I can't express to you how protected I feel at this stage in my life. This Louisiana cop committed what looks like attempted murder on the roadside by brutally stomping on the head of a compliant and submissive man. I mean, it would be considered attempted murder if you or I did that same thing to somebody, right? But, the officer, who's not white, so there can't possibly be an element of racism here, the officer has a perfectly reasonable explanation for his action of protection and service. >> My original plan was to step over him to get between the vehicle and the and the and the bad [clears throat] guy, so we can extract him and back up back out until we able to clear that vehicle. >> Yeah, Sergeant Troy Peschon just misjudged the distance he needed to step over the compliant man. >> And I misjudged the distance because I I kind of briefly hesitated. >> And he's not lying. How do we know? Cuz his lips are moving and he's a cop. Wait, what? >> THAT'S A DAMN LIE, AND YOU KNOW IT. >> COME ON, WE ALL KNOW THIS wasn't a misjudgment. This wasn't a mistake. These are the actions of a corrupt individual who's accustomed to getting away with brutalizing submissive victims. Oh, look, his mouth is open. He's telling the truth again. >> What you talking about, Will? >> Which is why he was charged, arrested, jailed, and will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Wait, what's this? He wasn't charged, arrested, or jailed, and he won't spend the rest of his life behind bars? He wasn't even terminated? >> Peschon was not charged. >> And as bad as this act of violence was, you know what's worse? Sergeant Troy Pechon's department and the state police commission made sure Sergeant Pechon's record remained clean and clear. This is a culture of criminality and corruption and it happens all the time. That's what we're going to talk about today. So, we're going to watch this video together and I'll make some comments along the way. >> An investigator with the Louisiana State Police recommended that his colleague be charged with battery after very disturbing video surfaced showing the end of a high-speed chase. Now, the trooper is seen kicking a man in the head. Was it truly an accident or perhaps something more? Our chief investigator, Chris Nakamoto, tonight found a troubled history with the same trooper who is still on the streets patrolling tonight. Chris. >> Troy Pechon, who came from the New Orleans Police Department, has been with Louisiana State Police for about 11 years now. He's been flagged for two kicking incidents where suspects he encountered were kicked. >> 11 years on the force. Imagine how much criminality this cop has participated in. >> It's July 17th, 2022 and this man with his hands up just led state police on a pursuit. What happened next and weeks later caused a use of force investigation to open. >> Turn over. >> This jarring kick to the head on the side of a South Louisiana highway is raising renewed questions >> Yeah, I have a renewed question. Why do people continually ask, "Why are you running from police? What could possibly go wrong?" Oh, I don't know, something like this right here. People are like, "I'll just take my chances. Maybe I can get away." >> the head on the side of a Louisiana highway is raising renewed questions about why nothing happened to the trooper. The man seen delivering that kick is Trooper Troy Peschon, who in his own words says he didn't mean to do it and thought someone inside the truck was reaching for a gun. >> My original plan was to step over him to get between the vehicle and a and the and the bad guy so we can extract him and back him back out until we able to clear that vehicle. Well, when his partner started digging and I misjudged the distance because I I kind of briefly hesitated. Want to say I had a a a old moment. >> Let's stop calling him Sergeant Peschon and start calling him Sergeant Pinocchio. >> Peschon at the time was working in a special unit of state police. >> So, while I was sitting at the station at the 7th District Police Station, uh like I said, I'm monitoring the radio traffic. At some point I'm I'm hearing the units arrival on the scene and then at some point I heard several officers come over radio or I I can't believe it I can't remember if it was one or two officers came over the radio and it was like they're shooting they're shooting. >> Reports indicate Peschon was working a crime prevention detail when an officer involved shooting call came over the radio. Reports show the suspected vehicle left the area and after a 10-minute pursuit, Peschon approaches the suspect vehicle that had a license plate covered with blue tape. Reports say Peschon failed to turn on his body-worn camera. Despite other cameras rolling, the investigation into this July 2022 incident almost didn't happen. Six weeks later and a Louisiana State Trooper reviewing body camera videos came across the video, which raised enough red flags for the force investigative unit to open a probe into what went down. >> This could have easily not happened. And somebody because maybe they had a moment of crisis of conscience said, you know what? I That doesn't look right to me. I'm going to go ahead and tell somebody. And if he hadn't, we would have never heard about this. How many incidences like this go unnoticed every single day? Dozens, hundreds, thousands of times every day. That's why you always, always record police. >> written that night on use of force. But Pishon told this meeting of the State Police Commission, he notified his chain of command about what happened. >> I wonder if that's even true. >> I was in communication with the force investigation unit who was hand who was in charge of that scene. As far as my knowledge, my supervisor wouldn't even been able to override FIU. It was up to FIU and their supervisors as to what actions need to be taken from that point on. >> If that's true that the command staff was informed of what Pishon did by Pishon himself, then they decided not to do anything about it back then. >> When State Police's Force Investigative Unit concluded their investigation, they noted Pishon committed a battery against the individual and turned the report over to the District Attorney. >> Why didn't they just arrest the guy? Why turn it over to the District Attorney? Hey, we saw what you did on video. The guy was clearly complying. He was holding his hands up in surrender and you curbed you basically did what amounts to curb stomping him. You stomped on his head, which to us is like attempted murder. If somebody else had done that, we would have arrested them. So now we're going to arrest you. You're going to lose your job. You're terminated. You're going to lose your pension. You're going to be de-certified and you're going to jail for a long time, bud. Why don't they do that? Cuz they don't care about real protection and service and they don't care about stamping out real crime, no pun intended. >> The report noted the use of force encounter happened while officers were taking both occupants of the truck in custody. Pishon was not charged. Former state police Colonel Lamar Davis suspended Pishon for 60 hours without pay for use of force, not turning on his body camera, and not reporting the incident. >> What a joke. 60 I'm going to dock your pay, buddy. