from wrongfully arresting a man for trying to protect his constitutional rights. >> License, registration, prove insurance. >> No. No. Yes. Cuz now you're >> No, I'm doing nothing. If you're going to start >> If you're going to start this, you get your sergeant over here. I can do that. I can tell you to That's a First amendment. If you got a problem, get your sergeant out here. >> You ain't getting from me. >> You ain't getting my >> You ain't getting nothing. >> Okay, then I will arrest you for obstruction. >> You do that, buddy, and I'll sue the of Adams County. slamming innocent citizens on the ground because they mistook the police badge and the shield to carry out heinous crimes. >> My sister in Florida, don't don't do this. What are you doing? >> Oh my god. Behind your back. >> What are you doing? >> Put your hands behind your back. >> What are you doing? Oh jeez. Oh my god. Oh, please. >> I thought this was a guy that they were calling about cuz he said cuz that guy said he's not the one that that call. They said he said it was this guy. Here are several moments when police error turns into record-breaking payout. Starting with the moment a dumb sheriff deputy [music] botched an early morning Starbucks stop that eventually led to over $8 million in payouts. >> So then what's the big deal? >> I don't have to give you my ID. I'm not doing >> uh Yeah, you do. >> No, I don't. Call your superior. Call your supervisor. >> I don't have to do that. Get out. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GO YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. SO >> that's fine. Stand right here. If we ever get there, all of a sudden we're getting arrested. >> On September the 20th, 2019, after driving all night from Las Vegas, a mother and her three teenage daughters made an early morning stop at a Starbucks in Castro Valley to use the restroom and grab some coffee before continuing to drop one daughter off for a college math test. But before they could get back on the road, sheriff's deputies approached them. And in that moment, a family trip started to go sour. Hi. >> Hi. >> How are you? >> Fine. >> What are you guys doing here? >> Uh, ready to go to Starbucks in a second. Why are we have Is there a problem? >> Okay. I sit here. >> Well, actually, let me tell you why I'm here. >> Okay. I've been having auto breakins in this parking lot every morning around this time. >> Thank you very much. So, I've been So, I've been driving around here. Okay. And I noticed that you guys aren't doing nothing but hanging out. >> Yeah. I just got here from Okay. Well, that >> morning I've been driving all night. >> Okay. >> Takes 8 hours to get here. >> Well, relax. That's my reason why I'm talking to you. >> I come here. So, I'm This is a We're in a car from the Bay Area from Oakland. >> Okay. >> It's cuz it's got um Nevada place. It's not a >> It's not a Nevada car. >> No, I'm not Nevada. I'm not You have your ID on you? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, wait a minute now. Why are you asking me for my ID? You just explained to me about the breakin, >> right? >> But why did you just explain to me about the um my ID? What's that about? >> What did I do? What kind of crime did I commit? >> What kind of crime did you commit? >> Yeah, I'm asking I'm asking you for my ID. >> Yeah, you have to give me your ID. >> Why do I have to give you my ID? >> Why do I have to give you my ID? Cuz I haven't did anything. You You started talking about a breakin. I thank you for telling me that. I informed you that I'm resting because I'm about to go into Starbucks, right? I spent four driving driving all night. Right. >> Well, Starbucks has been open for about 2 hours. >> It's actually been open since 5:00. I checked my um GPS. Okay. >> Are you doing anything wrong? >> No, I'm not. >> So then what's the big deal? >> I don't have to give you my ID. I'm not doing anything. >> Yeah, you do. >> No, I don't. No, I don't. No, you don't. >> I know the law. I don't have to give you my ID. I'm not doing anything wrong. I have not did anything wrong. I'm not did anything wrong. >> So, what you're doing now is leading me to believe that you might be doing something wrong. >> No, I'm not doing that. So, don't try to trump up no charges. I I saw Get your phone out. Start recording. Start recording right now. Honey, >> I saw it. I saw um Hey, I'll take um Get on it on the phone. Get on it on the phone. >> Why? Why? Why are you getting so worked up? >> Cuz I got to have protection cuz I don't know where this is about to go. I got to have protection. >> Well, it's not going to go anywhere if you cooperate. >> So, you see this thing right here? So, this is my camera. >> Everything's being Everything's being recorded. >> Exactly. And I'm not doing anything. That's what you hear me tell my daughters. Start recording as well. Start record. >> Yeah, that's fine. They can record all day. >> Yep. So, why are you making this a big deal? >> Because I haven't did anything. >> You said you're a local resident or you're from here. >> I said I'm originally from here. That's what I told you. >> Well, this could be a [music] completely positive encounter. >> Exactly. I'm not going to give you my ID cuz I didn't do nothing. Um, call Anukica. Right now, >> do you have a valid driver's license? >> Yes, I do. Yes, I do. I wouldn't be in this car if [music] I didn't. I can't rent a car without a valid driver's license. Yes, I do. >> Okay. Well, I don't know that if you rented this car, right? >> Well, what does that have to do? Do we crime? >> No, we didn't. >> Okay. an ID. >> Yeah. >> So, are you going to refuse to give me your ID? >> I am because I have an entity. Call your superior. [music] Call your supervisor. >> I don't have to do that. >> Yes, you do have to do that. >> Make sure you record that cuz I'm going soon as I leave here, I'm going to 150th and I'm going to the um sheriff's department. >> What is your name? Give me your information. >> I'll give you a card when we're done. >> Yeah, exactly. Give me You got it. Okay, good. I'm going straight there. Straight there. >> Mhm. >> We're being harassed for nothing. We're being harassed for nothing. >> It's not harassment. Yes, it is harassment. Yes, it is. I have not did anything. >> Okay, hold on. Could you explain us the situation about the breakins? We told you we just got in town and you're still trying to tell us about an ID for what? >> Right. >> Haven't done anything breakins or something. >> No. No. Someone called to say that this car broke into that something. No, they didn't. >> Did someone tell you this is the party? You need to look out. >> Exactly. No one did. >> Well, guess what? I I'm not in any rush. I can hang out here till you want to give me your ID. >> I'm not I want you to call your sheriff. I want you to call me call your um superior. It's the party. I'm ask supervisor right now. >> The family quickly saw through what they believed was a malicious intent [music] and chose to stand their ground as best they could, but that decision only poured fuel on an already volatile situation. >> I um >> Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Call 911. >> What is going on here? >> I'm calling my right. No, no, we're not. We're not doing that. Okay. Everyone in this car is detained. You can go back in the car and wait or or you can go in handcuffs and go in my car. >> She's not going to go. I said just get in the car. We're not detained. I'm calling THE POLICE RIGHT NOW. >> I'm calling the police on you. >> Cuz you came up here and harassed me. >> This is why the police >> exactly. We haven't done anything. >> Just Just sit in the car. >> Hi. I summon police officer immediately to um the Starbucks in Catcher Valley. not being harassed. >> You may get in the car, sheriff. >> Contact. >> For no apparent reason. For no apparent reason. >> I I Yeah, I don't even know if they are or not. I'm I was sitting in my um vehicle. I had dozed off for a second, was going to go into Starbucks and the individual starts talking about breakins and I'm like, "What?" And then I was like, "Okay, >> I