Am I not on the public easement? >> You are. >> So why do I need to vacate the public sidewalk? >> Because you've got people nervous and they want to know what you're doing. I'm giving you a lawful order that you need to vacate in front of the area, young man. I'm not Yeah, you're free to go. >> I'm free to stay. Thank you. >> You need to vacate the area. >> I'm not vacating. >> Yeah, you are. >> N going with me then. >> Saying that they felt unsafe and that that he >> Yeah, he didn't break any laws cuz he was on the sidewalk, >> right? He doesn't know my name because I never gave my name and or ID because I have not committed a crime. >> Okay, that may be the case. >> Okay, so why am I still in cop? >> This is a citizen standing on a public sidewalk outside Central Bank in Lake Ozark, Missouri, exercising his First Amendment right to film. Instead of upholding the law, the responding officer commands him to vacate the public easement purely because his presence got people nervous. From a legal lens, converting a third party's subjective feelings into reasonable suspicion to handcuff a non-violent citizen is a flagrant constitutional violation. Hey, how we doing? >> Pretty good. What we doing? If >> you don't mind me asking, is your body cam on? >> It is. Okay. Why do you have your gloves on? >> I always wear my gloves. >> Okay. Why you have a mask on? >> Do I not have a right to have a mask on? >> Absolutely. But what are you doing filming the bank? >> Exactly what it seems like. >> For what? >> Is there not a first amendment? >> There is a first amendment, but you've got people concerned. So, I'm just asking what you're doing. >> So, my right to record as people concerned. >> So, you enforce feelings? >> No, I'm just asking what you're doing. >> Why don't you enforce the law? >> Get your hands out of your pockets. >> Okay. It's pretty It's pretty cold, so >> I understand. >> I don't have gloves like you. So, >> you want some? >> No, I'm good. >> Okay. >> I like to have my hands on. >> You got any ID on you? >> Why would I need that? >> I'm just want to find out who you are. You got a mask on. I can't see your face. >> Exactly. >> We're in public. >> You are, but you need to you need to vacate in front of the bank. >> And where am I at? >> You're in Lake Ozark, Missouri. >> Am I not on the public easement? >> You are. >> So, why do I need to vacate the public sidewalk? because you've got people nervous and they're want to know what you're doing. >> Give me a lawful order. >> I am giving you a lawful order. You need to you need to move the area. >> Let me ask you this, dude. >> Dude, I'm young man. I'm not going to play this game with you. >> You wave your qualified immunity. >> I'm not going to play this game with you. >> Wave your qualified immunity. >> You need to step. You need to get >> wave your qualified immunity. >> You need to get the step. >> I'm asking you pull out your sergeant. >> I'm asking get your sergeant. >> Get Sergeant Meer. >> I don't have to do that. >> Get Sergeant Meer. I'm asking you to get a sergeant here. You don't know the law. >> Yeah, I know the law. You're a dangerous man. >> 29 years I've been doing it. >> Got your gloves on? You're ready to put your hands on me? >> I'm not going to put my hands on you. My hands are on my vest. >> You gave me a unlawful order to vacate when I'm on a public sidewalk. >> You are on a public sidewalk. >> So why would I need to leave? >> I'm giving you a lawful order that you need to vacate in front of the area. Young man, I'm not Yeah, you're free to go. >> I'm free to stay. Thank you. >> You need to vacate the area. >> I'm not vacating. >> Yeah, you are. >> You going with me then? >> So you going to put your hands on me? >> I am. Turn around. I asked you to put I asked you by I'm not going to put I'm not getting Sergeant My I've asked you to move. >> I asked you to get Sergeant My >> I've asked you to move. >> I asked you to get Sergeant My >> You going to Don't you Hey, excuse me. He threw Hey, He threw my He threw my phone down, guys. >> He threw my phone down. >> Yeah, my phone. >> I sure did. >> Why'd you do that? Can Hey, can you get my phone, sir? I'm asking you, do do you not want to get Sergeant Meer out here? >> No. I'll take you to him. >> Why not? >> Even better, huh? >> You're going to You're going to unlock You're going to unlawfully arrest me. >> I'm not arresting you. I'm just detaining you. >> Okay. For what crime? >> For what crime? For what crime? Don't turn my phone off. >> Don't turn my phone off. That is That is my first amendment to record. Do not turn my phone off. Do not turn my phone off. >> Do not It hasn't been recording since your phone. Okay. >> Okay. So, how do I turn it off? >> He turned my phone off. >> I'm not turning your phone off. >> You threw it on the ground. >> The screen won't stay off. >> Exactly. You threw my phone on the ground up here. Okay, >> that's fine. I'm actually looking Sergeant My mistake. >> What's your name? >> I'm not telling you my name. >> Well, you're failing to identify yourself. So, that's why you're here. >> What crime have I committed? >> You're failing to identify yourself. >> Real articulable suspicion I committed a crime yourself. >> When is your reasonable suspicion? >> Because you were failing to identify yourself. 