In Florida, a man named Joel GR, a Minnesota resident and self-proclaimed warrior, was spotted on the side of the road barefoot revving his motorcycle and nearly tipping it over into traffic. The deputies tried to handle it as a simple welfare check. Joel had other plans. What followed was a 12-minute meltdown of threats, refusals, and a man who somehow thought bullying a cop was going to end well for him. >> What's going on? >> Okay. But why are you sitting here revving your engine back and forth going in the middle of the road? >> I didn't go in the middle of the road. I pulled over and I turned around. That's it. >> Okay. I watch you sitting here falling over on the bike trying to get across the road. I don't have shoes on, man. That's all. >> Do you have an ID on you? >> I don't. No. >> You have no idea. Do you have any what? Don't reach in your pockets. Do you have any on >> right away? This isn't a traffic stop. It's a welfare check that could easily become something more. The officer spots a barefoot guy struggling to control a motorcycle near live traffic and does exactly what he's supposed to do. approaches, asks questions, keeps it calm. Nothing aggressive, nothing accusatory. He's genuinely trying to figure out if this guy is okay. Joel's first response, denial. He didn't go in the middle of the road. The bike wasn't tipping. Classic deflection, and it sets the tone for everything that follows. No shoes, no ID, and already pushing back on the most basic questions. The officer stays measured, which is the right call. But watch how fast that changes once Joel realizes he's not just going to be waved along. The foundation of this whole encounter is laid right here. An officer trying to do his job and a man who has already decided he doesn't have to cooperate. >> You mind if I p you down real quick? Make sure you go face that way for me. Keep your hands up and your head for me. Thanks, sir. This your bite. I got you. Where you from? Here. Step over here. You're out of traffic, huh? Minnesota. >> Minnesota. Okay. Down here on vacation or what's going on? Smoke. What's down here? >> I want a place down here, too. >> Oh, you want a place down here? Okay. So, what's going on with you revving your bike? >> I can't rev your bike, dude. I have the point. >> Response. You might if you pat me down real quick. Is Joel's first real red flag. He's not being cooperative. He's being a wise guy. The officer doesn't bite, though. He pats him down, moves him out of traffic, and keeps the conversation going like a professional. He's building a picture. Who is this guy? Why is he here? What's actually going on? Joel's answers are short, dismissive, and dripping with attitude. He owns a place locally, came from Minnesota, and sees absolutely nothing wrong with what he was doing. They I have tanks. What's the point? Line tells you everything about his mindset. He doesn't think he owes anyone an explanation. He's already treating this officer like an inconvenience rather than someone who stopped because he looked like he was about to drop a motorcycle into oncoming traffic. The arrogance is already dialed up and they're barely a minute in. >> Okay, but here's the thing. You're down here on the side of the road sitting there screaming, rubbing your pipe, stop people in traffic. Then you're coming across the road trying to walk across. >> Okay. Then you're trying to walk across road with the bike. >> No, I wasn't. You were. >> What do you mean? Fly across the road. >> No, but you can't be sitting there going across the road. I could go as far as I could with my >> You have no ID on you. >> All right. Hang tight right here for me. >> Right here. >> Hang tight right here for me. Okay, I'm Hang tight right here for me. Okay, I'm standing. I understand that. Right there. Okay. >> Hey, >> are you >> No, I'm having Get over here. Get over here. No, I'm trying to make sure you're okay now. Stand over here. >> [ __ ] on right here. >> No, right here. >> I'm going right here. >> Okay, I don't care. You're going to sit right here. >> What do you want to do? >> You're going to sit right here. >> Zero sayable. You're going to sit right here. >> I'm not going to sit right there at all. I'm going to sit. >> No, you're not. You're going to hang tight right here. >> Detain 124. Can you send me another unit? >> Arrest me. Let me go. Arrest >> over here. >> Arrest me or I'm going to go this way. >> No. Over here. >> No, you cannot tell me. >> You are not free to leave. You understand that? >> Arrest me. >> You are not free to leave. >> Arrest me over here. >> No, I'm going to go that way. >> You're not going to go that way. >> Not coming to the ground then? >> No. I'm going to have you sit over here. I'm trying to be cordial with you. >> I'm trying