sell." >> Okay, sit in the car or you're going in handcuffs. I'm not dealing with this. >> I'm going to handcuff the rest. >> You can sit. You can sit for Starbucks. >> You can sit in the car. >> You can sit in the car. >> What am I doing? >> Last option. Last chance. Sit in the car. You're going to handcuffs. >> Handcuffs for what? >> Handcuffs for start. [laughter] >> That was one OF THE THINGS. YOU'RE BEING A REALLY too excessive right about now. You're being real ASSESSIVE RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE STOPPED here too. FOR ME TO GET COFFEE AND I WOULD TELL HER TO GET SO SHE'D GO TO THE RESTROOM. >> Oh no, you're not going to do that. You're not going to violate or victimize us. >> 31. Well, we just occupy times three. >> We got two of them out of the car just running all around filming us in here. >> Hello. >> I am in Castro Valley Starbucks. I just spoke with somebody and I got hung up on. You have an answer for my question. Thank you very much. >> Okay, here comes another uh a car. >> You don't have an answer, sir. You have an answer to why is being detained? >> Cash Valley Boulevard. >> We're just nothing. We're doing nothing. >> Okay. They don't want to listen to us. So, let's go ahead and detain these two. >> No. No, you're not going to detain them. No, you're not going to detain them. We haven't did anything. We haven't did anything. >> We haven't We have not did anything. >> Let's start the car. Get out of the car. No. GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE WINDOW DOWN. I'M ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN. GET OUT OF THE CAR. I'M ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN. I'm not Get out of the car. I'm not. I'M RUNNING THE WINDOW DOWN. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> I'm rolling the window down. >> Get out OF THE CAR. >> I SEE YOU ROLLING DOWN. >> Get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> No, I'm not. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> ANYTHING. I'LL GET OUT. JUST DON'T PULL ON ME. I'LL GET OUT. >> All right. Get out of the car. >> Call the police. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> GET SOMEBODY HERE. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> Get out of the car. This is your last chance to get out of the car or I'm placing you. >> No, you're not placing me under arrest. >> Or I'm placing you under arrest. >> I'm calling someone. >> Get out of the car. GET OUT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOOL ME. I'M GETTING OUT NOW. GET OUT. STOP IT. >> GET OUT. STOP IT. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GO YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. >> That's That's fine. Stand right here. >> Stand right here. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> You're being detained? >> No, I'm not being for what? >> You're being detained. >> For what? >> Put your hand behind your back or you're going to go to jail. >> No, I'm not going to jail. You're not the I'm getting No, we're getting We're getting the >> We're getting attorney right now. Court everything. We're getting attorney. We're getting attorney. No, we get attorney. >> We get attorney that YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING ANY. >> WE HAVEN'T DID ANYTHING. >> I HAVEN'T EVEN COMMITTED A CRIME. >> Put your hands behind YOUR BACK. >> DON'T WORRY. >> DON'T WORRY. WE'RE GOING TO THE SHER RIGHT NOW. >> WE HAVE two detained working on anything. >> Walk over here. I'm getting over here. I haven't done anything. >> Face my face. >> I have not anything. >> Don't worry. DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY. I DON'T HAVE NO WEAPONS ON ME. DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY. I'M Don't worry. >> You can't even answer me. >> Don't worry. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE JAIL. >> DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY. >> Put your hands behind your back or you're going to jail. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GET FIRED. That's fine. YOU'RE GOING TO GET FIRED. WATCH. >> WE GOT A LAWSUIT. DON'T WORRY CUZ WE HAVEN'T SEEN NOTHING. WE got a lawsuit. >> We have a lawsuit. >> Don't worry. We have a lawsuit. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> DON'T WORRY. >> We have a lawsuit. >> As additional officers poured in, the scene only unraveled further. Their basic constitutional freedom started to slip away and the Fourth Amendment's shield against unreasonable searches and seizures appeared to be ignored. Almost like the officers assumed that there would be no fallout for their actions. Excuse me, officer. Can you Can you make some sense out of this? We haven't did anything. >> All right, walk with me over here. >> We haven't We haven't did anything. >> We're detaining a third. >> We haven't We haven't said we're getting arrested. Um Um >> Wait a minute. >> Is this car open? Did >> Is this car open? >> We haven't Excuse me. We haven't did anything. So, give me a picture. I asked for I don't have a weapon on me. I asked for his superior supervisor. >> I asked for a supervisor. >> Grab a seat. >> This is not how things work, man. >> No. What are YOU TALKING ABOUT? THIS WE HAVEN'T DID ANYTHING. PICK >> YOUR FEET. YOU DON'T DEMAND WHAT WE DO. >> NO. I I'M NOT DEMANDING ANYTHING. >> What have we done? >> We You car everything. >> Uh six and all that. Not yet. >> 31 down. Can I get the last six? >> Copy. It matches. But that's put your foot in >> right now. You're not putting your foot in the car and WE'RE ASKING YOU FOLLOWING OUR INSTRUCTIONS. >> I'm asking you a question. Why am I being arrested right now? You're being arrested because YOU'RE NOT >> WHAT DID I do to be arrested? What led UP TO THIS? CAN YOU ANSWER THAT HONESTLY? YOU CANNOT. >> YOU WON'T LET ME. YOU won't stop. I can't even talk. Where's your captain? Where is your captain? Where is your captain? Where is your captain? I didn't >> Where is your captain? >> Sorry, you're hurting me. >> I haven't done anything for you, guys. You want me to? >> No. >> Like, really? You really? >> Yeah. The mother, who was later identified as Loggerale, quickly saw that she was outnumbered, and [music] the officer seemed more than willing to trample her rights. She tried to stay composed, but it didn't [music] slow their blatant power. But even her now seemingly calm composure was not going to stop the power drunk officers from sliding into unethical territory. >> You are detained. You are not free to leave. I need to identify who you are and your relation to this car and to the people. So, >> where's your driver's license at? >> It's in my wallet. >> Okay. Which one's that? >> It's my black wallet. >> The black wallet. >> Is that in the purse that was right by your feet? It >> Yes, it is. >> Okay. Well, I'm going admin. >> Talk to my partners. >> Figure out what is going on. In the end, the mother and her daughters were unjustly detained and searched without cause, while the older daughter was trying to get to a college math test, a moment that became stressful and humiliating. During the search, the officer turned off the audio on his body cam, raising serious ethical concerns about transparency. The jury found their Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures had been violated, and the ordeal caused significant emotional trauma, resulting in an award of over $8 million. The last deputy and his colleagues were awful, just like the next two dumb officers who left a road rage suspect in a cruiser parked on train tracks. A decision that ended catastrophically and triggered a multi-million dollar payout. >> What's going on? Why am I using >> We'll explain everything in a second. >> No, that's a check. Oh. Oh my god. patrol car hit by a train. Just one. Just one. >> On September the 20th, 2022, a woman was driving down Highway 85 in Weld County, Colorado, when a 911 caller reported that she had been tailgating and acting aggressively in traffic, allegedly even brandishing a firearm before she could safely pull over. Officers from Fort Lupton and nearby Plateville arrived on the scene. >> I'm