708 Miller. I got one detained. >> Is this the same guy we dealt with? >> 708 702. >> He'll never answer his radio. Give me cold. Go ahead. >> Hey, can you come to Central Bank and see if you can identify this subject? He's been asking for you for the last 5 minutes light out that I cited. >> Yeah, >> he's been so I I know his name. I just can't think of it right now. >> Gave him an awful order to move out in front of the bank. He's got people nervous and he's failing to identify himself. So >> there's no reason You remember his name? >> Huh? >> Do you remember his name? I know his girlfriend's name was was like Haley or something. >> Where are they from? Oh, beach. Mind if I talk to him? See if he'll give me his name. >> Oh, I don't care. Yeah, if he he'll give you his name. Only asked it once. What do we have right now? Nope. >> It is the same guy. >> I I don't care if he's on a public sidewalk or not. >> It's 100% he's the same guy. >> I don't care if he's on a public sidewalk or not. They don't want him standing out in front of the [ __ ] bank making people uneasy. And I asked him what his name was and he refused a lawful order by giving me his name and moving down the road. >> Wonder if his car >> I don't know what he's driving. >> I do. >> Just a simple give me your [ __ ] name. It's all you need to do. Huh? >> He said, "I guess he's not going to answer you." He never snap time. Did you go in and talk to the bank guys yet? See how long he's been out here? They said about a half hour. There's no rhyme or reason why. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Now he's been screaming and hollering for you anyway. says he knows you. That's what he said. He won't take his mask down. He won't tell me who he is. >> Is your body cam on? Is his body Sergeant Meer? What am I doing? >> You know his >> uh I'm familiar with him. I don't remember your name right off my head. But >> what am I doing? >> Well, he detained you for his investigation. >> He couldn't tell me what crime I committed. >> You failed to comply with a lawful order. I done told you. I told you to get moving and I told you to identify yourself. >> What crime have I committed? >> I just told you >> before you were here on the scene. What crime have I committed? >> None. >> So why do I have to ID myself? >> Because I gave you a lawful order to do so. Because I'm investigating on why you're standing out here in front. >> You cannot reasonable. You cannot. >> Okay. All right. >> All right. Let me get the >> He can't articulate what crime I committed. >> Once you tell me who you are, you're going. That is the uh >> I I I I can figure his name out >> because what he was doing, he was standing here. He wasn't breaking any laws by being on the sidewalk. >> And I asked him, I said, "Hey, you've got people in here nervous. Would you mind stepping down the road for me?" He goes, "Am I on a public easement?" I'm like, "Yeah." He goes, "Why is your [ __ ] gloves on?" I said, "I wear them all the time when I deal with people." And he goes, "Well, I ain't [ __ ] moving." I said, "I'm giving you an order to get to step and identify yourself and pull your mask down." [ __ ] you. I ain't going to do that either. I said, "Okay, if you're not going to identify yourself, you're going back in my car until you identify yourself." But he wasn't bringing any laws. He's allowed to film all day long. >> Mhm. >> Did they ever tell him to leave or anything or was he ever on >> They're saying he was on the grass. Wolf's double-checking cuz if he was on this portion of the grass that's technically theirs, that portion's not. Like I said, when I got here, he was standing on the sidewalk filming, which he's allowed to do. Um, >> but he says he knows you. >> Well, he's he's done some video requests before. He's >> I I know I can get his name. I know that. We haven't been a reporter or two. Uh, I just can't think of it right off my head. >> Wolf did a traffic stop on him here a while back. Yeah. >> But he's he's trying he's trying to find his name and he can't find it. Of >> course, he locked it. Once he tells me his name, he's free to go. >> I I I've got his name as long if there's no crime from on their end. >> Okay. I'll wait for Wolf to come back and then >> we we probably need to know want to know if they're going to want to trespass him from here. >> But I'm not going to play the game coming back every 20 minutes either. >> Well, if he ain't on their property, then he's not trespassing. >> No, I know that. But I'm just saying. I mean on their end before we kick him this officer he is on body and on I did not I did not curse his name at all. He said I said [ __ ] you and I did not curse him at all. He is lying. >> That might just be a thing. I always talk like that. >> I did