do me a favor man go and put your hands back on me okay your name Sheriff that's your name are you under the influence of something what's wrong with you right now I don't understand okay there is no need to draw your weapon man on January 14th 20121 a woman in Harnet County North Carolina reported her dirt bike stolen little did anyone know that this report would soon lead to a huge mixup involving an innocent 14-year-old boy named Malcolm okay give me a man go and put your hands M back M okay 16 days after the bike was reported missing it showed up for sale on Facebook Market Place the owner eager to catch the thief arranged a meeting with the seller at the meeting they found Malcolm with the bike he had fixed it up and was trying to sell it the owner pretended they were going to get money from an ATM but instead called the police hey good what's going on you guys call about the bike yes sir so what happened so um a couple weeks ago my dirik got stolen we live all the way out in in harck county and this is the detective we had on the case but we haven't been able to get a hold of him today um but I seen on Facebook Marketplace that this bike that looked like mine got posted yesterday and everything and we ended up coming out and seeing it and we looked at the VIN number it's the same I have the VIN number it's the same and everything okay um where is the bike at it's in this the road it's in this neighborhood about 5 minutes that way we have the address yeah um let me do this let get and they just have it sitting out in the cuz it's in a neighborhood and they just have it sitting right in front of their garage okay so you went to go basically see the bike at R he acted like we so he he's in he's in the process of attempting to sell the bike is that correct yeah like he had posted it for sale and we acted like we were interested and asked for more pictures and then he said to come out around 4 today so then we just went and looked at it and like we said he showed us the VIN numbers I just told him I was going to get money to buy the bike okay hang tight for me right here give me one second Malcolm had bought the bike from someone else and had no idea it was stolen he was just a kid who liked to fix and sell bikes as a hobby so his shocked when instead of making a sale he found himself surrounded by police the police arrived and immediately suspected Malcolm of theft okay what's your name Mal malcol yes I have what's your last name Malcolm Ziggler yeah okay you got your ID on you no I do not okay but that wasn't us riding we haven't read it all this week where where you where do you stay you stay here yeah okay okay I haven't read it all today he really just came by here who's that guy who's that guy running down the street that's his friend they stay somewhere up there okay do me a favor man go and put your hands back for me okay I did you're in possession of a stolen motor vehicle what what DS you want to go and verify that for me what do me a favor man just um come to my car right over here okay what the can I get the bill of sale and show you that I bought it yeah yeah yeah we'll get all that taken care of man but what I what I need to do is just hang tight for me right here okay my gosh what did I do just hang tight for me right here okay so so here here's what's going on okay so that vehicle that vehicle has been entered stolen what the the dirt bike right over there the Suzuki uh-huh so I know you've been trying to sell it on Facebook Marketplace yes sir okay um it's been reported stolen it's been edited stolen so right now you were in possession of a stone motor vehicle well can I show you the bill of sale from where I bought it absolutely you can definitely show me that I mean I did not still I to show you where's the bill of sale at I think it's in my house somewhere okay so here's what's going to go ahead and happen just hang tight for me matter of fact do me a favor sir go set right right here Malcolm's father arrived at the scene shortly after wild to clear up the misunderstanding he explained to the officers that his son had a hobby of fixing up bikes and had unknowingly bought a stolen one this time he urged the officer to check the bill of sale Malcolm mentioned which would prove his son's innocence well I'm going to work on getting you out of those soon okay just keep cooperating with me I appreciate it and we'll we'll get everything squ away sto before I I can try to find this Bild s have and and I'm not saying that you stole it right now what we've got is we just got a stolen motor vehicle um we're not saying that you stole the vehicle okay I'm not saying that at all okay but it it still is a crime to be in possession of a stolen motor vehicle I can tell you I can show you if you can go I can go on my phone I can show you exactly where I bought from okay we met at the Lillington Presbyterian Church okay if you know what that is okay L to Presbyterian chur where your dad's coming over here right now it about 8:30 when we met hey how you doing sir hey um Dad I need that sale reason all this is going down um that vehicle's been stolen International crime information center do you have the bill of sale by any chance sir I don't I don't know where it is it's either in my room sir do you have any copies of anything I see you got something right there these are ones he just filled out okay because he was going to sell it oh I got you okay okay but we looking for the one that where do we go get the bike preser like a week ago n no where what was it like two weeks ago a week ago on a Wednesday or Thursday so that's what I'm asking where is that one didn't the guy realizing they might have made a mistake the officers decided to check if Malcolm was telling the truth they went with Malcolm and his dad to their house to look for the bill of sale there they found it showing that Malcolm had bought the bike from someone else just a few weeks ago we we came in a minute whichever I think if we can try and find the bill self first we'll get that [Music] later sorry it's just it's really cold and I don't do cold too well [Music] what you mean the [Music] TR this one right here supposed to be a four he voted down the room he had already left whenever I realized I know I know him okay and you said where is it supposed to be a supposed to be 249 it's supposed to be 249 he could have been we all had yeah can you describe him at all that dude maybe about F which one wouldn't be him now one I'm thinking of that goes by his name he's