right behind you, Vasquez. I'm going to your passenger side. >> Driver, let me see your hand. >> Let me see your hands. >> Behind you guys. >> 346. We're giving [music] commands. Her hands are out the window at this time. >> 346. She's out of the vehicle. Hands are visible. >> Mr. Bollocks. >> I'll hold you. Help me. C. >> Yep. Hey, >> you want to go to his side? >> Hey, lift your hands up. >> Turn around. >> Turn around. Turn around. Put your hands up higher. >> I want you to set your phone down as you drop on your left. >> You don't need it. >> You can leave it on. Come on back. Keep coming back. Keep your hands up. Keep coming back. Keep coming back to the sound of my voice. Keep coming back. Keep coming back. Keep coming back. Keep coming back. Stop right there. >> Oh, she's about to >> one knee and then the other. >> I got cuffs. >> Good. >> Good. >> Keep your hands above your head. >> Don't move. >> What's moving on? >> Why am I using >> We'll explain everything in a second. >> Where are you taking me? >> We're taking you to the car. Why? What? >> You have anything on you that's going to poke me, sick me, hurt me? >> No, ma'am. But can I please get myself in the car? >> Ready? >> No, ma'am. There's nothing else. >> There's no weapons in the car. >> No, ma'am. Okay. >> Anybody out in the car? Come on out. Do it now. >> Ma'am, what's going on? I'll tell you in a second. Would you please bring my cell phone? >> Nope. The officer's quick intervention might have seemed impeccable, but their situational awareness was closer to that of a toddler because the vehicle the suspects was detained in was sitting directly on a train track while they carried on with their so-called investigation while gambling with Rios Gonzalez's life. >> Nope. Took her a long time to pull over. >> I got a holster here in the passenger seat. >> Okay, I just It took her a very long time to pull over. >> I'm going to toss anything. I I I She could have because it took her a long time to pull over. >> I'm gonna put my rifle away and I'll come back and help. >> Toss it out the window. >> She could have out that window, but >> who is that? Heart. >> No, that's uh check. Oh. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. Patrol set by a train. Negative. I think we're all okay. Go ahead and get started. >> Are you okay? >> Was she in there? >> Was she in there? >> Oh my god. Yes, she was. >> Disast medical emergent. The suspect was in the vehicle that was hit by the train. >> Let's watch the fence. >> Oh boy. Ma'am, can you hear me? >> Injured party in my unit. She's bleeding from the head. Confirm. Is the [music] um bleeding serious? >> Yeah. Very serious. >> Copy. >> Is she conscious? >> Yeah. Moing but not speaking. >> Dispatch, left 346. Female is semi-conscious and moaning. >> She's conscious and breathing. She can't talk, but she's moaning. >> Yeah. Just one. >> Just one. Yeah. Nobody. >> Hello. Hey, >> we got help here. She was just >> Who is it? >> She was a felony medicine suspect in the car. >> You guys okay? >> Yeah, we're okay. >> Are you okay? >> Hey, I love you and I care about you. Post it in my patrol car. I'll prepare it. Okay. >> Okay. Just take a deep breath. Okay. [laughter] >> You the conductor? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Are you okay? >> Yeah. >> You surprised, huh? Yeah. >> Even responding to this, I'm a little shooken up. >> We've seen the lights when they were coming up. We thought they were on the road until we turned the corner and then our lights hit you. Hit the cars. Yeah. And then we put it in emergency, but Yeah. >> We're going 50 mph with,000 tons. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> It was just an empty vehicle we had, right? >> Uh I think the the the suspect the lady, she was in the back. >> I think she's okay. us. I don't know. >> Okay, they got it open at least. Kind of. >> All right. You're okay? >> Yep. >> All right. >> I'm going to take her back to our setting. Okay. >> Yeah, that's really fine. Um, >> car patrol car is just going to hang out a little bit, but I figured CSP did it anyways. >> Uh, hers. >> More than likely to figure out positions of everyone's cars. >> Okay. Yeah, >> mine was parked on the side of the tracks. Platville was directly on the tracks right behind you. >> All right. How close How close were you to the actual crash? >> 50 ft. >> Okay. Um I'm going to have you dress up. Okay. >> Go ahead and take her back. That's fine. We'll figure out some things with the car. >> Okay. >> Uh >> I'll make Brian like do a relay. >> From the officer's body language and the chaotic scene, it was clear that the woman later identified as Rios Gonzalez appeared critically injured. Her road rage had put her squarely in the path of officers whose wits [music] seem to retire with the evening sun. >> It doesn't take any precedence. Don't worry about it. >> I don't have anything to eat. >> Cool. >> Is he going to take my >> No. Why the is he parked on the tracks? >> Hey, so I had a mishap here. Um car got hit by the train. >> [music] >> Um, >> I know the the worst part about brought it is I had a prisoner inside. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I was out of the car. Um, it was a a felony medicine. So, you know, we proned her myself and four level phoned her. >> Put her in the car and then here comes the train and I didn't realize how close I was to the [music] just took it took the rear end of my car and it just spun it. But, it didn't roll it. It just it just it just threw it just like moved a good a good 60 [music] yards. >> Mhm. And um I didn't think the law officer was going to put her in my car. >> I actually didn't. >> And she did. She put her in my car. So she put her in your car. >> Yes. And I I >> 622 welfare check. So then now once she's >> I I didn't know she was in my car because I remember when when the hit when the train hit, I said, "Was she in my car?" And she said, "Oh my god, she was." You know, the the one good thing is the female officer put her that's my excuse calling me. Um put her on the wrong side was saving grace. If she would have put her where the business was >> on the the other passenger side. Okay. So she put she put over there. Okay. >> So she was in this side. >> Yeah. She was she was placed on this [music] side and stayed on this side. I do not know if she was putting a seat belt. Um, [music] >> it doesn't look like it. >> I'm just glad the cops are in there. I was skipping the funeral today. I was like, "Oh." >> Oh, yeah. That was like, "Oh my god." >> We want to start off the newscast with some breaking news tonight. >> Just got this video in. >> Wonder if my dad saw it. >> If he watched If he was watching 10:00 news, >> he might have. >> Yep. >> Well, I mean, get hit by a train. >> Yeah. >> Should be like, "Man, I feel like I got hit by a train." I mean, you could say that >> now she knows what it is. >> Your vehicle is part of the crash scene. Same with uh Jordan's. So, just don't move it. Keep your uh dash cam rolling. >> We'll keep uh their deal going. But unfortunately, even if a double twister tornado runs through town, ripping up babies, you're you're stuck here. Um, how bad did this custody look? >> Uh, like >> physically she I mean she's she didn't look like there was any broke bones, anything. She looked like she hit her head. >> Wait, I thought I thought I I thought I cleared the threat. But oh well, she's I think she's uh she's going to be all right. Yeah, we heard a little bit from EMS and it might >> In the end, Rios Gonzalez's lawyer revealed that she lost several teeth and suffered a broken arm, fractured ribs, and a traumatic brain injury. By July 2023, officer Jordan Steiny was convicted of reckless endangerment and while Sergeant Pablo Vasquez pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Both were fired. In 2024, Yarini Rios Gonzalez was awarded about $8 million after a train slammed into the patrol car that she had been left inside of. The previous traffic stop showed terrible policing, but it was nothing compared to the moment a cop's egofueled and poorly managed traffic stop led to an easily avoidable $80,000 settlement. No headlights, no sirens, nonchalantly. Apparently, you drive like that all the time. So, I wanted to fill hypocrisy at its finest. >> Okay, then I will arrest you for obstruction. You do that, buddy, and I'll sue the Adams County. >> No, I'm doing nothing. If you're gonna start this, if you're gonna start this, you get your sergeant over here. >> That is my, you know, >> my apologies. >> On February the 5th, 2024, what should have been a routine [music] traffic stop along a quiet stretch in Adams County veered sharply off course. An officer who was sworn to uphold the law suddenly found himself accused of [music] crossing it. Yet, rather than dialing it back, he chose to protect his obviously fragile ego, setting him on a downward path [music] he wouldn't easily walk away from. >> Hi, how are you? >> Good. >> Everything okay? >> Yeah. Can I get your name and badge number? >> For what? >> What? >> For what? >> Uh, >> what do you need? >> So, I know who I'm making a complaint against. >> For what? >> For speeding. >> Speeding? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> I have you recorded doing 80 mph in a 65 mph zone. No headlights, no sirens, nonchalantly. Apparently, you drive like that all the time. So, I wanted to film hypocrisy at its finest. >> Okay. License, registration, proof insurance. >> No. No. >> Yes. >> Cuz now you're >> No, I'm doing nothing. If you're going to start this, >> if you're going to start this, you get your sergeant over here. >> License registration. >> Get your sergeant over here. Get your sergeant over here. Get your sergeant over here. No, I ain't giving you Get your sergeant over here. >> You pulled over on a traffic stop, so you had >> I didn't pull over on your traffic. I pulled over here because I was I had to answer my phone. >> No. >> Yeah, that's exactly why you're not getting from me. If you're going to keep this up, get your sergeant out here. >> License, registration. >> You ain't getting from me. You ain't getting from me. >> Then now you're obstructing it. >> No, I'm not. Obstruction is a physical. >> No, it's not. >> Look, dude, you better get your sergeant out here. Okay. >> Get your sergeant out here. >> License registration. >> I can do that. I can tell you to. That's a first amendment. If you got a problem, get your sergeant out here. >> You ain't getting from me. Get your sergeant out here. I'm asking for your sergeant for the last time. >> And I'm asking for >> Get your sergeant out here. Well, you ain't getting my >> You ain't getting my >> You ain't getting nothing. >> Okay, then I will arrest you for obstruction. >> You do that, buddy. And I'll sue the Adams County. >> Step out. >> You better get a I want a sergeant here. >> Step out. >> I want sergeant here. >> Step out and you're going to get tased. You have to come to get ted. I >> have a weapon right here. We have uh Okay. Just going to secure that right here. Okay. >> You have a CCW? Yes, I do. >> Yeah, he's a Denver cop or is a He's a Denver cop. >> And I know my rights, too, buddy. >> Okay, >> cool. Thank you. >> Want to get out of the road here so I don't get run over. >> Thank you for being compliant. Greatly appreciated. >> Not a problem. Let me just take the hat real quick. All righty, sir. >> The officer had just confirmed the double standard Barry Zatkick had been pointing out. And it only reopened the tension because Barry wasn't just another driver passing through. He was a former Denver Reserve police officer, someone who understood the mechanics of the job and knew precisely how a stop was supposed to be handled. >> He said I was doing 85 and a 65 and he's just recording hypocrisy at its best. So then I asked him for his license registration because he pulled up on my traffic stop. So I was dealing with him second and he wouldn't give it to me because he's a Denver cop and he knows his what? He knows his rights. >> Is he retired? >> I don't know. I didn't even see. I just thought he was a Denver cop. >> Denver reserve. So >> how exactly did he >> Well, that's what we got to clarify. >> Well, I'm trying to get his trying to get it. He came up here. If I in all honesty, I could have I should have contacted him sooner, but I didn't. I waited for my child to stop. So, I contacted him. He's video recording me. So, I was asking for all of his information. He's like, "He's not giving it to me. He wanted a supervisor." >> He was just video recording. >> And then when I was asking, >> did he walk up to your stop? >> But then you don't have instruction. >> But when I was trying to get his information here, >> Adambert, >> he would have his information here. He wouldn't identify himself here. 68. >> It's weak. >> Yeah, >> very weak. But >> and I can care less that I say it on the camera. >> But uh >> and I asked him to step out and he stepped out. He stepped out lawfully. Just wouldn't identify himself. >> It's weak, but I got it. >> Despite the officer's efforts to present himself as faultless, his supervisor saw through it almost instantly. The warning signs were hard to miss, and it was already clear that the situation was drifting toward a catacomb of trouble. >> I'm I'm driving down 85 and leaving Brighton. I'm on my way to the Ford dealership to get my car back on on a starter. >> Okay. >> I'm doing 65. This guy passes me and I look at my thing and I'm doing the speed limit and he passed me I mean pretty aggressively. >> Uh-huh. >> So I started to go to catch up to him because I wanted to pace him to see how fast he was going. He was going about 80 mph. I recorded it. Like I said, he just passed me and all and he disappeared. Okay. So, my intention was I've got this on on on video. I was going to call the station and complain. >> Get a hold of me. >> Yeah. Who >> come to Right. So, I I had no idea where he went, but I turned on 104th to go to the Ford dealership and he had somebody pulled over and right at the same time my phone rang. So, um I I noticed that it was the same guy and I thought, "Boy, wouldn't that be isn't that something if he's given whoever he pulled over a ticket for speeding." Just sat there and I put my phone out the window to to record um so they could get a picture of the guy. >> Mhm. >> Um and then I just sat in my car and after he wrote the guy a ticket and let him go, then he came up to me and he said, "Can I help you?" And I said, I said, "No." I said, "Can I get your name and badge number?" And he said, "What for?" And I said, "Because you were speeding on Highway 85." Oh, yeah. I said, "Yeah, you were doing 80 and a 65. No lights, no sirens, no nothing. And I could tell that you were just your casual driving. Give me your driver's license, insurance, and proof of insurance." I said, "I'm not giving you my information." He said, "Give me your stuff or I'll get you for obstruction." I said, "You didn't pull me over. >> I don't have to give you my driver's license. You didn't pull me over, >> right? >> So then he opened my car, yanked me out, handcuffed me, and here I sit, and I told him, "I want a sergeant. This is you have no to do this." And that officer that's going up to my van right now admitted it. >> He said, "Yes, you >> he's you should be." >> That that deputy is >> right there. >> Um he's right there with you. So, I'd like these handcuffs off and I'd like to be go I'd like I'd like that guy's >> that's >> information and I'd like like to go on my way here. >> That's going to happen. >> The sergeant realized his subordinate had gone past the point of no return. And all that was left [music] was to hope they could somehow contain the fallout. >> So, >> and I want an apology from that guy. Some of these guys, they forget that it's not it's not against the law for someone to to to videotape your your traffic stop. It's not against the law for them to to blow to the side of the road. It's not against the law to make a comment. [laughter] Um I can't think of any way that that would interfere with it. And he some people >> and and I even said to him at least if their body cams are on at least six times when he kept asking me for my stuff told me he was going to arrest me for obstruction. I said I I I want you I want I need a supervisor before you keep doing this. I'd like a supervisor. And he said no. And then that's when >> that's when I called the >> and that's when he yanked me out and threw me in handcuffs. >> Oh, I'll handle it. It'll be taken care of. I promise you that. I'm not going to let it's not going to just go away. >> Okay. >> Um it will be handled. Um I'm sorry. I I will apologize for the sheriff's office. I'm sorry it happened. It shouldn't have happened. Like I said, let [music] me go talk to him for a minute and uh I'll be back in just a minute. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Well, here's my business card. Didn't mean it to go this route. Unfortunately, it did. So that is my you know my apologies but so I don't know what else to say. >> You ought to know better. >> So uh I will I will bite my tongue on that response sir. >> Yeah. >> Am I free to go? >> Absolutely sir. >> Well I'll see you at court. >> Okay sir. Have a great day. >> Thank you sir. Have a great day. >> No sir. Enjoy your day sir. Thank you. >> What the hell did he just say? >> He said I'm a idiot and to see me in court and then grab his balls and flip me off >> at the same time as you hold on camera. >> Yes. >> You know, stay further away. Especially if he's an off top. Really? That's stupid. >> He is. >> He's a reserve. until his home. >> He comes and try and does put this. >> Although Barry referenced the courts, he never filed a formal lawsuit. Instead, he and his attorney issued a legal notice for wrongful arrest. A year and a half later, he prevailed, securing an $80,000 settlement from Adams [music] County, a result that also triggered an internal investigation, though no public disciplinary action has yet been [music] taken against Deputy Walter at the time of making this video. The next case happens in Georgia where officers racial profiling led to the wrongful detention and serious harm of an innocent man ending with a $350,000 settlement. >> You guys, I got my ID. What are you guys doing? >> Uh while here investigating suspicious activity, sir. >> I'm not doing anything. I've been around cameras. So, I ain't been doing nothing. >> Put your hands. >> What are you doing? >> Oh, Jesus. Oh my god. Oh, please. >> Put your hands doing anything. >> I thought you tell me something. I thought he was the one. On August the 2nd, 2020 in Vald Dosta, Georgia, 46-year-old Antonio Arnell Smith was just walking home after picking up money his sister had sent when officers acted on a report of a suspicious man and they suddenly stopped him. What seems like a routine encounter quickly turned into another troubling case of police misconduct that would carry serious consequences. >> Suspicious activity. What? Where? Where about? >> They said they got some view that camera. They told I told them what I was doing. Oasis signs right here next to the Elro. >> I told them what I was doing. I was waiting for I was waiting for my sister to Western Union me some money. I always go there and get Western Union and they know me. >> Hey Smith knew that he hadn't broken any laws. But giving his ID to the officers despite feeling he had nothing to hide was a dangerous choice. In reality, these were cops who acted first and asked questions later, leaving him with plenty of reasons to be afraid. >> You got your ID on you? >> Yes, I got my ID. What are you guys doing? >> Uh, we're out here investigating a suspicious activity. Sir, I'm not doing anything. I've been around cameras. So, a I ain't been doing nothing. >> All right. So, what were you doing over there at the Walgreens? >> Waiting on waiting for Western Union. Call my sister right now. She's in Florida. You have a cell phone caller. >> While Smith had been more than cooperative with the officers, officer Billy Wheeler had other plans. All he saw was a black man being questioned and decided that was enough. There was no need for questions, [music] nor was there the need to read him his rights. all he cared. It was just the right time to show the black man what his badge could do. >> Call my sister in Florida. Don't Don't do this. >> What are you doing? >> Oh my god. >> What are you doing? >> Put your hands behind your back like a cold. >> Put your hands >> What are you doing? Oh Jesus. Oh my god. Oh >> my god. Jesus. Oh my god. You broke my Oh my god. Oh my god. >> Yeah, he might be broke. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh jeez. Oh my god. [laughter] Oh my god. >> Please, sir. Oh god. >> Oh Jesus. Oh, it hurt. >> I'm going to take it off. Hold on. >> We're going to take it off. Slide it up. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurt. It hurt. It hurt. It hurt. >> I'm going to take it off. I want you to relax. Okay. Okay. Me on my back. >> Yeah. Well, we'll [music] get to that in just a second. All right. >> One thing at a time. It's coming. >> That in a second. Okay. >> It's coming. >> Hold on. >> Put this arm up over your head. >> Back up. >> Put this arm up over your head. >> There you go. Roll over. >> Oh my. for you have a warrant for your arrest, please. >> All right. >> This was Oh, the guy with a warrant's over there. >> Dispatch had just flipped the script. The overly aggressive officer had realized that he had already crossed the line, and now all they could do was hope that any attempt at damage control wouldn't be like trying to catch wind in a jar. No, there's two different people >> cuz they pointed this guy out to me >> 71 27 and 29 through Florida OM please. >> Sierra 530 001 74 >> 0050 >> cuz any any of this body movements won't make your history again. Put on my glove and hold my hand. Get >> I got you. We We'll >> here. >> We got you. All right. Just stay on the ground. >> Good. Leg. Okay. All right. That's him. >> N that's the other guy. The other guy is over there. They pointed out two different people. >> Yeah. They got the guy with a with a warrant. This guy, I had just got contact with him. >> I thought it was wrong with a warrant. >> No, that's why I was trying to No, cuz there's two different people. That's why I was trying to figure out if I had missed something. He told to put his hands behind his back cuz they pointed this guy out, too. The people at the store pointed him out, also. We'll move your arm. Okay. Don't move your arm. I thought you didn't tell me something. I thought he was the one. No. Well, I thought I had missed something. He told him to put his hands behind his back. That's why I thought I had missed something cuz cuz it's two different people cuz they cuz they they just pointed this guy out to me. >> Who did? In reference to what? >> Reference to whatever was going on over there. They said this is the guy. But apparently there's another guy over there, too. Cuz a lady >> they wanted to CT on him as well. >> I don't know. I had I hadn't even asked. They just said right there, right there, right there. >> I'm Antonio in6007, the one that be calling about the witches all the time. >> With the new developments, the badge [music] could no longer shield them. The fact that the suspect turned victim had sustained a numerous physical injuries meant that this case would not go away quietly. I'm so confused. Wait, wait. >> Okay. So, >> he's not the one with the warrant. >> No. No. Apparently, he has a warrant. So, so whenever they were talking to him, swore said, "Hey, come over here and see if there's another guy." Cuz that guy said, "Hey, there's another guy also." So, when I walk inside of the store, people they're like, "That guy, that guy, that guy." I was like, "Hey, he's walking through the red roof in." So, >> I thought this was the guy that they were calling about cuz he said cuz that guy said he's not the one that that had to call. They said, he said it was this guy. So whenever he was walking down, I was like, "All right, well, I went back to go grab my car and I and I got him stopped here." And then he was like, "Hey, put your hand back." And I thought I I had missed something. >> Actually, God, you drunk? >> Yeah. >> Good. >> Yeah. >> Hold