One more time. I'm going to arrest you. >> I am not on scene. >> You are. You're on my traffic stop. Get in and go. >> Can you listen to me for a second? >> Nope. We're done. >> YOU'RE IN TRAFFIC, DUDE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> Stop the car. >> This officer just assaulted me and my husband and we're alive. >> Your back. >> Taser. Taser. Taser. >> Roll over ON YOUR STOMACH. >> GET ON YOUR STOMACH. >> ON YOUR STOMACH. ON YOUR STOMACH. Some officers seem to think that a badge gives them the power to do whatever they want, no matter how reckless or humiliating it gets. Whether it's escalating a simple encounter, turning aggressive over basic questions, or using force on people who clearly aren't a threat, many of them act like there will never be consequences. But in today's cases, body cams, witnesses, and evidence will tell a very different story. Let's dive in. >> No. No. Uh she driving like that, man, that's that's she could have killed somebody or herself. >> In Arkansas, a woman was speeding on her motorcycle because she thought her fiance had been in an accident. Officer Griffith, a local sheriff's deputy who was also working as a rodeo clown, pulled her over for speeding. Honestly, the ticket for going 91 in a 55 zone was completely justified. But then everything started going downhill. In just a few minutes, one traffic stop turned into complete chaos where almost the entire family ended up in handcuffs. So, let's see what actually happened. >> Deputy Griffith, Frank County Sheriff's Office. The reason I pulled you over, you was running 91 and 55. >> I think he's in. >> Okay. Well, that's still not an excuse to run 91 to 55. Got your license, registration, proof insurance? >> Uh, it's in this truck. >> It's in this truck. You don't have a driver's license, no registration, no insurance, no tags. She's in this truck. >> Where's your tags? >> I just got this bike and it >> You got proof of ownership? >> All right, man. If you would go ahead and step off the bike for me. At this point, you're being detained. >> Can I call my boyfriend? >> No. >> I'm being arrested. I got to go. >> So, you you've done exactly what I told you not to. >> I have to tell them. Nobody knows where I >> stand over here at the front of the car. I thought you said he was in a wreck. >> I didn't know where he was. That's why I was scared. THAT'S WHY I WAS GOING BACK. >> That's why you was going 911 and a 55. >> Another house in trouble. >> Sorry. >> Stand at the front of my vehicle. >> Sorry. >> You have no proof of ownership of that. The woman was panicking as she explained that she thought her fianceé had been in an accident, but he seemed more interested in showing authority than understanding the situation. Of course, speeding was a problem. Nobody's denying that. But the moment he heard she didn't have her documents with her, he started acting like he had just taken down a drug cartel. And that was only the beginning of a much bigger power trip. My brother, >> he's bringing it. >> He's bringing it. >> Yes, sir. >> He now appears to be mad that she has proof of ownership and will lie about the existence of this proof many times throughout this video. >> At minimum, I'm probably going to tow your bike. Can I help you? >> Okay. Well, I caught her running 91 and a 55. >> She was trying to get to me. >> Well, she's det. >> While she stood next to the patrol car, the woman explained that her fianceé was bringing the documents and proof that the motorcycle belonged to her. By that point, Officer Griffith already seemed annoyed that the whole situation maybe wasn't as serious as he wanted it to look. And notice how the whole energy started changing the moment it became clear that the motorcycle probably wasn't stolen. At this time, I'm going to tow the bike. Can I help you? >> Okay. >> Well, I caught her running 91 and a 55. >> Yeah, she was trying to get to me. >> Well, she's detained at this time. I'm going to tow the bike. Um, you can't. She going to kill somebody riding like that. >> Where was you at? >> I was at the dollar store. >> You was at the dollar store. Then >> she wasn't looking for you cuz she was >> We were coming this way. >> Um >> cuz I'm having issues with my truck. It's leaking and smoking oil right now. >> All right. You got DL on you. >> The fiance arrived at the scene very calmly and carefully. He parked far enough away so that he wouldn't block traffic and didn't cause any problems at all. The most interesting part is that officer Griffith never told him to go back or stay away. Instead, he immediately started having a normal conversation with him about the traffic stop. Later, that same officer would claim that his presence was some huge safety threat. >> You got proof of ownership for the bike? >> I do not. Okay. >> All our paperwork go in the house. >> Okay. Got one more number. Uh had a male pull up on my traffic stop. If you would go ahead and send me the next code 11, please. I'm towing the bike. >> Okay. >> Um uh >> there's no proof of ownership. I can't find the VIN. It wouldn't matter. I'm towing it anyway. Um I I see it right there. >> It's right there. >> But I'm towing the bike. That's uh >> Officer Griffith then started questioning the fiance about the documents and ownership of the motorcycle, even though the man explained multiple times that everything was back at the house. Then comes the hilarious part. Officer Griffith said he couldn't find the VIN number. And the fiance literally pointed out where it was. And somehow even that changed nothing. So, the decision to tow the motorcycle obviously had nothing to do with the rules, but with the fact that the officer had already decided how this story was going to end. >> More than likely, she's probably going with me. >> No way I can bring it home. Get her out of here. >> No. No. Uh, she driving like that, man. That's that's She could have killed somebody or herself. There was no reason for that. But but this time, I'm going to ask you to go and get in your vehicle and you can go. >> Okay. Where do I need to go to get her? Uh, >> can't get her. Can I not get her off with a warning and her >> Absolutely not a warning? Absolutely not. No. >> Okay. I'm just asking >> No. Yeah, I know. No, absolutely not. >> This is her first time for any of this. >> Yeah, I I hear you. I hear you. Warning or >> No, not not for that speed. I give warnings all the time. I think I've even pulled you over before and gave you a warning. I'll just here just fall back. The fiance was trying to calmly ask if he could take the woman home or at least help her with her things. Officer Griffith responded like he was negotiating with a criminal on a federal wanted list. He even started giving speeches about how he was always giving warnings except when he decides it's time to act like a judge, a jury, and executioner all at once. Me, too. >> Absolutely. But I still could have wrote you a ticket. It's still breaking the law. I'm But I'm not going to do that. But a deal like this, I'm absolutely not going to overlook it. Hello. Uh, it's going to be a Yamaha Ninja or Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle. Yeah, it's just a just a crotch rocket. Sir. Sir, that's mine right now. Don't dig in there. >> Property. I need her. >> It's No, you're not getting in there. >> Okay. >> No, go get in your vehicle and go. >> Okay. Well, then where do I need to go so I can get her? >> You can go to the jail. >> Okay. In Ozark? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> But he's over here trying to dig in her stuff and I ain't even searched it yet. The situation got even worse when the fiance tried to grab some things from the motorcycle and officer Griffith reacted as if the man was trying to destroy evidence from an FBI investigation. We're talking about a wallet and personal belongings, not a suitcase full of cocaine. But of course, the officer had to turn everything into a huge scene. Even worse, that's when he finally admitted the proof of ownership actually did exist. And of course, even that didn't happen without threats. Why didn't you just tell me that you had you had proof of ownership right here? >> Oh, I thought that he had it. >> Uh, I'm going to take you down. You'll be able to bond. Okay. But you're going to go down to the jail to be processed cuz you've got a lot of tickets coming. Several, like probably five or six. Um, he's going to come down there and get you. But if he don't leave, he's going with you. He'll get to ride on the other side. Officer Griffith started openly threatening to arrest the fiance if he didn't leave immediately. Even though just a few minutes earlier, he had calmly included him in the conversation. You could see how the rules change from one second to the next when an officer feels like he's losing control of the narrative. The man wasn't yelling, acting aggressively, or physically interfering with the police. He was simply asking questions about his fiance. But for some officers, any question automatically means disrespect towards authority. I'm going to be as nice as I can be. If I tell you to leave one more time, I'm going to arrest you. >> I am not on scene. >> You are. You're on my traffic stop. Get in. >> Can you listen to me for a second? >> Nope. We're done. >> So, now I'm going to be arrested. >> Absolutely. >> For what? >> For interfering with governmental operations. >> Okay. So, I'm asking I can give her her call at least her card. >> He's arresting me now. Now, You're causing safety concerns for me on my traffic. Stop. >> Come on. >> Stop. >> You're not going to manhandle me. >> I am. >> No, you got that. >> You're going to walk with me. >> I'm walking to your truck. I can see you're shaking and you're pissed off. I've been nice and polite and asked you and try to talk. >> I've asked you to leave twice. >> I sat there and we Me and my father both [ __ ] talk to you and you sat there. Oh, I don't do speeding tickets. Officer Griffith then decided to arrest the fianceé for interfering with police work. The man was literally trying to walk back to his vehicle when the officer stopped him and started pulling him towards the grass. Then he claimed he was worried about his safety while physically escalating his situation that had been completely calm just 10 seconds earlier. And then even more family members showed up. >> I'm honorable. I do this and that. And I'm sorry, but this is not any of that. >> 91 and a 55. >> I understand that. >> Have a seat right here in the grass. There you go. >> On your butt. Feet out front of me. 10 four. I got a third one pulling up here. So, I may need another transport. Stay out of the truck. Don't Don't get in that truck. Okay. So, so here's the deal. I've asked him multiple times to leave my traffic stop. >> On your scene? >> He is on my scene. >> He was asking. Now you're on my scene. >> The funniest part is that he was still talking to him completely normally, just like how they were friends, while at the same time sending him to jail. Honestly, that level of contradiction is fascinating. If someone really is such a huge safety threat, then why are you just casually having a conversation during the arrest? Well, the answer is pretty obvious. >> Once again, Deputy Griffith invites him to talk, but then arrests him anyway. >> But I'm going to talk to you. You know, I thought you were a nice guy. >> I'll sit up there and talk to you. >> Yeah, >> absolutely. >> I thought you were a nice guy. >> He came up. I had him on the phone. >> I asked him to leave multiple times. >> I asked him. He asked you if he could get her person >> and I told him no. >> Why not? >> Because that bike is in our custody. I have not searched the bike. >> Talking about the bike. >> You got the bike. You're taking the bike. >> Any property that's with that I have to inventory. inventory it and let me have it so we can bail them out. >> That that doesn't that doesn't constitute him going over there and just starting getting into stuff. Then I asked him to leave my traffic stop and he chose not to do so. >> While the rest of the family tried to explain the situation, Officer Griffith claimed nobody had the right to take anything from the motorcycle because the vehicle was now under police control. Okay, we understand the inventory procedure, but right after that, another arrest started. The fiance's father tried to leave and was literally walking across the street when the officer went after him like he was chasing a fugitive suspect. He was >> I was asking you a question >> and and I asked him to leave once that was done. >> Come on. >> You need to get in your truck and leave or you're going to >> I need the keys for his >> No, you're not. I'm towing it. >> You're going to tow his >> Absolutely. >> You're a soft mother. >> Go. >> I'm leaving. >> Go. >> I'ming leaving. I'm on the other side of God. >> Come here. You're going to stop. I'm giving you a lawful order. Stop. >> Stop. Turn around. Face the truck. Turn around. Face the truck. Do it now. >> You going to pull your goddamn gun. >> No. Turn around. Face the truck. Do it