Get out of here. >> No, >> chief. Get out of here or you're going to get locked up. >> Chief, you're going to get locked up. >> I'm going to fiddle to your weapon. Okay. >> Yep. >> Okay. I'm going to place you under arrest then. >> You were not placing me under arrest. You have no right to ask me. >> Come here. >> This officer just humiliated himself trying to chase a protester. Little did he know he's about to get humiliated again by his own boss. when he's in front of the business >> yelling everybody. >> In July 2016, Joshua Candyote Wade and activist Eric Brandt staged a peaceful protest outside the Adams County Human Services Building in Commerce City, Colorado, calling out police misconduct and abuse of power. That's when officer Chris showed up, insisting they were trespassing even though they were standing on a public sidewalk. >> I didn't get the memo on it. No day. >> I thought I would have gotten like a calendar invite or something. >> Well, it's every day. >> Would you mind just lowering that for me? >> Would you mind lowering it for me? I don't want to use as a weapon against me. Okay. >> I'm not going to use it as a weapon. >> Would you please lower it down for me? >> Well, to stay clear of me, okay, >> gentlemen, we need to talk for a minute. Okay. >> Here's the thing. Crime. Yes, you are. >> Which crimes trespass trespassing. >> You have been asked to leave the property. Okay. Right now, you are perfectly awesome. I totally appreciate that you that this is public property. >> Actually, this is private property that you're on right now. It is. >> Who owns it? >> The Adams County government. >> Adams. The Adams County government. Oh, I forgot about his name, wasn't he? Didn't he run for president? No, he's not a person. It's the public. What the is wrong with you people? >> Ironically, the very abuse Joshua was protesting against became his reality. But moments later, Dickiy's commander, Mark Morgan, stepped in. >> He's under arrest. >> For what? for trespassing and for uh disorderly conduct. >> When he's in front of the business >> yelling everybody said, >> you want to know why? Because like you >> he refused to give me his ID, which he's required to do. >> For why? >> So I could issue him a citation for trespassing. >> It's not trespassing. They they they kicked him out of the property. [Applause] >> You >> Commander Mark Morgan reminded Chris that the protesters were on public property protected by the First Amendment's right to free speech as well as the Fourth Amendment. After being tased, Joshua was hospitalized and later sued the Commerce City Police, costing the city $175,000 for violating his rights. But that wasn't the only time a highranking officer had to step in to shut a bad officer down before things went too far. >> He just felt like you were aggressively coming up on him. He's a probation officer. Okay. Um >> on August 1st, 2021, Alabama resident William Barnell and his wife were driving home from a vacation in Cherokee when North Carolina probation and parole officer Harold Mushburn suddenly pulled him over. >> Sir, I you can film me all day long. If you're a police officer, you should have a body camera >> because you're not a police officer. It says right there, you're a probation officer. I'm not on probation. I've never been in trouble for anything. >> In the state of Alabama, >> tell my camera again how you're a police officer. >> Will you ask him my question? I've I've answered yours. Now, let me ask you a question. In the state of Alabama, what are your probation officers considered to be? >> I have no idea. We're not in Alabama. >> Okay. Do you live in Alabama? Because your tag says you're >> I guess when a police officer gets here, we'll determine a whole bunch of stuff. >> Are you Well, >> how often do you pull someone over? >> How often I pull people over? >> How often you drive in the left lane for 5 miles going 48 miles an hour? >> I wasn't doing 48 miles an hour, sir. >> Uh, so how fast were you going? >> I was doing 55. >> And what happened? >> You come flying up on >> No, I when I passed you, I was going 48 miles an hour. But if your car here that's not a police car, had a radar in it, you would know how fast I was going. Yes, sir. And I'm able to do speed estimations. >> I'm sure you will be. I guess when your uh real police officer gets here, I'm sure I'm going to get some tickets. >> All right. Well, you just tight. Just hang tight. Okay. >> What's your name? Would you like to identify yourself? >> What have you going to give me your driver's license? >> Uh, you're not a police officer. >> Okay, then you just sit tight. >> So, you're refusing to identify You're refusing to identify yourself. >> Just