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. >> 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 going to Yeah, you're free to go. >> I'm free to stay. Thank you. >> 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. >> have I committed? >> I just told you. >> Before you were here on the scene, what crime have I committed? >> None. >> Okay, so now why have I got to identify myself? >> video, a man stood on a public sidewalk recording outside a bank when officers showed up after receiving complaints from people who felt uncomfortable seeing a camera. Instead of identifying an actual crime, the officer immediately focused on finding out who the man was and demanded that he leave the area despite admitting he was standing on public property. When the man questioned the order and asked what law he had broken, the officer became increasingly frustrated and turned a simple conversation into a detention over nothing more than refusing to identify himself. Things only got worse when supervisors arrived and started uncovering problems with the officer's justification. As the officer continued insisting he had authority to force compliance, the situation exposed a growing conflict that raised serious questions about the legality of the entire encounter. Keep watching to see how this detention unraveled once other officers started looking at the facts. Hey, how we doing? Pretty good. What we doing? >> What you doing mommy asking? Is your body cam on? >> It is. >> Okay. Why do you have your gloves on? >> I always wear my gloves. >> Okay. >> Why do you have a mask on? >> Why not? I have the right to have a mask. >> 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 can see. >> Huh? >> 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 wanting 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 a public easement? >> You are. >> So, why would I need to vacate the public sidewalk? >> Because you've got people nervous and they're wanting to know what you're doing. >> 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, I'm Young man, I'm not going to play this game with you. I'm not going to play this game with you. You need to step You need to get stepping. You need to get to stepping. >> I'm asking you >> I'm not going to get my sergeant. I don't have to do that. >> I'm asking you 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 a unlawful order to vacate when I'm on a public sidewalk. >> You are on a public sidewalk. >> 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 going 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. >> Nope. >> Then, you go with me, then. >> So, you're going to put your hands on me? >> I have current >> I asked you to put I >> I'm not going to put I've asked you to move. I've asked you to move. >> Do my phone on the ground, guys. He threw my phone on the ground, guys. >> You good? >> Yeah, I'm You want my phone on the ground, guys? >> Why'd you do that? Hey, can you get my phone, please? I'm asking you, do you do you not want to get Sergeant Myer 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 unlock me or 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. Even better, huh? >> You're going to unlock You're going to unlock me or arrest me. >> I'm not arresting you. I'm just detaining you. >> Okay, for what crime? >> How do you How do you turn your phone off? >> 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. >> Well, it's not It It hasn't been recording since since your phone hit the ground. >> Okay, then. >> So, how do I turn it off? >> He turned my phone off. >> How did I turn your phone off? >> You threw it on the ground. >> Uh the screen won't stay off or something. >> Exactly. You threw my phone >> Your phone is going up here, okay? >> That's fine. I'm asking you to get Sergeant Myer out here. You're making a mistake. >> What's your name? >> I'm not telling you my >> Well, you're failing to identify yourself. >> crime What crime have I committed? >> Failing to identify >> What is your reasonable articulable suspicion I committed crime? >> If you won't ID yourself, dude. >> What is your reasonable articulable >> Because you were failing to identify you. >> crime have I >> Failing to identify. I got one today. >> Is this the same guy we dealt with in Open Carry? >> 708 702 He'll never answer his radio. You want me to call him? Go ahead. >> Hey, can you call him? >> can you come to 2810 and have him identify this subject. He's been asking for you for the last 5 minutes. >> I think I pulled him over. He's the guy who had the plate light out that I cited. >> Yeah. >> And 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 going to identify himself, so I don't know. There's my reason. >> Mind if I talk to him to see if he'll give me his name? >> Oh, I don't care. Yeah. >> You don't give me your name. >> Well, I asked him once. >> Hey, boss. >> What's going on? >> So, the the reason that you're in cuffs right now is cuz you're not identifying with my other officer there. >> Yes. >> What's your name, dude? >> What reasonable articulable suspicion >> So, the >> I I'm talking now. >> It's called suspicious activity. >> But what crime have I committed? >> You're making these people feel uncomfortable. >> I'm asking you Clayton Wolfe. Clayton Wolfe 17. >> Right. >> Clayton Wolfe 17. >> Right. >> What crime am I committing? >> So, they've asked you to leave. >> I'm asking you >> They've asked you that they don't want you here. >> I said yes, sir. >> So, we have to identify you. >> I'm asking you what crime have I committed? >> Okay, and I just told you. >> What crime? >> I literally just told you. >> Just answer. What crime? >> I've already told you three times. I'm not going to tell you >> No, that is what crime have I committed? >> Fantastic. >> Okay. >> Nope. It is the same guy though. >> I don't I don't care if he's on a public sidewalk. >> It's a It's a 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 my 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. >> I wonder if his car's here. >> I don't know if his car's here. >> I do. >> This is simple. Give me your name. That's all you need to do. >> 10-02. I guess he's not going to answer me. >> Huh? >> I said I guess he's not going to answer me. >> Yeah. >> 