not curse at you. I always talk like that. But regardless, I gave you I'm not going to We're not going to over talk each other. Let me talk to him. We're not going to over talk over each other. >> Let me talk to him. >> I did not see this. >> They're not going to do anything about it. They don't want him trespassed or anything. Um, >> then why did they call? >> I I don't know. They said that they had customers coming in and coming to the drive-thru, coming in, coming on the call lines, saying that they felt unsafe and that that he didn't break any laws cuz he was on the sidewalk, >> right? And and saying that they were point he was pointing at him, harassing them, and and just doing all sorts of things. Just basically pointing a camera and pointing at him. >> Oh, okay. >> So, he he hasn't done anything aside from not identifying. >> Yeah. So that's it. >> Okay. >> Well, as soon as Meyer gets done with, I'll cut him loose and we'll just play the game. Every 20 minutes, we'll be back dealing with him. really safety. >> We're making sure there's no criminal offense that was committed before we got here at the bank >> and there wasn't. So, >> they called us, >> but he put me in custody. >> I was not moving. >> That's a detainment. He had an investigation to do here at the bank. >> Y'all messed up. Y'all messed up extremely bad. >> You always say that to us. >> I've not always said that to you. I've only had one interaction with you. >> But, but every time we've dealt with you, it's always us. It is. Yo, he officer Clayton Wolf does not know the law. He asked me where'd I get my lawfull. I said I don't have to identify myself because I'm a passenger in the vehicle. >> He tried to he tried to fabricate probable cause by saying I didn't have my seat belt on when I in fact did on camera. >> So he couldn't get my ID and identify me. So he doesn't know my name. >> Now you don't know my name because you don't remember the public record place that I went. >> I just don't remember right off the top of my head. He doesn't know my name because I never gave my name and or ID because I have not committed a crime. >> Okay. And that may be the case. >> Okay. So why am I still in cub? >> Because we are in still investigation of this. When >> we were called here for this. >> Okay. So how long am I going to sit back? >> I'm going to talk to him. He went in to talk to them and then we're going to figure this out. Give me another minute. >> Is his body cam on? >> Yes, it is. >> Don't mute. Don't mute yours. And don't mute and don't mute. Do not mute. You don't have to show him that [ __ ] Is there a Is there a crime here? >> No. >> Are they Are they They wanting trespassing trespass. >> They got nothing. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> I'm telling you, you messed up. Put your hands on me like that. And I'm on a public easement. It broke no law. Couldn't articulate any kind of law that broken. And you put me in handcuffs. >> Yeah, I sure did. >> You messed my shoulder up. So, I need medical attention. >> Well, you're going to be free to go. No, I need I need medical attention cuz he done messed my shoulder up. >> Look at Look how he's handling me. >> Just let him get the cuffs off. >> I'm relaxing. >> I'm relaxing. Look how he's handling me. >> Once he gets the cuffs off. >> No, I need medical attention to call. >> I can't even feel my hand. >> Call for medical. >> I can't even feel my hand, bro. >> Okay. Well, he's calling for him, bro. >> You're free to go. >> But I can't even feel my hand. I need I need >> Here you go. Here's your shed. >> I need an ambulance. >> He's calling for one. It's cut in circles. >> What am I doing wrong? You put me on their on their property now. I have not stepped on their property at all. >> You're free to go. >> But I've always been free to go and I was free to stay. >> He wasn't. You were detained until he could investigate. >> What crime have I committed? >> That's why he was investigating. >> What crime have I committed? >> That's what he was investigating. Once he went in and talked to him and they and they they said there was no crime, you're free to go. You're out of cuffs. You can go. >> But what's your what's your best number name? What's your best number? >> I I'm not doing this. >> We're not medical. >> You're not medical. >> That's up to him. >> There's no report to be done. There's no crime committed. >> I did. I have the right to do that. I can detain you, but I'm done talking to you. >> You want a ride to the fire station? I >> I need to I need to see something in my shoulder. >> If you want a ride, I'll give you a ride. >> I'm offering you a ride right to go right there. 710 advis. Case details. The pretext. Upgrading a customer nervous feelings complaint into a mandatory dispersal stop. Legal violations. Seizure without probable cause or RA. First amendment retaliation. Excessive force causing injury. The outcome. Handcuffs removed after bank staff confirmed zero crimes occurred. Subject transported via ambulance for shoulder treatment.