sit tight. >> You're refusing to identify yourself even though you pulled me over. >> Mr. William refused to show ID, claiming he was a probation and parole officer. Unlike police, these officers supervise offenders in the community or on early release, working in a gray area between law enforcement and social work with generally limited authority. >> Sir, cuz I've got to go home. Am I Are you detaining me? Are you detaining me? Am I being detained? Hey, I'm going to step out because you're >> quit acting crazy. >> Am I being detained because I need to be on my way? >> Is it Is this a lawful stop? Am I being detained? >> Are you detaining me? >> Are you detaining me? Is that hard to understand? Because you know this is not legal. This is not legal. And you know this. Hey, I'm going to leave now because you won't tell me if I'm being detained or not. >> Well, evidently you are being detained. >> Am I be are am I being detained? >> Say it. Say it, >> sir. Am I being detained? Will you say those words? You can either am I free to leave? >> Am I free to leave? So, I am being detained. Why don't you answer that? You're not talking to anybody now. What am I being detained for? Well, if you'd have paid attention to me and listened to me a few minutes ago, I was trying to explain all this to you, sir, but you did not rush to listen to me. You wanted to talk over me. >> Am I being detained? >> I'm I'm going to go home now. I'm going home now. >> Am I free to go? Am I being detained? So now he's going to get my tag done. How long does a Terry stop last, sir? >> I'm not doing a stop. >> What? So what am I being detained for? You want Am I being detained? >> Aggressive driving. >> Am I being detained? >> Aggressive driving is what you've done, sir. >> Sir, you know, you pulled me over over 15 minutes. Now, how long is a Terry stop? Evidently, it seemed Officer Harold had forgotten the scope of authority as a probation officer. William was neither on probation nor on parole. Yet, he was detained without probable cause. Unless, of course, Harold had something else in mind. >> Can you call your supervisor? Call your supervisor, please, right now. Thank you. Hey, you see that? If you're out here patrolling the highways. >> Yeah, I got one one person at a time that I can deal with. >> How fast was that car? You're an expert on speed. How fast was that car going? >> Just calm down. Just calm down. One. If you relaxed and had a conversation with me here, we'd probably be both going about our ways and doing our jobs. you going home and me going doing my job. Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you? >> I understand what you're trying to say. >> Only thing I was doing is stopping you getting you pulled over so one you'd calm down and quit endangering other people's lives. >> I wasn't in danger nobody's lives. >> Yes, sir. >> We're in more danger when you got me pulled over out here than we were out here going up and down this highway. >> Possibility of truth. >> So, I'll tell you what I'll do. >> Since we're talking and being calm, will you answer one question for me? And I won't say another word to the state trooper. question. >> Am I being detained? >> You have been stopped until I can get a trooper here talk have a talk with you because you cannot talk to me. >> Why is that not a yes or no question? >> Well, cuz I've done answered that question. You asked me, are you being detained? I've said you are been stopped. >> But you won't say am I free to leave then since you won't answer that. >> I already answered that question. >> So you won't say if I'm being detained or not. >> Already answered that question. >> After about 30 minutes of detaining William, a state trooper arrived at the scene. But to Harold's disappointment. >> Yes, sir. >> How are you? >> I'm good. >> Good. Good. Now, look, I don't really fully understand what what we're >> Me either. >> What we're doing right here. Okay. So, uh he just felt like you were aggressively coming up on him. He's a probation officer. Okay. Um so, I'm not going to write you for anything. I'm not doing anything like that. Okay. Like you got chance. >> I'm wound up and you're unwinding me. I appreciate that. >> Okay. So, where you headed to? You headed back home? from Alabama. >> Okay. All right. So, look, it's one of those things, okay? He You may have come up on him a little quick. He may have, you know, it's one of them things, okay? So, as long as I mean, like I said, I I >> I'm good. I don't have anything. I don't have anything to write for. I don't have anything like that. Um I'm not going to do even if I'm not my thought. He just feel, you know, he just felt like you come up on him a little hard. Um you might