now. >> You got a lawsuit. >> Turn around and face the truck. Do it now. >> You get your boss out here. I [ __ ] the sheriff out here now. >> I'll get him out here. >> You get him out here right now. Officer Griffith then started yelling orders at the father while at the same time pulling out his weapon because the man took a cell phone out of his pocket. Yeah, you heard that right. A phone was treated almost like a deadly threat. Listening to his version of the story, you'd think the man had pulled out a rocket launcher instead of a black iPhone. Let's go. Get him out here. Call him [ __ ] radio. Would you quit? You got your body cam on. >> Have a seat. >> I'm not sitting down. I'm not. >> You are sitting down. >> I'm not your dog. >> Sitting down. Have a seat. Have a seat. I'm >> not your dog. >> Have a seat. >> Get your boss out here. >> Have a seat. Do it now. >> I got my phone in my back. >> Have a seat. Or >> I'm trying to take the goddamn phone out, son of a [ __ ] >> Get your goddamn boss out here. The craziest part of the whole video was probably the moment Officer Griffith proudly explained over the radio that he currently had three people detained because of one speeding traffic stop. Three people. An entire family almost ended up in handcuffs because an officer couldn't handle being asked a normal question. And notice how his story gets more dramatic every single time he tells it. The more he talks, the more dangerous and heroic his version sounds. Too bad his body camera doesn't show the same thing. You >> busy? All right. Yeah. Come out here, please. I Oh, well, Johnny may need to. I've got three in custody right now all over a traffic stop. I pull over a motorcycle running 91 and a 55. I get the girl off. I get her in cuffs and then the boyfriend comes up here, Shawn Bourne. I asked him multiple times to leave the scene. He would not. And he started trying to dig around the motorcycle. I told him to leave or he was going to get arrested, too. He goes up to his truck, still will not leave. So I put him in cuffs. Then his dad comes up here a while ago cussing me raising hell. So now I've got him in cuffs and he's saying, "You get your boss out here right now. I'll just take him to jail." Then >> while talking to the other officers, Officer Griffith then started listing extra charges like resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. Of course, the resisting mostly came down to a man not sitting on the ground fast enough to satisfy the officer. That's what many people don't understand about situations like this. Some officers use extra charges like an emotional support blanket for their bad decisions. >> Okay. So, would interfering be that would be uh that would be what the proper charge is. Correct. And then I'm going to get the other dude for disorderly conduct as well for all his yelling, screaming, refusing to sit down, resisting arrest. uh the the dad he he uh he also as he was walking away he wretched in his pocket and come out with a black phone. How do you think that went? That's when I made the decision to arrest him. Uh but then he told me he wasn't going to let me arrest him. I told him turn face the truck and refused to do so. So I hit him with resisting as well. Will you go >> you interfered with my traffic stop? It doesn't matter. You don't stop on my traffic stop. >> Then whenever I ask you to leave, you refused to do so. >> Leaving. >> I've got it on my >> The father was trying to explain that he only asked about the wallet and was already leaving when Officer Griffith came after him. Officer Griffith then kept repeating that nobody had the right to stop at his traffic stop. Like he personally owned that part of the highway. Some officers talk about their scenes like their medieval kings protecting their territory. >> I've got it on mine, too. >> Good. I was leaving. You come over and start running out. Why did you stop on my traffic stop? >> I asked you. I was asking you if I could get her purse. >> Why did you stop on my traffic stop? >> I just told you. Do you not listen? >> You don't stop on my traffic stop. >> Most goddamn [ __ ] record. >> I got two more coming. The keys are there for the bike. >> Sir, why are you doing this? >> Because you broke the law. >> Yes, I did. But you didn't. >> They did. They both interfered with my traffic stop. I asked both of them to leave. They chose not to do so. They interfered with governmental operations. It's the law. Uh I hate it, but that's the way it is. >> This is makes veterans wish they didn't serve this. >> Okay. Well, that's fine. Get in the truck. Back up, >> sir. Please >> back up. I'm shutting the door. Back up. >> Your ego can't make you do this. >> No. I'll help you. Ready? I help you out. >> Easy. He has a bad back. Seriously, >> I love you. It'll be okay. Calm down. >> I'm being enough of an [ __ ] for the both of us. >> You're all right, man. >> I'm not trying to cause >> I I get it that you're upset, man. But >> Officer Griffith kept retelling the story to the new officers, and every time he did, the cell phone in the father's hand somehow became more terrifying. By this point, the man almost sounded like an action movie villain preparing to attack the patrol. It's fascinating how quickly some officers can turn a normal movement into a deadly threat when they feel they need to justify why they already pulled out the handcuffs. >> Whenever I asked you to leave, you chose not to do so. And >> that's why I stepped over there. >> Yeah, but still you're on my traffic stop. You still didn't want to leave. You was calling people. That that caused a safety concern for me. That's why you're here. Okay. Had to arrest the whole damn family. >> The whole family? >> Yeah. So, I stopped her. She was running 91 and 55. Next thing I know, the boyfriend pulls up. So, I hooked him up for interfering. Then the dad of the boyfriend pulls up and comes over here and starts and I tell him to leave. He's headed across the road and he reaches in his phone and grab or in his pocket, grabs the phone and turns like that. So, I done called Tyler. Tyler said not to worry about it. Just charge all three of them. The the old man I got him on resisting. He didn't want to. He passively resisted. And then on his way over, he wretched in his pocket and grabbed a black phone and turned on me like that. >> You can only imagine how that went. So, I've been called a lot of things today. >> No, not yet. >> So, have I >> The old man wouldn't uh he resisted, but yeah, he's walking across the road and he reached in