a a white male see old probably like mid-40s I believe I think he's mid-40s those black gu seeing this proof the police knew that Malcolm hadn't stolen the bike he was just a kid who bought it without knowing it was stolen the officer said sorry to malcol and his dad for the trouble and let Malcolm go hey is he the or 1095 from what I heard 1095 and that was before I even verified the VIN okay but that's my first thing I asked that's that's what now I'm not 100% certain but I believe I heard 10 I heard essentially 1095 before I was even able to verify the van is he detained or he he's detained right now because he is 14 he's 14 yes okay so I already explained to him he's detained right now I told him that so why is he detained because that's a stolen under vehicle okay so I mean digs verified the VIN number right did you is that before all that that you verified before you I detained him and then we ver I asked if he was 1095 or 10 okay so obviously he's juvenile right yeah you're not charging them with ly of a nope okay cuz I say that didn't happen y so worst you have is what vehicle which is you going to think you get secure custody and all that probably not or a petition all right you 14 me personally you ain't going nowhere you here with what Dad mhm ain't no sense having sit in the car t with handcuffs on where you if he was 18 and you might be taken on jail for possession stolen property different but we a you ain't going to take him joil right it's going to be a petition this meant no more trouble for him but because of what happened his family held a press conference they wanted changes in how the police work especially after seeing how Malcolm a young kid was mistreated after hearing about this struggle let's look at another case of the cop who destroys his career in his own hands on October 27th 2018 officer Augustine faced a serious issue after crashing his police cruiser into a flatbed semi-trailer realizing the severity he called his fellow officers to the scene when they arrived it was evident that Augustine was under the influence of something and the cruiser was significantly damaged Augustine tried to downplay the situation by claiming he was only driving at 20 MH but the damage suggested otherwise you he needs to yeah Augie come here let's go out here in the garage uh we got to put your weapons away come out here we'll talk you'll be all right um the uh cars just being taken to lumpkins back at the station Augustine avoided admitting what happened his colleagues knew they needed to take his weapons and required him to undergo a drug and alcohol test a standard procedure after such accidents despite this Augustine denied being under any influence what's going on in there huh I don't know what do you mean you don't know uh we got to put your weapons away okay you're not um here let me have it so I can unload it just need to unload it why I do it here watch it there you go we got uh sorry when you to away vehicle here go in here so we can put this way when you total a vehicle you got to go down for a a drug and alcohol assessment everybody that RS a cruiser that totals it uh has to go down there so what we do is just take your taser off of you and uh you have any backup weapons on your in uh drop your vest or your uh duty belt cuz you don't need that we're going to go down to a drug alcohol test down at the hospital you and I and uh you don't need all your gear so take your uh are you all right Augie yeah you seem you your focus seems divided on me what's going on you just nervous okay are you under the influence of anything aie no good I hope not I I do and before we go on if you're Amazed by these cases hit the like button and share this video with friends and remember to subscribe to our Channel his behavior raised concerns among his fellow officers they asked if he was okay to drive and if he was under the influence to which he repeatedly answered no however his actions contradicted his words and he refused to take a sobriety test are you under the influence of something Mar you what's wrong with you right now I don't understand that I'm done okay are you going with me no so you're what are you going to do I'm going home can you call somebody come get you I don't need to well I I'm not going to let you drive yeah huh yeah yeah what what I'm not going to let you drive can you call your wife seriously Augie can you call your wife I can drive by it okay all right let's go out here Augie are you okay to drive brother yeah seriously I'm worried about yeah all right we get going then do what you got to do all right no I H what' you say who is you just wrecked a cruiser it's not the end of the world I know it's not the end of the world we can do this a if you just go down and take the test like we're asking you if you do that then we can at least get that cleared to where you can come back to work you'll pay the bill huh yeah you'll pay the bill man week what bill yeah I don't know what that means but you will don't do me like this Justin yeah I didn't do I'm not doing anything to you okay I hate to see you like that [Music] bud I didn't I didn't do this ay why are you taking why are you taking it out on me yeah it's on you huh yeah it's okay all right let's go in here and take care of that bud and then we'll get you out of here as soon as your wife gets here we'll get you out of here all right let's go into the into the ref or the since you already said you're going to refuse it there's no reason to do anything other than that so um I understand what you're saying just go in there and have a seat real quick so I can put my stuff away my key not working now there we go this kind of situation usually would have led to immediate consequences for a non-officer highlighting the special treatment Augustine was receiving because of his position so if you take a chemical test you may have an independent chemical test taken at your own expense okay I'll you know how it work I just need you to sign right there stating that that was red to you okay my body camera's on so don't let him he brought that he brought that in here I know he took it out of his Cruiser he uh he also came to work today not wearing a vest like dressed in right now he doesn't have his vest I found that out when I took him in the Arsenal to to um to get take his gun and stuff from me I had cuz he lift up his shirt he doesn't have a vest he came to work today dressed ready go and controll for an hour or so without a vest despite the initial leniency the