been a little aggressive. So if if that is the case, let's just back it down a little bit. You nearly to Georgia anyway, so that's why I say I appreciate it. >> The trooper deescalated and let William go without a ticket. A DPS spokesperson later confirmed Harold had no authority to stop vehicles and shortly after Harold retired, a move many saw as no coincidence. Turns out even the NYPD isn't immune. In the following case, the boss himself had to remind his officers what the law actually says. >> They're exercising your constitutional rights. I think that's awesome. >> Correct. Thanks, man. Appreciate it, Sergeant. >> In January 2022, Shawn Paul Reyes, better known as Long Island Audit, walked into the Nau County government building in Minola to request public information. But instead of answers, he was met with push back. >> See the um the county clerk? >> Okay. your driver's license. >> I don't I don't have a driver's license. >> What is your name? >> Ben. Ben Franklin. >> Ben Franklin. >> Correct. >> What's your date of birth? Ben, >> why do you need my date of birth? >> What is your date of birth? Do you want to come in this building? >> Yeah. I have business to conduct, ma'am. I I just don't see why. This is not Nazi Germany. I don't see why I would need to give >> your date of birth. I need your address. >> My address and my date of birth. Yes. >> For what? Ma'am, I don't understand. >> Do you have a supervisor I could speak with? >> Put the phone away, please. You're not allowed to video or >> I'm sorry. >> Please pulled away. >> Why? Why can't I? >> You nicer because there's a sign posted outside. I bet you can't do that in here. >> Why can't I record in here? >> Who are you here to see? The county clerk. >> I'm here to see the county clerk. I have business to conduct. I have to do a public records request. Me being hurt. Do >> you have anything on you? How do I go? I have >> that you can show us your name so we can let you in. >> I don't have anything with my name. I don't have I want >> Please just stay here. >> Yeah, no problem. No problem. Ridiculous. I'm not turning anything off, ma'am. >> You are turning it off. >> I'm not turning it off, ma'am. The biggest >> hypocrites of them all. They're always recording us, but the minute we record them, it's an issue. >> Even with two supervisors present, staff were unable to pressure Shawn into complying with their policy. And since he refused to surrender his rights, they called the police. >> You were to get on the airplane. Would you be able to get in without your driver's license? >> No, because that's a private company. >> Okay, that's why. >> Hi. So, we have a gentleman here and he you can talk to him. >> Hi, sir. How are you? I'm here to see the county clerk and because I don't have because I don't have ID and I won't show ID, there's denying me public services. >> Okay. >> And at that point, I feel like my vi my constitutional rights are being violated by the public safety here. I'm trying to This is a public building. Just because it's been a policy for a long time, that means nobody's come here to challenge that policy. And that's what I'm doing here today. That's exactly what I'm doing here. I'm challenging that policy because it's unconstitutional. >> See signs right here. Must show building, >> sir. Officer, it's an unconstitutional policy. You and your partner took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. >> Yeah. Yeah. You're not leaving and they got to have you on the trespass form. You could be getting arrested for trespass. >> Okay. So, are you going to give me a trespass? Am I being trespassed on the building? We had press form. You have to sign. That's it. If you have >> Okay, great. I'll do that. Do that. No problem. >> So, we we'll go ahead and do that route. Big mistake. You guys are opening yourself up to civil litigation here. >> Big mistake. But I'll take that trespass form. >> Okay. No problem. >> Ironically, the officers sworn to uphold the Constitution are often the ones breaking it. When they violate citizens rights, they put their own rights at risk. The principle is clear, but most ignore it, except for one sergeant who came as a surprise. How you doing today? >> Hey, how you doing today, Sergeant? >> Yeah. So, I'm basically I wanted to speak with you because I'm being trespassed from this building. Okay. >> I'm trying to conduct business. I'm a journalist. I'm trying to conduct business here by doing a Freedom of Information Act request. >> Oh, they're saying if you show them government ID, >> I would be able to correct. That's what they're saying. And that's and what I'm saying is that's unconstitutional. And I understand we might have difference