his p pocket and got that phone and went. While standing next to the patrol vehicles, Officer Griffith kept repeating that he had to do everything he did so he could make it home alive. That sounds dramatic until you realize he was talking about a family who was mostly just asking questions and then trying to leave. Even admitted that the father eventually followed orders and cooperated. So even in his own version of events, there was never an actual attack. >> My deal on this is is they kept saying, "I'm not on your scene." Well, when you're But he come up here mad, told me he thought I was a nice guy. I wasn't nothing but a dick and then uh then started across the road and took his phone and turned. >> No, that's >> and and at that point I told him to leave. He said, "I'm not on your scene. Go. >> I'm leaving. >> Go. >> I'm leaving." And then whenever I told him to turn around, face the truck, put his hands behind his back, he refused to do so. He ended up doing it. He ended up complying, but not until after he cussed me. >> Not my problem. >> Officer Griffith then continued to explain to the officers that he knew the father always carries a gun, so the phone supposedly looked dangerous to him. Notice how he keeps shifting the focus from reality to hypothetical scenarios. It's no longer about what actually happened. It's about what the officer imagined could happen in his own mind. That's a very dangerous mindset for someone carrying a badge and a weapon. >> Well, what I'm going to do, we're going to put the truck inside of our shop. >> Okay. >> And then I'll put I'm going to go through anything that spoiled, we're going to put in the refrigerator. >> Okay. >> All right. That's up to y'all. Whatever y'all want to do. I don't have anything to do with it. >> Um it's y'alls. So >> that way they ain't no >> Yep. >> on my groceries. >> I I know the dad. He's he's told me on body cam or I don't know. I was just talking to him one day so I don't think my body cam was on but he told me I always have a gun on me. Well, as he's crossing the road, he pulls out his cell phone [laughter] if I got and then he's like, "You you really going to pull your gun on me?" I had nobody here to to uh to help me. So, I was going to do whatever it took to go home. Yep. >> The atmosphere got even worse when the officers started joking around and talking about completely unrelated things while the families had handcuffs on the side of the road. Officer Griffith even made a comment about a previous arrest in an activist, which perfectly shows the kind of mindset happening behind the camera. But stay with us to find out what happened after this. Uh, we're good now. I got Katon here. If you want to go, you can. We're just waiting on Doug to get that bike. I made a girl ride with him the other night. He didn't like that much. [laughter] >> Did he tell you about her? Uh-uh. >> I arrested a truck driver for DWI drugs. They was smoking weed, drinking Jack Daniels going down the interstate. >> Wow. >> And uh it was one of them uh Black Lives Matter chicks. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh man. Doug, I was ready to kick her out before we even got back to the yard. >> What's going on, brother? Brother-in-law. >> What's up? >> What y'all got going on? >> Uh so I got her running 91 to 55, a female on a motorcycle. Yeah. >> And uh and then the boyfriend pulls up and he refuses to leave my scene. My traffic stops. >> Sorry about his luck. >> So I hook him up while he's on the phone with his dad. His dad comes up here, hollers at me, and I said, "You need to leave." I tell him to leave. He starts walking across the pavement, pulls his phone out and turns as he's pulling it out. Everybody got nasty and was still yelling. So, I went over there cuz he's keeping me from completing my traffic stop. >> Right. >> Said she just got it, but she had no paperwork. So, >> imagine that. >> That's the only reason I was going to tow it. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Officer Griffith once again explained to the new officers how the father supposedly made a dangerous move with the phone. Of course, the story became even more dramatic once again. At one point, they even admitted that the disorderly conduct charge probably wouldn't hold up legally because the people were yelling directly at him and not causing public chaos. So, even the officers themselves started realizing how weak some of the charges were. But instead of stopping there and admitting a mistake, they kept pushing the whole thing further. He starts walking across the pavement, still yelling at me, and reaches in his pocket and pulls out a cell phone. And the way he pulls it out, I think he's pulling a gun. It just turned to be a [ __ ] show, man. There was no reason for it. >> Well, I was going to. Tyler told me not to, that I couldn't do disorderly conduct because uh because uh they was talking to me and not somebody else. I I'll look it up and read the statute. So, the way I think it's going to work with you is probably whenever I get you down here, I'm probably going to have them book you in. I'll write you all your tickets and then I'll let them release you. They're going to pay a bond. >> What's that? >> Uh, so they'll have to It'll cost money to get them out. >> I have insurance for my motorcycle. >> You do have proof of insurance. Where's it at? >> It's on my phone. It's progressive. >> And if you had had all your paperwork on the bike, this might not even went this far anyway. I don't know. But but if it would have just been speedy. While talking to the woman, Officer Griffith finally invented something somewhat interesting. He said the whole situation maybe wouldn't have escalated if she had immediately shown her documents and proof of insurance on her phone. So, it really wasn't some major criminal situation like he had been making it sound earlier. The officer indirectly admitted the traffic stop spiraled out of control because of his own reaction. >> But whenever you had speeding, no proof of ownership. How long you been riding the bike? Oh, our girlfriend. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, you kind of grew up on a hood. >> And I get it. I get it. Obviously, I was towing the bike. >> Yeah. >> You was You was going far too fast for me not to. >> Um, it's busy today. >> We'll sight her. I'll I'll route her a bunch of tickets and then and then you can release her. I know. I know y'all strained. So, we'll just book and release. And then the two the two males are staying for interfering and disorderly conduct. >> Who is Judge Cap's not don't make that choice whether they spend the night tonight or not. >> After everything almost all the charges against the family were dropped or heavily reduced. The woman only pleaded guilty to speeding while the charges against the father were dismissed. The fiance was the only one left with a conviction, mostly because the system obviously needed to save face after the entire mess. The family then started to look for lawyers to file a civil rights lawsuit against the department. And it's hard to imagine a worse PR for a sheriff's office. While we wait to see how that lawsuit ends, let's move on to the next case. This was supposed to be a completely peaceful family evening by a lake in Oklahoma. Jason Dollarhy, his wife, and their small child were sitting in their car watching deer in a wildlife area that was literally meant for that. But then, trooper Dennis Dickens showed up and within minutes turned the whole situation into one of the most ridiculous ego trips you'll ever see on a body cam footage. >> Like I said, I'm just checking to see what was up here. You're fine. But a lot of time we find cars up here, they're either making out or doing other things they're not supposed to be doing up here. So >> Oh, yeah. Well, we were just watching the deer. >> Very good, guys. Thank you. No, I appreciate you running up there. Running them off. >> Yeah, I'm sure there is. You [sighs] That's some bull. >> I mean, straight up [ __ ] dick, dude. Look at this motherucker. Dude, listen to that. >> Your ID, young man. >> I ain't broke the law. >> I need your ID, please. >> You're tripping, dude. >> I need your ID, please. >> I have not done nothing wrong. >> Okay, let me see your ID, please. I've not done nothing wrong. You're not getting my ID. Let me see your ID, lady. >> She's not done nothing wrong either. We are sitting here watching the deer and you come up here acting like a a maniac for no reason. >> You are getting out of control, young man. >> For nothing. >> You're getting out of control. >> I've done nothing. >> License ID, please. >> Someone stole my wallet. >> Right from the beginning, Trooper Dickens already sounded offended because Jason said the patrol car had scared away their deer they were watching with their child. And honestly, even the child in the car immediately noticed the officer's ego had been hurt. Instead of calmly ending the conversation and moving on, Trooper Dickens immediately started escalating the situation, demanding identification without any real reason. >> You don't have it with you? >> We've done nothing wrong. >> No, we've done nothing wrong. >> I can give you my name. >> I'm not giving you nothing. This is absolutely ridiculous. >> My name? >> She's the driver of this car and all that's recorded. >> That's fine. Fine, I'll get my back up here and we'll get you out of the car in a minute. No problem. >> My name is Jason Dollarhide, dude. I mean, drive away, babe. Drive away. You've done nothing wrong, dude. Drive away, babe. >> Your [ __ ] mouth shut. >> You've done nothing wrong. >> Your ID, young man. >> Jason Dollar's my property. You must show me an ID. If not, I'll take you in a fingerprint and find what your ID is. Show me your ID. >> I'm not driving this car. >> Okay, >> it's on the registration. Run the tag. AD, I cannot believe the way y'all act around people. >> While Trooper Dickens demanded documents, Jason calmly and logically explained the officer could simply check the vehicle registration. But no, that apparently wasn't dramatic enough. Trooper Dickens had to act like an authority figure over a family literally sitting in the car with their child. Notice how absurd the whole scene is. A wildlife area meant for watching animals turned into an improvised roadside interrogation just because the officer couldn't handle being called rude. >> I can move her to the front when we get to the lake if I want to so she can see the deer that he scared off. She was sitting back there with the seat belt buckled just like she was supposed to be. No, we're on state property. Not even parked. I was still in drive. >> All right, young lady. What's your last name, please? >> Dollarhide. D O L L A R H I D E. >> What's your name and badge number? >> Heather, >> M. Date of birth, >> what's your badge number, sir? >> Phone number, please. >> You're not under suspension, right? >> You have insurance for the vehicle? >> Yes. >> Can I see that, please? >> It's on your phone. >> It's on an app. When you run when you run the tag, you'll see it's entered. >> You to have your registration. Well, I'm recording you so you're not getting it cuz this is not this just >> You can record him and get to it. >> No, I can't. >> You go ahead and record it >> cuz this is ridiculous. >> Your vehicle? >> Yes, it's owned by me. >> Okay. So, you're the one who's going to get citation for having the improper language on the back of the car? >> The what? Trooper Dickens then started questioning the wife about a sticker on the back window of the car that contained a vulgar word. Yes, seriously. At this point, this officer somehow went from people watching dear to launching a police investigation over a bumper sticker. And then he even threatened them with a ticket for inappropriate language. Honestly, it might not be a bad idea for this tyrant to start focusing on actual crimes instead. >> What improper language? >> It's called [ __ ] Why is that sticker on the back of your car? Cuz you're the one who's going to get citation for having the improper language on the back of the car. >> The what? >> Yeah. You know >> improper language? >> Uhhuh. >> What improper language? >> It's called [ __ ] Why is that sticker on the back of your car? Is that not vulgar? >> No, that's freedom of speech. >> Oh, no. It's vulgar. >> No. Behind every bad [ __ ] is a car seat. >> I I get the joke. But why do you have to display it? >> It's not a joke. It's a fact. >> Okay. >> Very good. >> Yeah. Do y'all see how we're being treated? We were watching deer and this gentleman pulled up, scared them off. >> Mr. Dollar, where's your date of birth? >> It's all on there when you run it, dude. >> What's your What's your date of birth, Mr. You can't even comprehend what you're talking about. >> Jason was trying to explain how ridiculous the whole situation was and how Trooper Dickens was violating the family's rights for absolutely no reason, but the officer kept acting like he was solving some major criminal case. Some officers seem like they simply can't stand when