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I won't ever do it again. >> But when the case went before the state police commission, they not only reversed that decision, they also expunged his record, effectively erasing this from any public view. >> The 60 hours suspension be reversed and back pay the proper amount of back pay be paid. >> Back pay? That's insult to injury. Yeah, you can injure a member of the public, almost kill them, attempt to kill them, we're going to give you back pay. We're going to reward you for your actions. >> These are classic cases of excessive force. >> Jim Craig is the director of the MacArthur Center for Justice. They work on many police brutality cases. >> I think the public should make of it that the commission and the state police now as an institution are turning a blind eye to the wanton use of excessive force against civilians. >> Not just turning a blind eye, they are institutionalized criminals. It's an organized domestic terror cell and crime ring aligned against the people. That's what the thin blue line is for, right? >> in traffic stops and other minor type incidents, and by turning a blind eye, they are encouraging it. It is part of that agency's culture. >> No, that's just it. They didn't turn a blind eye. With eyes wide open, they saw what he did, and they decided to reward him anyway, and then clear his entire record. That's not a blind eye. That's willful evil. >> A high-ranking source at state police told us he believes the kick should have resulted in upheld discipline, as it's not something taught in any of their training classes. >> Discipline, at the very least, termination, liquidation of the pension that should go to the guy that he stomped on his head, decertification, and definitely jail. >> Tonight, the WABI team uncovered the kick captured on video is among five other use of force incidents Pishon was investigated for. >> And that's just the ones they know about. I'm this one guy, and all the other officers standing around let it happen and didn't arrest Pishon. Why? Because he's part of the thin blue line, big club of mafia members. >> In each case, he was cleared. In 2017, he's accused of tasing a bicyclist, Zachary Terrell, and kicking him. It's documented in this 2018 federal lawsuit filed against Pishon. Part of it reads, "While Terrell lay incapacitated on the ground, Pishon kicked him in the head and stomped on his face." Attorney Jim >> I'm sure that was just a mistake, as well. >> Jim Craig is representing the bicyclist and says in all of Pishon's use of force incidents where he's been cleared, there's a common theme. >> He used the same boilerplate language to justify the use of force in his reports, and the supervisors that blessed his uh return to non-supervisory status all used the same, again, copycat boilerplate responses as to why Pishon's force was justified. Let's make no mistake about this. The state police is, as an institution, encouraging the use of violence far beyond what is necessary to handle a situation. >> Yeah, it's called organized crime. >> He always thinks >> on the taxpayer dime. >> They're reaching for a gun. That is one of the tricks of the trade, for lack of a better word, because who can deny that that's what the trooper says they saw? >> Despite Pishon >> Cuz they never lie. >> being cleared in all of these cases, this document shows his actions landed him in a program called the EIS, an early identification system for law enforcement dealing with stress. It happened after he was involved in four incidents over a 90-day period. That report cleared Pishon saying Trooper Pishon has been a proactive member of the detail. >> This is a psychologically troubled soul, but we're going to trust him with a uniform and a gun to protect society. >> and has worked at a very high and professional level during his tour of duty. No further action taken. >> Can't believe one word coming out of these police departments. They always, always lie. >> State police declined to do an interview about the story saying they do not have any availability, but a spokeswoman did say their agency's early identification system is for troopers dealing with exposure to trauma and stress. They called it a proactive wellness tool and not a watch list. >> This cop is not exposed to trauma and stress. This cop is exposing you and I to trauma and stress and probably death. I wonder how many crimes this cop has committed in uniform and how many crimes have all these other cops witnessed and said nothing. >> for troubled troopers saying it's completely separate from any disciplinary process. >> So basically what the police commission just did is they said, "We saw Pishon committed a crime. It was on video. We all witnessed it and we decided to reward him in the commission of his crime and we want him back out on the streets committing other crimes against people he's supposed to be protecting and serving." I want to hear what you guys have to say about this. Do you know any law enforcement officers who act like this? We've seen plenty of them on video after video, but have you had any have any personal contact with any of them? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below. I want to hear it. It helps overcome the algorithm censorship. If you like these videos and you want to support this channel, just like this video, share this video, subscribe to the channel, hit the bell notification icon, and I will see you in the next one.