to be cordial with you. >> No, you're not. Are you going to touch me? >> Yes, I will put hands on you. Okay. Why? >> Because you are being detained because you're Okay, listen to me. >> Shut your mouth. >> Listen to me. >> That would be the dumbest thing you ever do. >> Listen to me. I'm not going to argue with you. Don't do not get in my face. >> I'm not in your face. Get your finger out of my hand. Do not bite your finger off. >> Do not You're not I will bite your finger off of your hand. >> Okay. Calm down. Let me talk to you out of my face. >> No. Let me talk to you out of my Get on the ground. >> I'm not doing that. >> GET ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. >> HANDS ON THE GROUND FOR WHAT? >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> WEAPON. I have no but weapon. >> 124. Give me traffic. >> YOU ALREADY CHECKED THAT. >> GET ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. PUT YOUR HANDS FLAT ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. >> THERE YOU GO, BUD. >> Get on THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. You will get tased. Get on THE GROUND. >> PUT YOUR FACE ON THE GROUND. Do you understand me? >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. >> Face down. >> There you go, bud. >> Put your hands behind your back. You will get tased. >> What am I getting? >> Put your hands behind your back. >> YOU ARE BEING DETAINED. PUT YOUR hands behind your back. >> What? Dude, I don't. I have a bad elbow. >> Okay, put your other hand behind your back right now. >> You, dude, >> put your hand behind your back. >> Dude, why are you doing this, bro? I >> I told you to stop. >> I did. I You're approach me, dude. Ow. Please, man. [ __ ] I got a bad elbow. You see the scar? Why are you doing this? >> Really? >> 124 one detained. >> For what? For what? >> Cuz you're not listening to me. >> I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN. >> I TOLD YOU YOU WERE DETAINED. SO I FEEL PULLING ON YOU WALKING IN TRAFFIC. >> YOU SAID NO. >> I said you were detained. >> Go get your me off the ground, please. >> You can sit down right here. >> Don't touch me. >> Yeah, I will put hands on you. >> Okay, you're and I'll break your neck. >> Okay, keep talking. >> I will break your neck. >> Keep talking, >> sir. I will. >> You were detained. You were detained. >> Okay. For what? >> You were detained because you're REVING TRAFFIC. DID I DO ANYTHING WRONG? CALL THE COPS. PLEASE, MAN. I didn't do you saw this all. Please stand up. Keep doing I got to I'll stand up on my own. Get off me. I'll stand up. I have a [ __ ] up I'm surgically repaired, dude. Which >> elbow? >> THAT ONE YOU'REING GRABBING AND THAT SHOULDER AND THAT ANKLE AND THIS KNEE AND THAT FOOT. >> QUIT ARGUING. >> I WHAT THE ARE YOU DOING to me? You better quit, man. >> I'm telling you right now, >> bro. You come get this mother off me, bro. >> All right. So, he I'm on traffic stop. >> Be quiet. Be quiet. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> Stop. He's on the side of the road just revving his bike motor. >> Oh my god, dude. Get the off saying, "Hey, he's drunk. He's tipping over. I don't even drink. >> He's tipping over the bike. >> No, my bike went down. I don't have shoes on, dude. Get this out, dude. >> Get a cage. Get >> dude. Hey, I'm suing the out of this guy. So, I go to get out. >> I'm suing the [ __ ] out of this guy. >> He's on his mouth threatening to kill me. >> No, he [ __ ] Oh my god. I told him to stop. He >> I said I'll bite your finger off you put in my [ __ ] face, mother. >> Yes, I will. I'm a warrior walking away from me. >> I have an ID and >> Yeah. No. What is that? Is that a law? >> Get him on the [ __ ] rookie away from me, sir. >> Okay. >> He's been threatening to kill me in my life. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Get the ID. >> I don't have a weapon. How the [ __ ] did he tase me? >> Okay. >> HE TRIED TO TASE ME, DUDE. Are you [ __ ] serious? >> Chill out, >> bro. What the I'm sitting on the ground, bro. Relax. Chill. I just was walking to get a water, man. I'm [ __ ] I can't walk. I'm cool here. That's a brother. Please settle this here in just a minute. If I'm with this kid, you're not going to have a job as soon as I stand up. >> Please give me the out of these cuffs. >> All right, just relax this stupid. No, please, man. I'm not relax. Please get me out of the cuffs. >> One moment. Just stay with him. I'll just real quick. >> Give me one second, sir. >> So, essentially, yeah, >> sit down. Sit on Get on the ground. I'm not sit back down, dude. >> Sit back down. >> I didn't sit down and chill. Just >> kneel here, please. It's more comfortable. That's fine. Just don't get up too much, dude. All right. Relax. All right. What is this