on, sir. Hold on. Hold on. We got We got an ambulance coming. Okay. You don't want to talk to the ambulance. >> Um >> Oh my god. >> Hold on, sir. Sir, just one second. One second. One second. Okay. Can Can you just Can you just hang out and let ambulance look at you? >> I'm fine. >> Just give me one second. Let me Let me talk to somebody real quick. Okay. And I'll be right back. I'll talk to you. Okay. And as I was getting ready to put my hands behind my back, he picked me up. >> Huh? >> You said what, man? >> As I was getting ready to put my hands behind my back, he forcefully put picked me up. Okay, >> I know what happened. I need to go home. >> Hey man, let me get your address real quick. >> Hey, what's your phone number? Hey, what's your phone number, buddy? >> 31 967. It's not on. It's disconnected. >> All right. And what's your last Hey, you still got his ID? >> I'll give it back to him. >> Okay. Hey, you got your ID, man. That'll just make it a little bit faster. >> And Parker, Jerry, Leon, >> you don't need it. >> Uh, just tell me your first name. >> I need a good Don't worry about it. >> I'm sorry. You don't You don't want to wait? No. You You sure? >> Yeah, I'm sure. You sure? Probably. >> They're going to be coming there. If you I guess if you want to cancel with them, you can. Or you >> you want back in your pocket or not? >> Here. Put your pocket. >> Yeah. We explain to you what was happening, right? >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> I heard the whole >> Okay. You don't want to wait for the EMS? [clears throat] [screaming] >> You sure? >> All right. In the end, 46-year-old Antonio Smith was left with a broken wrist after being slammed face first into the [music] ground, an injury his attorney said never properly healed, leaving him in pain and emotionally shaken months later. His legal team initially sought $700,000, but the city later confirmed a $350,000 settlement offer while negotiations were underway. Next up is the moment officers faced off with an animal rights activist testing [music] the limits of constitutional protections for free speech and liberty. >> Do you have anything relevant to say to me? >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. >> I've asked you to stop. >> Okay. I'm on public property. >> You have to have a permit. >> Permit to to for a sidewalk. You're not You're not to be spreading. This >> is not a good look. >> You're not supposed to be down here. >> On July the 23rd, 2022, animal rights activist Curtis Wulma attended a Pioneer Day celebration in Beaver, Utah with members [music] of Direct Action Everywhere. They aimed to raise awareness about a trial involving two activists charged for filming conditions inside a Smithfield Foods facility and rescuing two D piglets. Denied a booth permit, Vulma stood on a public sidewalk handing out flyers and collecting petition signatures. That is until officers from the Beaver County Sheriff's Office approached. >> You have to have a permit. >> Permit to to for a sidewalk. >> Let me get my camera on, too. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> You're not to be a good >> You're not You're not to be spread. >> This is not a good look. >> You're not supposed to be down here. >> This is public property. to be down here doing this. Do you realize Do you realize that your your company caused a problem in our community? >> Do you have anything relevant to say to me? >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. [music] >> I've asked you to stop. >> Okay. I'm on public property. >> You need to stop. >> You realize you're not wanted in this community and you've been asked to leave. >> I don't care. >> I know you don't care. That's the problem with your group. You just don't care about people or anybody. Do you understand? >> You've been asked to leave >> all of this for handing out some flyers. This is how much >> this is because all of this because your your group has has been a direct influence on shutting down Smithfield Foods. You don't realize that's the major employer in our county. >> You don't think I know that? What? There's a lot of people that have lost their jobs and you come into this community and pour salt into the wounds of the people that have lost their jobs. >> You need to Well, I don't care what the intent is. >> What you're doing is causing a disturbance in the community. >> I'm not trying to cause a disturbance. >> I'm just trying to have conversations with people. And if people don't want to talk with me, I say, "Thanks for your time and I'm on with your day." >> Okay. I'm going to stand right here and I'm going to tell people not to talk to you. >> Then fine, do that. This is great content for us. >> Absolutely ridiculous. This is >> This is very anti-free speech. >> Permission to put me on your film on your hand. >> Okay. Are you a public servant? >> Yes, I am. >> Okay. Well, then you can be filmed. [music] >> No, I cannot. Not a volunteer. Nothing serving. >> Okay. You got a badge on? >> I'm a volunteer. Look at your camera. >> You need to stop. >> Stop what, sir? >> Causing a problem in our community. I'm not trying to cause any problems. You are. >> Listen, sir. >> When someone's asking you like this, a public servant, he's a volunteer type. He's asking you nicely to please don't film him. >> And we're asking you to stop filming him. >> I won't film him. >> We're giving you a lawful order to not do that. If you violate that lawful order, then then you're causing a disorderly issue. >> We're not filming. We're not filming him anymore. >> Okay. We're filming you. You two. It's rich irony that an officer named Law couldn't quite figure out that Curtis Volulma [music] had a First Amendment right to record in public. Telling him to stop filming would be completely unlawful. Any claim that refusing to obey would count as disorderly conduct would bomb [music] in court based on established legal precedent. >> It's only drawn more attention to why we're here. So, I appreciate this. >> Thank you. >> Do you know Do you know about this midfield trial happening? You need to You don't have a permit to approach people about your product. >> Okay. I don't need a permit to talk to people on a public sidewalk. >> You're causing a problem in the community. >> I'm not I'm asking people if they want to have a conversation. If they say no, I let them go. >> People come to us. >> Sure. >> They do not want you here. >> Okay, that's that's fine. >> And I'm keeping the peace and I'm asking you to leave. >> All we're asking people >> No, I'm asking you to leave. >> Okay. Here's here's a here's an example of what I'm doing. Have you all heard about the Smithfield trial? >> Okay. >> Okay. They don't want to talk. Okay. That's it. I move on. People don't want to talk, we move on. >> Everybody, you don't want >> Have you all heard about the Smithfield trial? >> Upcoming Smithfield trial. >> These are the people that are trying to shut down Smithfield. >> Okay. >> It's not true. [music] >> These are the people that trying to shut down Smithville. >> It's not true. >> More importantly, I'm more important for your safety. >> We're not here to talk about that. >> No, let me talk. >> Go ahead. I'm more worried about what people hear my how they feel towards you in your protest. So, I'm more or less walking. >> We're not protesting. >> Let me finish. Don't cut me off, please. I'm more worried about your safety and about some of these citizens being upset with you than anything. >> Courts have long [music] held that police can't suppress speech simply because others might react angrily. The so-called heckler's veto is not allowed. Since there was no evidence that Mr. Balmer's [music] speech posed a real threat. Deputies could not lawfully censor him. >> When you come in on a day that people are trying to enjoy >> the holiday >> and you stir them up, we get calls and complaints about >> about having conversations, they need to look in the mirror. If people are so triggered and so upset from having a conversation, they need to look in the mirror. >> You know what? You need to have a little bit