citizens know their rights. The moment someone starts mentioning the Constitution or law, their ego immediately starts boiling over. You're breaking the most amendments I've ever seen out of any officer. I've done nothing wrong but tried to watch some deer that you ran off and then you want to turn around and slam your car and park and throw the lights on. >> I ain't telling you nothing, dude. You got it all right there on that tag and I've told you my name. >> You can go run that and you're going to see everything's fine. Besides my 20 years of getting [ __ ] with by [ __ ] like you. We were watching the deer with our daughter and this [ __ ] pulls up and y'all would not believe the five minutes I recording. So now I went live cuz now he's just sitting in his car. I don't know what he's doing. And I'm telling y'all what I I am absolutely sick of the way these police officers >> Jason turned on a live stream and started recording the situation because trooper Dickens was just sitting in his patrol car while continuing to hold the family there without any clear explanation. The worst part is their child was sitting in the car the entire time watching an officer turn a completely normal family evening into unnecessary drama. And later that same cop will probably wonder why people don't respect him. >> Us people when we're just sitting here trying to watch deer at the lake to park in a parking spot. >> So I mean >> I do not sick of it. >> So we can't go to the >> silly police. >> Yeah, silly police. Yeah, he's a silly police. >> We're not. We're doing nothing wrong. We're parking. >> Don't move. >> FOR WHAT? YOU'VE NOT EVEN EXPLAINED TO ME OR HER WHY YOU'VE DETAINED US. >> A car seat. A PROPER FITTED CAR SEAT. >> OH, REALLY? NO. >> THAT'S NOT WHY YOU >> THAT'S NOT WHY YOU PULLED UP THE FIRST 10 minutes ago. >> All you want, bro. >> I got you 5 minutes worth of recording. Now, now our rights are being violated. Now, Officer Dickens has fabricated a reason for the stop, saying the car seat is not properly fitted in Dollar Hyde's vehicle. And you have not explained to us nothing. >> Here, we're moving your car seat to the back. >> Huh? >> [ __ ] >> What's that? What's that, sir? I never got your badge number either. This is absolutely ridiculous. When he realized the whole ID demand situation wasn't looking good, trooper Dickens suddenly changed the narrative and started claiming the real issue was the child car seat. Of course, that problem magically appeared only after Jason started recording. He must have been really dumb if he thought nobody was going to notice that. Pulled up here and ran him off. I really appreciate that. And he's going to like >> I'm recording a sign. Babe, I'm recording a sign. Dude, you're tripping. YOU'RE TRIPPING, DUDE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> This officer just assaulted me and my husband and Y'ALL SEEN IT ALL. WE'RE ALIVE. [screaming] >> HEY. HEY, EVERYBODY. PLEASE HELP US. DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> That's fine. Can guess who's going to be in the wrong. [screaming] >> Step by the car. >> No, you are hurting me very bad. >> You can tell me this over and over. I'm not getting out of this car. >> I don't know why you're putting your hands on me trying to knock the phone out of MY HAND. >> THIS COP IS [screaming] CRAZY. >> Step out of the car. Come here. Stepping out, dude. >> Putting his hands on me trying to take the phone out of my hand. stepping out. >> By law, >> I'm not getting out. >> By law, I can record him. >> I ain't done nothing. >> I don't care. Look. Look at my finger. Look at my finger. Because he put his hands on me. Look at my finger. >> Dude, you're hurting me. >> While the family was trying to record the sign proving the area was meant for wildlife viewing, trooper Dickens started physically going after them, trying to knock the phone out of their hands. Yes, the officer who had been pretending to protect public order just minutes earlier was now wrestling with people over a Facebook live stream. >> My car while I was in the back seat and tried to take the phone from me. Look at my arm. >> No, it's not. >> Look at what you're doing to me. >> Step out of the car. >> Look what you're doing to me for no reason. >> All we were doing was watching deer. >> No, I'm not. I'm not stepping out of this car. >> We're going to stand here and we get about 15 officers here and then we're going to do it. >> Bring them on. Bring them on cuz you don't know who you're with, bro. Bring them on. This is ridiculous. >> Bring them all. Bring them all. Bring Bring Norman. Bring Purcell. Bring Noble. Bring Highway Patrol. Bring State Trooper. Bring them all. Let's bring them all. >> No, you're not. >> You're going to get in trouble. >> You're >> No, you're going to get in trouble, bro. >> You're hurting me. Godamn it. Stop. >> You're doing it, [screaming] >> dude. You're hurting me so bad. I'm fixing to start punching you. >> If you would step out of the car, this would stop. >> Step out of the car for what? I don't know who the you think you are, bro. You put your hands on me and my husband because you're [screaming] a little because we're recording you. Guess what? By law, YEAH, I CAN RECORD YOU. BY LAW, I can have [ __ ] on the back of my window because behind every bad is a mother car seat. Get it straight, bro. >> By the car. >> Trooper Dickens then started pulling Jason out of the vehicle while the family tried to explain they had the right [music] to record the police. The officer reacted like the camera was some sort of deadly weapon. Some cops seem more afraid of public recordings than actual crime. I wonder why. >> Come here, Avery. >> Come here, Avery. Avery, come here. I want you to get away from there. >> Me and Me and my husband and my daughter are at the lake watching deer. >> Because by law, we can. There's a sign right here. >> There's a sign here. Let me show you the sign. I pulled right past this sign. Didn't even get my car in park yet. What does this sign say? This wildscape area is provided for the benefit of wildlife what visitors who enjoy watching. If you would like to donate money to enhance and improve this area, please stop by the park office or nature center for details. And let me tell you guys what we were sitting here and we were watching. We were watching the deer and he pulled up out of nowhere. That officer assaulted me too, sir. You can believe anything you want. >> You have it on video. >> I have it all on live Facebook. I'm live on Facebook right now. >> Leave me