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. >> Now, he's been screaming and hollering for you anyway. Says he knows you. What he said. He won't take his mask down. He won't tell me who he is. >> Is your buddy camera on? Is your buddy Sergeant Myers? What am I doing in cuffs? >> know who he is? >> Uh I'm familiar with him. I don't remember your name right off my head, but >> I doing in cuffs? >> 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. >> have I committed? >> I just told you. >> Before you were here on the scene, what crime have I committed? >> None, until you >> why do I have to identify 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 reason You cannot >> Okay. All right. >> All right, let me get the >> You 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. >> Cuz what he was doing, he was down 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, "I'm 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 stepping and identify yourself and pull your mask off." He goes, "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 till you identify yourself." But he wasn't breaking any laws. He's allowed to film all day long. >> 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 is not. Like 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 made a report to you. 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 got his name. As long If there's no crime from on their end then >> Okay. I'm waiting 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. >> on their end before we kick him. >> This officer would like to between you and me he is a white cop and I am a black cop. I did not curse at that man. I did not curse at him at all. He said I said [ __ ] you and I did not curse at him at all. He is lying. >> That might have just been a figure of I always talk like that. >> not curse at you. >> I always talk like that. But regardless I gave you an I'm not going to We're not going to over talk each other. We're not going to over talk over each other. >> me talk to him. >> So, they're not going to do anything about it. They don't want him trespassing or anything. Uh >> What did they call? >> I I don't know. They said that they had customers coming in and coming through the drive-thru, coming in, coming on the phone lines saying that they felt unsafe and that that he was >> Yeah, he didn't break any laws cuz he was on the sidewalk. >> Right. And and saying that they were point he was pointing at them, harassing them, and and just doing all sorts of things. Just basically pointing a camera and pointing it >> Well, okay. >> So, he hasn't done anything aside from not identifying. >> Yeah. >> So, that's it. >> Okay. >> But >> Well, as soon as Miner gets done with it, I'll cut him loose and we'll just play the game every 20 minutes we'll be back dealing with him. >> That's a detainment. When I'm not in any public officer 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 >> And they called us. >> But he put me in cuffs because he I was not moving. >> That's a detainment. He had an investigation >> I'm telling you, 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 y'all. He Officer Clay Woof does not know the law. He asked me where I get my notebook from. I said, "I don't know." That's how I identify myself in a public passenger He tried to He tried to fabricate probable cause by saying I didn't have my seatbelt on when I in fact did on Cannon Road. >> Okay, but >> 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 request that I sent you. >> He doesn't know my He doesn't >> 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 cuffs? >> Because we are in still investigation of this. We were called here for this. >> Okay, so how long am I Am I going to sit back here? >> I'm going to talk to him. He went in to talk to them and and 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 you Do not mute yours. >> don't have to show him that stuff. Is there a Is there a crime here? >> No. >> Are they trip Are they wanting to trespass? >> trespass. There's They got nothing. >> Okay. I'm out. >> Yeah, I'm telling you you don't mess up putting your hands on me like that and I'm on a public easement and broke no law. Couldn't articulate any kind of law that I 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 you don't messed my shoulder up. Look at him Look how he's handling me. >> Just letting him get the cuffs off. >> I'm I'm relaxing. I'm relaxing. Look how he's handling me. >> Once he gets the cuffs off, he's free. >> attention. >> You are free to call the ambulance. >> feel my hands. >> Call for a medical. >> I can't even feel my hands, bro. >> 711. >> Okay. Okay. He's calling for >> Oh, bro. >> Okay. Well, he's calling for EMS. >> Oh, bro. >> You're free to go. >> But I can't even feel my hands. I need I need >> Here you go. Here's your [ __ ] >> I need an ambulance, man. >> He's calling for one. It's kind of It's kind of It's kind >> What am I doing wrong? You put me on their property 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. >> You wasn't. You were detained until we could investigate >> What crime have I committed? >> That's why he was investigating. >> What crime have I committed, though? >> That's why he was investigating. Once he went in and talked to them and they and they said there was no crime, then you're free to go. You're out of got You can go. >> He But What's your badge What's your badge number and name? What's your badge number and name? >> I'm not doing this for We're not medical. We'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. Do you want to ride to the fire station? >> I I needed I needed to see some Someone needs to see my shoulder. >> If you If you want to ride, I'll give you a ride. I'm offering you a ride, right? To go right there. >> What started as a complaint about someone recording in public ended with officers admitting no crime had occurred and releasing the man without charges. The officer spent the entire encounter demanding identification and compliance, but could never clearly explain what law had actually been broken. Even other officers on scene appeared to recognize the weakness of the detention. In the end, the man walked away free, while the officer's actions became the biggest issue of the entire encounter.