more compassion, >> okay? >> Okay. with people. >> Okay. >> Well, you don't understand that Smith Hill is shut down. >> The activists responded with a [music] federal lawsuit alleging their First Amendment rights had been violated and seeking a court order to keep authorities from silencing them again. As the case lingered in legal limbo, it carried the unmistakable [music] scent of a potentially costly fallout, the kind that often ends with a sizable check. The last case had serious potential for a costly fallout, but it was nothing compared to the unlawful detainment of a nurse, which ended in a half million dollar payout. >> He was the first one to tell her that if I don't get the blood, she's getting arrested. Okay. >> No, we're done. We're done. You're under arrest. >> We're done. >> I have no idea. I don't even know. Okay. So, you're Why are you involved in this have anything to do with because I'm the charge nurse in the unit that he was admitted. >> On July the 26th, 2017, Detective Jeff Payne entered the University of Utah Hospital seeking a fluid sample from an unconscious [music] crash victim who wasn't suspected of intoxication. But nurse Alex Wobbles stood firm, informing him that without consent, a warrant or an arrest, a draw could not happen, [music] setting the stage for a tense clash between what was lawful and what appeared to be overestimated authority. I'm being threatened with um to be arrested if I don't allow the officer to draw the blood. >> Yes, please. So, I'm going to arrest her. >> We have exiting circumstances for a blood draw on a patient that's upstairs. She is refusing. And my lieutenant says that if she doesn't >> Salt Lake City Police, >> which I'm sure you'll get to meet my lieutenant soon, and if I don't get to go get the blood, I'm taking her to jail. >> I'd rather not do that. I know I rather you not do anything either. >> Hi protection. I've been threatened to be placed under arrest by this officer here. I'm trying to prohibit him from drawing. He does not have a warrant for >> if things still keep going the way they're going. I'm arresting her. >> Interfering with a criminal investigation. >> He's conducting an investigation. >> Okay. I'm just being told what to do by my entire hospital. >> And I'm being told what to do by by my boss. >> Okay. >> And I'm going to do what my boss says. >> There's no reason that this has gotten as elevated as it has. >> If you want to arrest me, I'm not going to stop. >> He said if this guy's going to arrest me, he's not going to stop him. >> Yeah. >> That's fine. >> Yeah. Let's not We're not doing one thing or another until Yeah. >> Yeah. And I've got one of my guys coming up. So Keep agreeing with this officer. He needs to have a warrant signed by a judge that says he doesn't. >> And there's also the laws that talk about exigent circumstances and implied consent law, which does apply. >> Okay. I can have you talk to our privacy officer. >> Okay. Well, >> but until he says yes, >> okay, she's going to jail. >> Why? interfering with the criminal investigation per my watch commander and I'm not going to argue with him. >> Okay. This is coming from armor or leadership. >> Okay. And it's coming from Mike. >> But I either go away with blood and vials or body and toe. That's my only choices. >> So pain. >> This young lady right here right now is not free to go about her business. Per watch command. If she does not allow me to go get a blood draw from a guy up in the burn unit, she's going to jail. And I'm just trying to do what I've been told to do by the hospital. >> Where's the disconnect? >> Yes. >> What's the problem? >> They don't want to abide by the implied consent law or exigent circumstances. [music] They want it to be a search warrant. >> So, where's the lieutenant? He's coming in. >> I've talked to him on the phone. She's talked to him on the phone. He was the first one to tell her that if I don't get the blood, she's getting arrested. >> I don't know why you have to be so awful and threatening. I'm not here to impress. >> I'm just stating what is will happen. >> We can both say that, sir. I'm just I'm just a nurse trying to protect the patients and do what my hospital has obligated me to do. >> Believe it or not, I'm trying to protect [music] him, too. >> I have two officers now. Another two officers. >> They don't have police. >> Is this patient under arrest? >> Nope. >> He still says he's not under arrest. Do you have an electronic warrant? >> No. No, no, it's to every single one. So, this hold on. So, I printed this off. This is what I was told to print off. I have this. It says obtaining blood samples for police enforcement from patients suspected to be under the influence. This is something that you guys agreed to with this hospital. The three things that allow us to do that are if you have an electronic warrant, patient consent, or patient under arrest. And neither of those things, the patient can't consent. He told me repeatedly that he doesn't have a warrant and the patient is not under arrest. >> Okay. So, I take it without those in place, I'm not going to get blood. Am I fair to summize that? >> Alex, you're not representing You're not representing. >> Yeah, I'm blame. >> I don't know. I have no idea why he's blaming me. I'm just representing >> Why are you blaming the messenger? She's the one that has told me no. >> This was shaping up to be a rights violation [music] waiting to happen. And the nurse was the last line standing between hospital policy, constitution, and an overreaching cop. >> Yeah, but sir, you're making a huge mistake right now. >> Okay. >> No, we're done. We're done. You're under arrest. >> We're done. [screaming] I haven't seen administration. >> She can sit in my car while we're coming. >> This is unnecessary, man. >> You're right. >> This is my department and this is completely unnecessary. >> I'm leaving now with her. >> So, >> okay. Anybody who wants to prevent that, that's your option. He will be taking them. >> Leave, sir. >> Then walk. >> No, I have no reason to walk. >> That is >> What is going on? Hi, sir. >> Hi. >> Would you like to speak to this young lady? >> Well, I need to talk to you first and then I'll talk to her. >> Okay. So, they're rescuing her for >> She's called people. They say no. She will not take me up there. >> She absolutely will not. >> Thank you. I have our privacy officer on the call. They're busy. Give me a second. >> Okay, let me chat with her for a minute. >> We're breaking the law. If we're doing wrong, >> Miller, listen to me. If we're doing wrong, there are civil remedies. What I'm telling you is we are not making mistakes. Okay? I've done this for 22 plus years. I know what the law is when it comes to search and sea. What you have done because your bosses are telling you to has been to prevent this officer who was called out to do a job to do his job. That's obstructing justice. >> This was turning into a serious legal misstep. Now, despite being in cuffs, the nurse was the only factor that was preventing the officers from violating her patients rights. a clear violation of the fourth amendment even as the supervisor's explanation was clearly self-s serving. Is >> this person do you know is this person a resident? >> So we're trying to get >> I have no idea. I don't even know. >> Okay. So you're Why are you involved in this have anything to do with >> because I'm the charge in the unit that he was admitted. My job is to help understand where what we're supposed to do and how >> you're not trying to understand. You're trying to sell us. That's all you're doing because he's going to tell me what your policy is. I understand what your policy is. I'm trying to tell you what I need legally. Okay? And your policy right now is uh contravening what I need legally. In the end, Miss Wobbles was held for 20 minutes and then released, but she didn't back down. She later settled for $500,000 and planned to use some of it to help people access body cam footage for free. Payne tried blaming orders and policy gaps, but he got fired. Tracy got demoted for ordering the unconstitutional arrest