alone. >> [ __ ] piece of [ __ ] >> Jason's wife kept recording the sign near the lake that literally explained the area was meant [music] for people who enjoy watching wildlife. So, the family was doing exactly what was allowed in that location. But by that point, Trooper Dickens was already acting like he had caught some dangerous criminals. Believe it or not, he still wasn't [music] done. >> Here, I'll call 911 for me. >> It's okay, Avery. Anyway, we were watching deer. And he pulled up and blew his horn and said that, "What are you guys doing here?" We said, "We're watching deer." He said, "Well, people are usually here making out." Well, that's not what we're doing. He said, "Well, why do you have prerogative? Why do you have prerogative violence language on the back of your car. And we said, "What are you talking about?" This is why he pulled up to us because he thought we were smoking. Um, >> let go of me, you [ __ ] piece of [ __ ] >> He has my husband in handcuffs in our car. W He walks up AND PUTS >> OH, NO. HE DIDN'T PUNCH ME. GODAMN IT. >> OH, YEAH. >> Punch me. >> Okay. He's live on Facebook. >> GOD, LET GO ME, YOU GODDAMN MOTHER. [screaming] >> I don't know who you think you are, dude. >> Who the What are you doing? >> You got you piece of [ __ ] >> Dude, >> [ __ ] you. >> You a who the do you think you are, dude? >> Go ahead and get out. >> Go ahead. >> Oh, I thought you wanted him out. Thought you wanted him out. >> HE'S OUT. >> You going to turn this into a weapon? >> Thought you wanted him out. He's out. The situation got even worse when Trooper Dickens violently pulled Jason out of the vehicle and handcuffed him while his wife screamed that the officer was hitting her husband. And all this happened right in front of their child who's standing just a few feet away. Any officer who loses control in front of a small child over a bumper sticker seriously needs to question his own temperament. >> You asked him out of the car, he's out. >> This this this state trooper assaulted me and my husband live on Facebook. So, y'all go back and watch this. Tried to knock the phone out of my hand. I don't know how many times, but it didn't work. >> Here, let's see. Let's see all your blood. >> Right here, baby. >> Look, he put my husband in handcuffs inside of my car. >> OH MY GOD, DUDE. >> Reach through the window and handcuff him over here like a man and talk to me. Get >> your [ __ ] ASS IN YOUR CAR AND CALL YOUR SUPERVISOR. >> CALL YOUR SUPERVISOR. >> Where's my phone? Call 911 with it. >> Why are you trying to take my phone? Too bad the keys are around my neck, huh? He tried to look for those, too. >> HE'S AING LIAR. >> CALL 911. >> You're a [ __ ] >> Hey, >> YOU WANT 911? >> I'm telling you, this piece of >> Hey, help me. This piece of [ __ ] called me. >> We're at the lake. We are on Alamita. >> Indian boy, please help us. >> Right past Twin Bridges. >> Please help us. Please help us. While Jason's wife called 911 and begged for a supervisor, Trooper Dickens kept holding the family on the side of the road like some sort of serious violent incident had just happened. But the reality was a complete opposite. The family repeatedly asked for help because of the very officer who had stopped them [music] in the first place. >> He's assaulted both of us. >> My wife, I'm not playing. I'm begging for a supervisor. I got 10 minutes, 20 minutes worth of video and he's still sitting here beating me up and [ __ ] >> Oh my god. >> For no reason. >> No reason. We were looking at deer and he come driving up in here. >> He's been telling us that for 30 minutes, >> dude. He is a [ __ ] maniac. >> Help me, please. >> Well, there ain't no backup coming cuz he just wanted to put his hands on people. >> And I'm It's all live on Facebook. >> Please help us begging you. You know what that sign right there says that we can sit there and watch deer and he pulled up and said that we can't sit there and watch deer. >> We were moving and then he pulled us over and said that I had a cuss word on the back of my car. Everyone cusses. >> I'm telling you, please help us. >> That's not I The back of my car says >> Jason's wife kept explaining how trooper Dickens first stopped them because of the deer, then because of a sticker, then [music] because of a child seat. And notice how none of those reasons stayed consistent more than a few minutes. That's one of the first things many people notice when police work starts falling apart. >> That's not illegal. >> Give me a ticket. >> A TICKET FOR WHAT? HE WASN'T trying to give me a ticket. >> Well, he would have eventually. >> No, you're wrong. You weren't here. It's all live on Facebook. You just need to go the on, dude. >> Yeah. You got a nice lady. >> [ __ ] off. You old bastard piece of >> [ __ ] off. [ __ ] off and die. >> No, you're going to die. >> [ __ ] off, you little [ __ ] >> [ __ ] you. You'll die way before I do because you're a old bastard getting in that you don't belong in. Someone's going to blast your ass real quick. Mother >> crazy ass cop. WATCH THE 5 MINUTES OF VIDEO WE GOT TO SEE WHY. >> YOUR wife is really a nice lady. >> I am. I'm very nice to people that are nice to me. >> You did me for no reason. >> You >> are you really going to chase him around the car? When the officers arrived, the situation didn't suddenly become more professional. Jason's wife was asking for medical help, and his supervisor, while Trooper Dickens kept talking like he had just survived a confrontation with violent suspects. [music] The most absurd part is that there was video footage the entire time showing exactly how the incident had really started. [music] >> Oh my god. Please don't get here. >> Send an ambulance. >> What is your badge? >> Send an ambulance. >> What is your Yeah. Where's medical at? You You got medical? YES, HE DOES. WHO ARE YOU TO DECIDE WHETHER HE NEEDS MEDICAL OR NOT? >> Piece of >> I need medical. >> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? >> I need medical WITH YOU. >> GO AHEAD. You don't go to for that. They've been in my life since I was five. You need to get your straight. I know the law. You don't. I've been in the courthouse more than you probably >> my face. >> Dude, this [ __ ] cop beat my >> Oh, I'm going to go to jail because he's calling state services because my kid was buckled in the front seat in a car seat. It's not going to go good, babe. >> Oh, well. >> Dude, are you a supervisor? Please get a supervisor here, man. This cop has gone crazy. Yo, >> this cop has gone crazy. >> After the incident, Jason