of opinion, but the reason why I'm here today is to challenge that unconstitutional uh policy and has author authorization >> certain parts of the building. Am I allowed to go? >> No, just you're not allowed to go into the into the building at all without a government issued ID. >> All right. All right. I'm going to go speak to them. >> All right. Thanks, Sergeant. Appreciate it. >> Hey, sir. I I don't think I just got your name and badge number. >> Hey, sir. Sir, >> check your camera. >> Can I get your name and badge number? Check your camera. Is that Is that your name? Check your camera. All right. Thanks, officer. Check your camera. Appreciate it >> with anything you need. You just got to go through the security thing and uh >> Okay. >> You're welcome to go in there. >> All right. Thanks, Sergeant. Come on in. >> Appreciate it. >> Plus, it's a little warm in here, you know. Thank you. You're >> welcome. Where's the uh city clerk? I mean the county clerk. They >> got to help you. >> Oh, okay. Thank you. >> Hi, Joanne. How can I help you? >> Hi. What was your name? >> Joanne. >> Joanne. Nice to meet you, Joan. >> Nice to meet you. What can we help you with today? >> I just wanted to do an uh foil request. >> You're exercising your constitutional rights. I think that's awesome. >> Correct. Thanks, man. Appreciate it, Sergeant. >> Thanks to Sergeant Mcdana, Shawn was able to get the information he needed without giving an ID or even his name. And honestly, if not for that sergeant, this could have ended very differently. However, in the next case, a cop openly called out his own police chief, and he didn't hold back. >> Get out of here. No. >> Chief, get out of here or you're going to get locked up. >> On November 9th, 2023, Sergeant William Major was running a DUI crash investigation when offduty police chief Leonard Gaida unexpectedly showed up at the scene of a traffic accident, heavily intoxicated. But things quickly turned ugly. >> What? Yeah, >> I get that. >> I'm not saying you aren't. I just want to make sure your head is injuries that we need to be aware of. >> I can't get any. >> Can you tell me your first name at least? Now >> I can get a a jacket on that that's not fit to be worn. What's on the back of it? What do you mean? >> Looking to tell me what's on the back of it? Oh, the washed off. >> Yeah, then get rid of it. Okay, >> that's ridiculous. Sergeant forgot. >> Okay, chief. Let me work this DWI. Okay, >> chief. I'm on a DWI, Chief. I'm on a DWI. >> Get over here. >> I'm on a DWI, >> Chief. I'm working. I don't have time to argue about a jacket. Okay. Don't punch me. Don't you touch me. Don't you touch me. >> You a problem. >> You grab me now. Get out of here before you get a problem. >> Thank you, man. Thank you. >> No, you're going to go in. Take again. Please. You're mine. >> Get out of here. No. >> Chief, get out of here or you're going to get locked up. >> Chief, you're going to get locked up. You're grabbing me. I asked you three times to leave me alone. You're obstructing my DWI. Billy, come over here. Let him go. >> That's the first thing. Put Billy. I'm waiting. >> Shut up. Cuz you're in trouble now. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. >> Stop. Stop. Billy. Billy. >> I'm working at DWI. >> I'm listening to you. Okay. >> Shut up. No. >> You're in trouble. Cuz this is the first thing. First, first of all, I was about to say to you, you're stupid. I was about to say to you, what do you need OEM for? >> You're embarrassing me in front of the men. >> That's That's neither here nor there. >> Okay, >> that that's neither here nor there. Now, we got a real problem, Billy. >> Yeah, we do. >> I know. I do. All right. You're going to have to go inside. >> No. How about we do that? >> No, no, no, no, no. Billy, you're going to have to go inside right now with me. You're going to have to go inside and and >> a serious collision. >> Billy, you're not doing anything when I'm on the scene. Okay. >> Rather than focusing on the DUI suspect, the chief fixated on the sergeant's jacket. The DUI suspect wasn't the problem in his eyes. The real issue was a jacket, and he used his rank to flex authority. >> You should know better than this, my friend. No. >> Listen to me. >> Grab me. >> No. I said, "Come over here. You're out of line. You grab me. Come video. Come video. I'm not going to argue with it. I have a crash work. I have a job. You're relieved. >> Billy, you're relieved. >> You're relieved. >> No, no, no, no. Billy, you have to understand something. You're relieved. >> Billy, you're relieved. >> Go in the headquarters and wait for me. >> Yeah, I might crash. >> No. No. Billy, you're relieved. >> I have officers here. >> Billy, >> right here. They could get waffled cuz my car is blocking it. >> Billy, you're relieved. >> No, Chief. >> No. Billy, please. Billy, don't. You're suspended, Billy. >> I'm suspended. >> Yes. >> Okay. I I'm suspended. I'm going home. >> Yes. >> Billy, come here. >> I'm going home. We can't talk. I'm suspended. >> No. No. No. >> No. I'm suspended. I'm going to head home. >> And you're going to wait for me there? >> No, I'm not. I'm suspended. >> I'm going home. I'm going to go in the head. You can wait for me there. >> Let me work my craft. This is why I'm here. Billy, you're suspended. >> If I'm suspended, then I'm not going to wait inside. Nothing more. >> No, You have to You're suspended. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. Wait for me in there. That's in order. Can you do me a favor? Can you put your car where my car is so officers and first aid don't get run over, please? >> Thank you. >> The sergeant was suspended on the spot, but later reinstated after an internal investigation. While Chief Leonard was placed on leave, by March 2024, he was gone for good, forced into early retirement. Sometimes the toughest stand a good cop can take is against a bad cop wearing the same badge, or worse yet, a superior. In the next case, a cop took advantage of someone who couldn't do much to defend himself. What he got instead was the worst embarrassment of his career. >> It's all the blue hunters are right there behind that receipt. Thank you. All that's my money. He didn't have that money. >> This is your money? >> Yes. I heard him crumble it up. Thank you. On March 14th, 2024, officer Henry Chapman responded to assist an officer during a traffic stop involving a driver who was allegedly speeding and had an outstanding federal arrest warrant. Hey, man. Go step real quick. I'm going to show you something. [Music] Come on. Step back here. Go ahead and place that call on the top of it. >> What am I talking to you? That's what I'm having. >> You are under arrest at this time. You have a warrant out for your arrest. >> I'm going to show it to you in a moment. Okay. >> Is this your car? >> It's my girlfriend's car. >> Can he drive it? The guy that's in the back seat. >> So, what am I? >> I'm going to show it to you. Come back here. I'm going to give you I'm going to show you the light, too, where I caught you at 68. That's not really the biggest concern here. Okay. Um, but I'm going to show you the warrant once I get you secure. Okay. Is there anything you want to bring with you down there? I'm I'm cannot understand. What am I doing? >> Yeah, it's a it's a warrant. I'm going to show you the actual warrant just a moment when I transition it down. Is there anything on you know about stick? >> Okay. >> Do you want to bring these items with you or leave them in the car? >> Yeah, you can give them uh you can put them in my pocket. Okay. Step right. All right. Can I get my uh Can you get my phone? >> Yes. I'm going to I'm going leave that cash in there. Any other pockets? I didn't know about [Music] what is my what is my money on the uh what? >> Okay. >> What is that? That's my mom. I've never seen in my life. Why don't you go on my property? Pull the window down. Tell you what, they're in your pool. [Music] Your stuff right here. >> By the time Officer Henry got the driver to the University Division office, something wasn't adding up. >> I'm going to count your money in front of you. Okay. >> Here's here's some big money. I'm gonna put this in the in the bag for you. Okay. >> Yeah. Here. >> Here you go. >> Count right there. >> Yeah. She's counting it right there. >> They're gonna watch me. Okay. >> I heard from >> one, two, three. >> Question. >> Let me count it first. >> No. Can you Can you look in between his legs here, too? I think he just put some momentum in between his legs. I'm sorry. Oh yeah. >> How much money did you have on you? Can >> you >> I'm asking >> I haven't touched it. Can you just check on the transition? >> Sir, listen to me. >> He's moving and everything. Look, he's moving. Sir, I'm good. >> Sir, listen to me. Tell me how much cash you had on you. What was the amount? >> I just want to see. I'm not going to lie. Can you Can you check? I'm not going nowhere. Can you check your health officer for me, please? Hell no. He just touched my I I I heard the rubber band pop. He told me, "Oh, I I had to >> look." And he's moving. He's moving between his legs. >> Stand right here. >> I'm going to stand right here, but can y'all please check y'all fellow officers, please? Look, he's moving his arm right now. >> How much passage do you have on you? >> The driver didn't hold back. He accused the officer of stealing, but the female officer