and treating Miss Wobbles disrespectfully. Next up is the moment a simple loitering call exploded into a $5 million tort claim disaster because one officer couldn't stand his authority being challenged. >> You're going to obey me or you're going to go on the ground. >> I'm going to obey you >> because I'm giving you a lawful order >> for what? >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. Do you want to get tased? >> Excuse me. >> Turn around and put your hand >> for what? >> Do you know how to work here? I don't have to give you my ID unless I've done something. What have I done? >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. And we just fought and tased him. >> On June the 24th, 2019, 52-year-old Mark Domino, finished his shift and parked his motorcycle in the back lot while his wife parked on the other side. As he checked his car before riding off, a bystander, Jody Brunell, grew suspicious of his behavior and called 911. I'm at the Clark Clarkson Walmart right now and I just saw a gentleman um stop and get in three different doors of a car looking around and I kind of watched him to see if it was his and now he's walking clear away. >> Okay. >> I couldn't see if he took anything. >> Okay. Shortly after the 911 call, suspicion quickly escalated into a police confrontation when Officer Chris of the Clarkson Police Department arrived on the scene to confront Mark Domino. How's it going, man? >> Officer Lors, Clarkson Police Department. Put your phone down for a second. What you got in your pocket there? Is that just something hanging off your backpack? What is that? A hanger? >> What are you doing with that? Is this your bike? >> Yes, >> it's your bike. You got ID on you? >> Why do you need [clears throat] my ID? cuz somebody saw you looking at cars. So, I'm here to just check and see what's going on. You got ID on you? >> Yeah, I do. But do >> Yeah, I'm figuring that out right now. I'll take a look at your ID, though. >> You don't need my ID unless I did something. >> Unless you're taking me in for something like >> Turn around, put your hands behind your back right now. Now. >> For what? >> Turn around. Put your hands behind your back now. >> For what? >> Before we get started. >> 108. Pick it up. >> Please review the >> You're going to obey me or you're going to go on the ground? >> You're going to obey you >> because I'm giving you a lawful order. >> For what? >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. Did I do anything? >> Yes. Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> What did I do? >> Do you want to get tased? >> Excuse me. >> Turn around and put your hand >> What? >> Do you know I work here? >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> Do you know I work here? This is my bike. Okay. >> So, what did I do for you to approach me and then tell me that? Put my hands behind my back. Sir, >> what are you arresting me for? >> I'm not arresting you right now. You're not cooperating with me and you're getting aggravated. >> No, you asked me for my ID. I don't have to give you my ID unless I've done something. What have I done? >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> For what? Are you arresting me? And for what purpose? >> I'm detaining you. >> Detain me for what? Why are you detain? >> You're not You're not even listening to me. >> What did I do for you to detain me? >> Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. >> Was there a report that I stole something? >> Yes. >> There was a report that I stole something. >> Turn around. >> You just said cool. >> Stop. >> What should have been a routine check with no solid evidence of any crime quickly spiraled into a standoff. A scuffle soon followed, ending with Mr. Domino being tased multiple times before officers finally subdued him, placed him in handcuffs, [music] searched his bag, and then made contact with Miss Brunell. >> Are you Jodie? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you have your ID with you? >> Uh, I do. I'm over here. >> Okay. >> Mom. >> Okay. Is that the male that you saw? Okay. Can you get me video? >> Male that came to this bike. Everything that he did. He's an employee. We've got uh a witness that saw him going into cars and we just fought and tased him. So there >> that bike male come to it. Where did he walk? >> Which cars? >> The car that he got into was clear on the other end. >> Okay. >> So you saw one male walking from all the way over there. >> Clear over to here. >> And it's that's the male that we talked to. >> Yeah. I watched him and got into three doors of that car >> and then he just walked away and came clear over here. So I thought, well, that's not right. >> Okay. >> But the woman came over. >> Can you start looking at that for me? >> The woman came over and was kind of pissed saying it was this car registered this year. >> But Jude, you say it's your car. >> 19's on scene with the RP showed up. Not one of you. I know. I'm Brad Peter's mom. >> Okay. I'm Chris. >> Hi, Chris. Just so you know, everything's being recorded. Oh, >> okay. >> So, what did he say when you >> How many? He wouldn't say anything to me. How many cars did he look at? >> Just the one because >> just the one car far >> like pickup would be >> every Chevy available is registered to him the same as the bike. >> A firm. So, you saw him get into one car and then walk across the say like my pickup was right here. That car would have been right there facing me. So, I put my cart away and when he walked down this way, he walked to the passenger side, got in that door, came around this way, got in the driver's door, then got in the back >> and there was a car right next to him. So, he's holding his keys, but he never used the key on anything. It was all unlocked >> and then I couldn't tell if he grabbed anything. >> Okay. >> But then he just walked away down this aisle and then just headed straight over here. So, yeah, that looks like a >> prowl, right? Okay. Hey, let me get you a written statement form. If you could fill that out for me, I'd appreciate it. >> You just wouldn't talk to him. >> No. And then he started like he he just super agitated, super I don't have to tell you my name. I'm like, "Listen, man." You know, so right now you're being detained, you know, and he got all jacked up. And so I'm like, "Okay, turn around. Put your hands behind your back. I'm going to detain you." No, no, no, no, no. And then once Rabbit got here, he reached into his pocket real fast and we went hands on at that point and sort of danced around with him cuz he's a big dude like this for a while. And then finally he wrapped his arm around me and I had my taser out already and I tased him and we took him down and finally got him cut. But we fought with him the whole time. Um, so all he had to do was talk. The officer picked [music] force over communication and deep down he knew the line had been crossed. What came next wasn't accountability. was a desperate and [music] deeply troubling attempt at damage control. You >> just wouldn't talk to him. >> No. And then he started like he he was just super agitated, you know, and he got all jacked up. And so I'm like, "Okay, turn around. Put your hands behind your back. I'm going to detain you." >> Yeah. If you would have sent us my car, could have been done in 2 seconds. >> Okay. You just fill this out and drop it off at PD or have Brad drop it off with for us. Whatever works for you. >> Um as soon as as soon as you can. Not sure yet. >> So, what did he say when >> He wouldn't say anything. I I don't know anything. So, I'll still get everything figured out. >> Turn into that. >> Yeah, me, too. Thank you. Mr. Domino's's arrest on charges of resisting an obstruction quickly escalated from a routine encounter into a prolonged legal battle, including court hearings, a rejected plea deal, and a $5 million tort claim. The case ultimately settled with a $25,000 payment from the city's insurance carrier, which led Domino to withdraw his claim. Though he made it clear that his goal was never financial, he sought accountability and an apology for the mistreatment he endured.