filed complaints, started legal action, and continued posting videos and updates about the case. [music] Through an internal investigation, Oklahoma Highway Patrol claimed that trooper Dennis Dickens [music] supposedly didn't violate any procedures despite dozens of minutes of footage showing physical escalation and chaotic behavior. Still, Jason and his wife kept fighting and promised they wouldn't stop there. And honestly, that's exactly how it should be. And speaking of officers who go too far, let's hear the story of a cop who paid a very expensive price for his mistakes. Everything started outside a CVS pharmacy in Ohio when a police call reported a man allegedly trying to pull someone out of a car in the drive-through line. That man was Kent Settles. Well, what happened next very [music] quickly stopped looking like a normal police check. In just a few seconds, Garfield Heights officers turned an ordinary street stop into a brutal confrontation that cost Kenta 5 months of [music] his life behind bars. >> You green pants. Right here. You come here. Come here. >> Come here. Come here. Come here. You're being detained. >> What's going on? >> Listen. Were you Why didn't you stop when I asked you to? >> No, you didn't stop. Hands in the car. Hands in the car. Spread your feet. Hands in the car. Spread your feet. Spread your feet. All right. Put your hands behind your back. >> Stop resisting. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> Officer Michael Malik found [music] Kenta walking down the street and immediately started physically detaining him without any serious explanation. According to the lawsuit, the officer never clearly [music] explained why he was stomping him or gave specific commands before using force. And that's exactly where many incidents like this begin. Some officers act like wearing a badge automatically means people are supposed to read their minds. >> Taser. Taser. Taser. ROLL OVER ON YOUR STOMACH. >> GET ON YOUR STOMACH. >> ON YOUR STOMACH. ON YOUR STOMACH. >> I got a plan. [ __ ] >> [ __ ] STOP RESISTING. STOP RESISTING. >> STOP RESISTING. >> Stop resisting. >> God. I got to hold my [ __ ] resist, [ __ ] KNOCK IT OFF. GIVE ME YOUR HAND. >> Someone got cuffs right here. >> Is anybody else responding to his location? >> The body cam footage showed officers screaming commands while Kenta was trying to understand what was even happening. Officer Malik and a few [music] others kept yelling at him to spread his legs and put his hands behind his back. Just a few seconds later, you can already hear someone calling for a taser. This looks like more officers rushing to get into a physical confrontation than people actually trying to calm the situation down. [ __ ] >> Stop resisting. >> Stop resisting. >> STOP RESISTING. >> STOP RESISTING. >> Stop [ __ ] resisting, [ __ ] >> KNOCK IT OFF. GIVE ME YOUR HAND. Someone got cuffs right here. I got him. I got him. Good, >> Mike. >> Yep. Nose might be broke. >> There you go. >> Got better days. >> Pretend. You >> all right? >> Yeah. My [ __ ] nose is bleeding. >> I'm trying to stop it. 11, can you advise of your exact location, please? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> What happened? >> He hit you. >> While Kent was lying on the ground, the officers kept yelling, cursing, and repeating, "Stop [music] resisting." while holding him pinned against the concrete. The worst part is [music] the footage doesn't show a man attacking the police. It shows several officers controlling one man while at the same time dramatizing the situation like they were arresting some dangerous violent criminal. That's exactly what would soon come back to hurt him. >> All right. >> [ __ ] piece of [ __ ] >> You're bleeding down there, too. >> You want uh >> Shut up. Shut the [ __ ] up. You have the right to remain silent. say to make this law >> you have the right to attorney present any question cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for you and you can use them anytime it's not making statements answer the questions we asked you understand your rights >> okay >> Mike look at me for a minute >> just get this >> radio >> where's the complainant to call >> I don't think I hurt my hand >> she was in the area still I told him if we I'm crying kind of scared for a minute. You shouldn't [ __ ] hit cops, you [ __ ] >> Mike. Mike. God damn it. Step away. >> What's your name? >> My name. >> After everything, Kenta was sitting there with a bloody nose while the officers casually talked [music] around him. One officer even commented that his nose was probably broken, like they [music] were discussing a damaged car bumper. While Kenta was bleeding and trying to understand why he had been attacked, the officer started reading him as Miranda writes like some perfectly professional procedure had just taken place. And then one officer lost control even more and started insulting him while others tried to calm him down. Take that. >> You got anything sharp or dangerous with you, Kenya? >> I'm good. >> Okay. >> I don't know what happened. >> Oh, yeah. >> Lamar done fighting with us. >> Come over here, Lamar. >> I hope y'all have fun tonight. Okay. >> I hope y'all had fun tonight. >> No, we did not have fun. >> Hold on. >> This isn't our idea of fun. >> Confused the [ __ ] out of me. >> I was like, "What the fuck?" >> Open your legs. >> Mhm. >> Do me like that out of nowhere. >> Was that fair? >> All you had to do is stop and talk to us and none of this would have happened. >> You didn't ask me to talk. >> I wasn't even here, >> right? You weren't here, >> right? >> Ter Radio, I'm standing by at Walgreens. Can you uh give that vehicle description again? >> Could even a silver Ford. I believe he said >> after the arrest, Kent Settles was charged with assault on a police officer. Resisting arrest and obstruction, his bond was set at a massive $250,000. He spent almost [music] 5 months in jail before finally being released on June 8th of 2020. Just 4 days later, after reviewing the body cam footage, all charges were dropped. [music] And in 2023, the city of Garfield Heights agreed to pay $750,000 to settle the lawsuit without going to trial. If you thought the cases in today's video were hard to believe, just wait until you see what's coming next. The next video covers situations that are even more disturbing with officers making decisions that left people completely speechless. And trust me, some moments are so unbelievable you think they can't possibly be real until you see them for yourself. See you in the next one.