kid? >> Okay. Well, he's not a kid. He's a grown ass man. He's a kid. Okay. >> He's a big boy. >> No, he's a grown He's a grown man's. Okay. >> He's still got mama [ __ ] behind his ass. Okay. >> Look at me. >> All right. Stand him up. We'll secure him over there. All right. >> I'm fine, man. >> Go ahead. Stand up. We're going to put you in the car real quick. Okay. Yes, sir. >> All right. Let's walk him over there. >> Dude, why is this touching me? I don't want you already me down, dude. >> We're doing it again. >> Okay, go ahead, bro. Please help. Please face that way. Passenger, please help me with the situation, please. >> There's your chest right there. >> Okay, sir. I I will gladly put my trust in the stars and strike, sir. >> Thanks, sir. >> Oh, my You just broke my >> Oh, your bowl. You can't have it anyways. Okay, you can't smoke in public. >> I wasn't smoking. Sit down. I wasn't smoking. >> Sit down. >> Put your feet in the car. >> What am I being? >> Put your feet in the car. Put your feet in the car. You're going to put another charge. Put your feet in the car. We'll talk to you in a little bit. Listen, I just pulled up. Did you see me pull up? Put your feet in the car. Put your feet in the car. I'm a drag ass. Put your feet in the car. We're going to get up. Put your feet in the car. >> I barely can. >> Put your feet in the car. I can't help you. >> Stand there. Please. I'm not even arrested. >> Put your feet in the car. >> You need to read my rights at all. Why am I >> We don't have to read your rights. Put your feet in the car. >> In a car. PUT YOUR FEET IN THE CAR. Drag him over there. Please, man. Please. I didn't. >> Sit down. >> Looks like you are going to jail today for resisting an officer without violence. >> What? Um, >> Drew, what? >> I got a couple questions. They're not relevant or incriminating. Dude, I'm suing the [ __ ] of you. Call my lawyer. >> Well, I don't need my wife. Call my lawyer. Call my lawyer. >> Did you take anything? Do you have any medical necessity to be checked out by us right now? Okay. What did you take? >> I need No, I didn't take any drugs, man. >> Okay. So, you don't have any medical checks, though. >> Okay. What are your medical needs? >> Dude, I need to get these. Can I put the cuffs in front of me? You have a blown out elbow, a blown out shoulder, a blown out ankle. >> Not right now. If you listen, if you can calm down, we can work with you. But you I get here, you're all agitated. We obviously had to rest you. Take a breath. You saw me you saw me pull up, right? >> I didn't see anything prior to what happened. >> Please, can we just Can I Can I put my my cuff in front of me, please? Can I please stand up? >> Take a breath. We'll we'll work on that in just a minute. Okay. >> Do you have anybody that can come get your bike? I see it's got a Minnesota tag. Are you down here with any family or anything? Do you have any family down here? >> No. No. >> Do you know anybody local? >> I own a house that way. >> Okay. Do you have any Who's living there with you? Like a family member that can come take possession of your bike or anything? >> No one. Okay, >> bro. I've been here for a long time. I just got back from like long deployments. Please get me out of these cuffs. >> Before you deploy that, >> dude. I can't even tell you. >> Okay. Do you have any ID anywhere on your bike or anything? >> I will have I have a picture of it on my phone. Please can I just get out of these cops? Please, man. >> Well, no, because you're going to jail. So, >> what an officer without voluntary >> resisting? That's a jailable offense? >> Yes, it is. It's a misdemeanor. >> Come on, man. You're going to take me to jail for a misdemeanor, bro. Please. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. I'm a felon, dog. >> I take people to jail for >> Please, man. Don't do this. I don't have any money to bail out either. >> Okay. >> Please, man. Please, dude. >> Why didn't you touch the guy? >> That's why it's without violence. >> I HOW DID I RESIST? I WALKED AWAY. I WAS UNDER ARREST. I ASKED HIM, "AM I UNDER ARREST?" HE SAID, "NO." I WALKED AWAY. >> He told you you were detained. >> For what? >> For what, dude? >> So, he told you you were detained. >> For what? Please get me the out of these cuffs, man. I'm hurting, dude. I need to go relax. I just got a warning. >> I can't talk to you if you're yelling. >> Why am I in cuff, bro? I'm aing warrior for the [ __ ] dude. Take me out of the house, please. Dude, I'll [ __ ] die. >> Don't put your feet out of there. >> Please take me out of this car. >> Put your feet in the car. >> Take me out of the car. >> You're going to throw the next charge. I got to tell you, put your feet in the car. You told me give me my shoes at least, man. Put your feet in the