reality of the situation soon set in ziin among the officers indicated they were aware of the severity of Augustine's actions but they were also economically conflicted about how to proceed uh and that is with some testing I'm ordering you to do testing uh that would not be used against you primally um and do you understand why I have Reasonable Suspicion to do that okay so you're required to do it but of course it's not like we're going to hold you down and make you so my question to you now is what you have to do is uh sign a form at the ER um before the testing that you would release the results of the test to the police department U and you would get your own copy as well um if you refuse to sign that form then that would be considered in subordination and be subject to disciplinary action can you hear me okay I'm going to read you this they just don't want you falling out of your chair out of your chair about to fall again you okay ambulance Justin do you need you need medical attention right now do you need medical attention Justin eventually the investigation that followed led to Augustine resigning from the Department he was later charged with several offenses including improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and driving Under the Influence he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and find $1,000 all but three days days of his sentence were suspended as well as $700 of the fine and the three days were dismissed turning our attention to another impactful case and the events that shaped his fate in July 2022 Sheriff vager from Harris County found himself in a tricky situation following a routine traffic stop while conducting this stop he heard someone shouting obscenities out of a car window the sheriff decided to pursue the vehicle from which the shouts came [Applause] once he caught up and pulled the vehicle over an intense discussion ensued the driver was quick to challenge the sheriff asking why he was being stopped down why do you pull me over I'll tell you that if you roll it down why can't you tell me now because the reason I pulled you over is you were yelling something from your car so what huh so what that's why you pull me over because I'm yell I don't know if you're needing help or anything oh I don't need help thank you let me see your driver license real quick I don't need help okay can I see your driver license what for can you use the turn signal when you made turn of course I did you can hear the sound on the dash cam too the driver knew his rights well and remained composed throughout the encounter he firmly declined to answer personal questions including whether he was carrying a weapon Vaga then attempted to shift the focus of the stop inquiring if the driver had been drinking to which the driver confidently replied that the sheriff couldn't possibly smell his breath from outside the vehicle it's already cracked I can't see that well it doesn't matter here I don't wish to answer questions you have to let me know if there's a weapon in the did you not take the class I did did they tell you you have to tell them when you demand identification I have to display this that's what they told me in the class that's what the law says the officer wants to take and actually if I don't display there's really not much you can do because there is no penalty attached to that I have to carry this if I'm carrying this are you carrying I don't answer questions okay so if you have a weapon in the car then what you got one on your hip so what do I smell alcohol on your breath no you don't how do I know because you can't smell my breath I can smell something coming oh really let's see let me do some f variety I don't think so okay yeah where you coming from huh where you coming from you saw me where I was coming from I you D are you done with this I'm done with that yeah all right cool where are you coming from I don't answer questions I've already told you let me know when I'm free to go your name Sheriff that's your name I don't want you exiting the vehicle because you have a weapon in the car I or I'm going to did I exit the vehicle I'm did I exit the vehicle give your heads up did I exit the vehicle hey can I you do have a dash cam right very good that's your name Sher right I I I'm not familiar with the English alphabet sir okay can I have a can I have an incident number please oh a ticket a ticket okay Sheriff veger continued to probe asking where the driver was coming from and about other details trying to find any reason to justify the stop the driver however stuck to his rights refusing to provide details that could incriminate him and repeatedly told the sheriff he would not answer questions without a legal basis I'm sorry do you have insurance on the vehicle yeah can you show up to me please it doesn't come back of course he comes back not on my system it doesn't is that your current address 1622 is that a question yes sir is that your current do I do I answer questions okay I'll just assume that's incorrect then and why would you do that that's you a simple question did you read my address on the driver license didn't have an didn't have an apartment number on your driver of course he does let me see can you you have already seen it I've already complied with that part I know but I'm just saying it didn't have a driver didn't have an apartment number of course it does on your on your driver license man man man well you said the stop is over right okay okay I'm not I'm not getting out I will me back my okay there is no need to draw your weapon man are youing drawing your weapon out I didn't get out of the car you told me that already yeah did I get out of the car a warning a warning For What fail to signal with turn indicator within 100 ft the situation reached a stalemate with the driver requesting the presence of a supervisor and Vega struggling to find a legitimate reason to detain him further eventually Vega issued a warning for failing to Signal within 100 ft of a turn a minor charge the driver confident and unshaken stated his intention to file a lawsuit against the sheriff's department claiming the stop was unjustified that's it for our video today we saw how something minor turned into something bigger learned why it's important for everyone to know their rights and for police to follow rules carefully what do you all think about these cases could things have been handled differently share your thoughts and any similar experiences in the comments below thanks for watching