared out. Y'all get y'all go in
there charge what you going to charge it
with. But it ain't got nothing to do
with that. Yeah. I mean the jail gets
gold. Okay. teach kind of geared out
until they do. Yeah, cuz what I what
I'll do is probably take him up there,
go ahead and do the warrants, call the
judge. Um, get all that knocked out
before
you just later, whatever. Just put it
on. Yeah. Sheer.
Yeah, that's like what it's looking
like. What is that like?
They don't do what they going to do and
then we'll do what we going to do. You
know him pretty well.
He works in New York. I didn't know I
didn't know if he keep him calm. But he
already as me when I was telling him he
was wrong. He going to take me down. I
said I ain't saying that just yet. I
said I'm not trying to tell you I'm
locking you up. I'm trying to tell you
where you was
wrong. We got to do something. You know
his daughter knows more about we
don't. All
right. Hit him. You got the gun on
you? You got the gun on you? No. Take a
ride. Okay. I'm going just put them in
your front. Okay. As soon as we get
there, we'll get him taken off.
Um the truck locked up. No, it will be
lock it up. What's going to happen?
You're going to go down there. You're
going to get boot in. You're going to
get put right back out
on the chair. Put your hands up
here. So, that's where we're going at
with it at this time. That's your ass.
No matter who you are,
charger battery. I imagine that's what
the charger is going to be. Maybe elder
abuse. 80 years old. Huh? He's almost 80
years old. It may be elder abuse. I
don't know. That's up to the city. We
ain't charging. Okay.
We'll walk over my
car. 143 over here, please.
Yeah, we
Hey, will you give him a case number?
104 1258 Sunset Boulevard 8858 Sunset
Boulevard 88
Hedman was arrested and charged with
battery, false imprisonment and elder
abuse. Under Georgia law, a person
commits the offense of battery when he
or she intentionally causes substantial
physical harm or visible bodily harm to
another and Hedman's actions met this
threshold. Detaining the man against his
will constituted false imprisonment. The
Wayne County Sheriff's Office fired
Hedman and revoked his arrest powers the
same day, showing intolerance for
officers exploiting their position. This
incident questions the line between
public safety and personal overreach by
offduty officers. Georgia law specifies
that offduty officers may act only in
specific circumstances like witnessing a
felony and must identify themselves
clearly. Hedman's intervention over a
minor parking issue without a badge or
uniform escalated into violence driven
by personal vendetta. The community's
distrust, voiced by an officer noting,
"The city don't even enforce parking
violations unless the store complains
highlights the need for clear boundaries
to prevent law enforcement from becoming
a tool of personal power." Like and
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