car. Don't touch me, kid. >> Listen, >> do not touch me. >> I'm not worried about you. >> Look at me, brother. >> Look at me, brother. I don't care. >> I absolutely do not care. >> Fear should be a real thing in your life right now. >> Okay. >> Hey, brother. Why is this kid touching me? >> Cuz if I got touch, >> dude. The kid just kicked me. I want to put my shoes on. I don't even be in cuffs, bro. >> Well, you're going to jail. >> I didn't do anything. Why am I going to jail? >> I've already explained to you this kid doesn't give me my rights, please. I'm not asking you anything. I don't need to reach >> Please. Why am I detained? Reading letter. >> You are under arrest. You're not >> What am I arrested for? I have no ticket. I have not been >> Okay. Please, can I get out of this vehicle? >> No, you're not getting out of there, sir. >> Cuz you want to check >> for what? >> Would you like to speak to a supervisor? >> Yes. >> Well, I have one here. >> What? >> Put your feet in the car. Move your knee. >> WHY AM I BEING >> MOVE YOUR KNEE? >> WHAT? >> ALL RIGHT. Listen to me. All right. So, right now, you're going to go to jail for obstruction. Okay. >> Okay. Listen to me. for that. You'll get it's a simple resisting charge. Okay. >> You're going to take me to jail for what? I don't have anybody to get. >> Okay. You'll get I understand. All right. All right. We're going to help you out. All right. So, um dude, my question is, do you have anybody who can come get your bike? >> Dude, I don't have anybody else warrior of one. Sir, you have a [ __ ] idea who you're detaining right now. Why are you doing this to me? Can I at least put my hands in front of me, please? >> No, we can't do that. All right. What's wrong with your >> shoulders? Man, it's blown the [ __ ] out. My lab is my thorn is my shoulders can't bend like this, man. Please help me. >> Just put my hands in front of me. I'LL GO WHEREVER YOU WANT. Please just put my hands. >> I can't take the cuffs off you right now. >> Just Von, I didn't do anything. I didn't touch anyone. Von, listen to me. >> Why are you doing this to me, dude? >> Listen to me. Okay, [ __ ] Okay. >> [ __ ] you. >> Don't spit on me. >> I didn't spit on you, you ass motherucker. Take me to jail. Throw this up. >> Take me to [ __ ] jail, you [ __ ] ass [ __ ] >> Okay. Hey, now it's warrior time, sir. You >> don't spit on me. >> I didn't spit on you, Von. I spit next to you. Get the out of my face, you little [ __ ] >> Send me to jail, mother. You ass mother. >> We don't need to spit right now. So, throw your window up. >> I'm going to beat your ass. I'm going to beat your ass and I'll come back and I'll beat your ass, too. >> HEY, >> I'M NOT I'LL GO calm down. Hey, calm down. >> Knuckle up, please. >> Calm down. >> I'm redundant detained as [ __ ] you. >> Yeah, you're going to jail. >> Yeah, take me to jail. >> That's where you're going. >> Joel walked into this encounter with every opportunity to go home. No shoes, no ID. A little erratic, but none of that was automatically going to jail. The officers gave him chance after chance to just calm down and cooperate. He chose threats, defiance, and a fistfight invitation from the back seat of a police car instead. So, here's the question. Do you think Joel genuinely believed he was in the right or was this something else entirely? Drop your thoughts in the comments below. If you found this breakdown useful, hit that like button, subscribe for more body cam breakdowns just like this one, and let us know in the comments what was the moment you think sealed Joel's fate. >> The man was charged with simple assault and resisting an officer for his aggressive behavior and refusal to comply with deputies. Two years later, Joel made news headlines after getting arrested in South Carolina. A man was arrested Sunday after causing a disturbance in Shem Creek. According to Mount Pleasant police, Joel Greton was charged with felony of threatening a public official among other charges. An incident report states was asking others to get on their boat before being told no. The report says he then began jumping into others boats before fleeing in the Shem Creek waterway. He eventually swam for around an hour before the Charleston Harbor Unit and Coast Guard were called in to help. He was taken into custody by Mount Pleasant police. >> It didn't stop there, though. Joel went back to Minnesota and managed to make headlines again after getting arrested in January 2026 at the ICE protests at Marian Square. Joel, who was not affiliated with the protesters, was charged with disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed knife. According to a news report, he was arrested for disrupting the protest by taking a microphone. We'll keep checking to see what he does next.