brushed it off. At least until the sergeant arrived. I've been telling the whole time I'm not >> I'm not going to allow anybody to take your money. >> Look at him. He's moving. >> But look at me. >> Look at me. If If someone takes your money, it it will be a big problem. All right. No one's going to take your money. I can see his hand. I I I see exactly what what what he's doing. No one's going to take your money. She's going to count your money. There's more money. >> Watch him touch my money. You got >> There's more money in here. You're saying that that there's more money in here? But what I'm saying is, >> let me ask you a question. Ask my question. Ar, are you saying that there's more more money in here? >> What I'm saying is he just touched my money and went through three different floor compartments and I seen him put it in between his legs. I heard my rubber band. I've been nothing but cooperative with you guys. All I wanted you guys to do is I'm saying but he already moved and did a lot of different stuff. >> Okay. Come on. >> But y'all already let him move like watch I'm worried about. You feel what I'm saying? There would be no reason for him to show me his pockets and stuff like I know for a fact. >> No, I want you to feel >> comfortable. I would I would I would have felt comfortable if your colleagues would have searched you at the exact time where I knew where the money was cuz I seen you kept going in between your legs and then every time everybody put all of the the attention on me, you kept moving. I don't know if it's in your door. I don't know where it's at, but just like look, >> I don't even care to find the money. But how you know how you know for a fact, right? >> Come here. Come here. Come here. Do you mind if I >> come shut? Come here. Tell you I want you to come so you know that. >> Okay. Do you see anything? >> No. Yeah. No cap. I'm not even going to touch it. It's blue right here. It's all the blue hunds are right there behind that receipt. Thank you. All that's my money. He didn't have that. >> This is your money? >> Yes. I heard him crumble it up. Thank you. Thank you. All that money. That's my money. >> That's my money right there. >> Sir, you've been watching me the whole time. >> I've seen you take I seen you sir. If I'm right, it's going to be around $1,000 if I'm right. And like I told you, I just went through. >> I saw I seen you still, sir. >> Um, if you if you don't mind, I just want to sit down so y'all don't try to sit on this. I don't want to do nothing. All I know for a fact is I know what I know and I seen. >> I just wanted you guys to trust me. You know what I'm saying? That's why I was just acting a little irate, but I'm perfectly fine. You feel me? I'm sorry. I was No, sir. I wasn't trying to expose >> That is not me, bud. Brother, I just seen you steal my money. It was no sir. Pop my rubber band, brother. There was no reason for me to pop my rubber band off my weight. I didn't pop your rubber band off your mind. I heard it. Me and you just spoke about it. You heard him agree to it when when we first when I first got I said I heard you did. You said, "Oh, I had to do something something something about." >> It's okay. I know. I just >> hand it to you. >> I just witnessed here today. Mr. Chapman went in my money. He separated my money. He was trying to steal it and I caught it. He put it in between his legs and as his as his colleagues approached me, he worked it towards the door. He tried to make it seem like I was lying. >> The sergeant found $900 in the door pocket as confirmed by the driver. Following an evaluation of the evidence, detectives arrested officer Henry and charged him with one count of embezzlement. >> People coming in, obviously they they have to talk to you. All right. So, um I I'm going have to funnel to your weapon real quick. Okay. Yep. Go ahead. Take just take the uh whole holster off. It's one of them two. I got um Sergeant Burke and one of his detectives going to come and speak to you. All right. So, just chill out, relax, do you need anything? No, I'm I'm I just want to apologize to everyone I see, man. I It's one of these things, dude. And I'm I'm sorry. >> I hear, brother. >> Um anything to drink or anything, man? >> No. Right. Just want to say I'm sorry. I got you, Claire. Well, we're going to walk out of here and close the door, okay, until they get here. Okay, buddy. All right. >> Henry resigned the very next day. By September 2024, he had no choice but to accept an Alfred plea, 2 years probation, and his badge gone for good. Take the sergeant out of the picture and chances are the other officers might have buried the accusation and our guy would have never been able to prove a