okay then come and talk to no I'm not going to come talk to you just I'm not going to come talk to you police officer man just I know going to let me go if youve earned yourself you need to talk to me I I don't instructing investigation I'm not instructing anything for obstruction Preston s and his wife sh Nick had just left a pub in downtown Loveland Colorado when they noticed a motorcyclist lying injured in the parking lot observing the injured rider the couple joined bystanders in assisting him the motorcyclist had a visibly injured ankle and soon Emergency Services arrived blocking the parking lot exit officer Paul ash from the Loveland Police Department also arrived and approached the scene Colorado revised statutes section 16 3103 states that an officer May detain an individual only if they have Reasonable Suspicion of criminal activity despite this officer Ash began questioning Mr S without any evidence of wrongdoing targeting him for simply being present okay here's I going in where is the bike at the bike's park down side yeah the blue one there we pulled it off okay you might come and talk to I don't know what happened he pulled the B I'm not talking to nobody really these guys saw what happened I didn't I'm not if you're not talking to anybody you can leave go well you can leave you're dismissed we can't leave you we can't leave I'm I'm not leaving okay then come and talk to no I'm not going to come talk to you just I'm not going to come talk to you police officer man just did you pull the B did you pull the bike off going to come talk to him okay did you pull the bike off him I did not okay so you just told me you did nothing to do with me okay you're free to leave yeah you're free to leave what's his name uh Preston that's all I know Preston what you got ID on your boss I'm need an ID now okay let's take a look I think 1 I got witness come on over here right I need to talk to constitutional right I need I don't want to talk to you you have to talk I want to talk no I don't you do okay you yourself I came down here to help them I don't have to talk to anybody go one or two I don't have to talk to anybody this is going to I have to talk to anybody either you're going to sit here and talk to me we'll just have a short conversation or I going to arrest you for obstruction no you're not OB I'm not obstructing anything you're right here I'm not obstructing nothing these guys are taking care of it please just come talk to me no okay turn around want to talk to right now officer Ash insisted on questioning Preston s who made it clear he did not wish to answer under Colorado law section 16-3 d103 D1 citizens are not required to engage in an officer's inquiry unless the officer has specific and articulable facts suggesting a crime but in this case the man hasn't done anything wrong s's refusal escalated the situation unnecessarily officer Ash along with officer Benjamin Del Lima and detective clinch schnor used excessive force twisting Sal's arms and restraining him on the ground this unnecessary aggression led to severe injuries including a dislocated shoulder torn rotator cuff and broken collar bone videotape this I'm already it's right here around you're wrong my constitutional rights I don't have to talk to you I don't have to I don't have to ID myself he's being [ __ ] cop I came down here to help me don't know what happened and I'm telling him that I'm telling put your hand behind want to talk to me put I'm not telling you again you're being a little a bit of a dick man put your hand behind your back now no you're being wrong take this Sher he's going to get you if you videotape this [ __ ] what are you what are you what are you [ __ ] with me for what are you f my constitutional rights this is [ __ ] up Tuck that knee in this is [ __ ] up down this is [ __ ] up shoulder [ __ ] up you're [ __ ] with me we're my car over here there's no reason for this there's no reason for this get my phone Sher this [ __ ] up videotape this [ __ ] all you had to do was talk to me I didn't want to talk to you I didn't have to talk to you I didn't have to talk to you I don't know what happened he came over we saw him down I came to help him get his [ __ ] bike up okay and that's what I need to touch that's right so if you've insed yourself me [ __ ] let me go you earn of yourself you need to talk to me I I don't need investigation I'm not instructing anything for obstruction I'm not I want to I want to talk to your [ __ ] supervisor I want to talk to your supervis Police Department right no I want to talk to him right [ __ ] now you can talk to him before you go to jail I'm not going to jail [ __ ] I didn't do anything I helped the guy get his bike up that's why you and I'm obstructing [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] have a seat no let me go I'll get in you don't have to force me in you don't have to force me in I'll get in the [ __ ] car I'll get in your [ __ ] thing loosen These Cuffs up please they're tight can we please loosen these cups up checking them sir they're not a finger [ __ ] WID away hey relax dude that's what Happ trying to relax that's what happens when you go throw my ass down want sir he's checking the cuff right now they're pretty [ __ ] tight get over there not yet so the bike has been moved over there yes sir I had nothing to do with that I came out to help my friend okay and that's why you needed just sit there and talk to me now I didn't need to sit there and talk cuz I didn't see what happened I didn't wh witness what happened well you obviously did because you came out and helped him I yeah but I didn't I don't know what the hell happened I came down on my bik my buddy's bikes down that's part of the investigation we need to know all about that you're [ __ ] wrong okay have a seat please loosen these they are super loose no they're not have a seat in the car no my right my left wrist is you want me to check them can I check yes sir please they're [ __ ] tight as hell there's a lot of room in there sir you SE there for two off as hell it's two officers who have checked them and I loosen them and I want to talk to your [ __ ] supervisor right now not when I get the shop he'll be yeah sir what this is a paramedic with Thompson Valley yeah my shoulders [ __ ] up he's going to check Youk you okay there's no reason for you to throw me [ __ ] on like that well I gave you plenty of chances I didn't want to talk to you that's not resistant that's not [ __ ] anything we'll explain all that at the police department yeah right I know my rights I wasn't I didn't need to I didn't need to talk to you I didn't need to ID myself I had nothing to do with what happened here told me you came down here I came down here to see what was going on and you're asking me questions I don't know what the [ __ ] happened but you [ __ ] up my shoulder and you're going to have a [ __ ] lawsuit on your hands like I said this is my partner Shane he's going to check you yeah thank you do you need info off the I don't have any Fu despite being charged with obstruction and resisting arrest s's charges were dropped after prosecutors reviewed the body cam footage under Colorado revised statutes section 6 3102 an arrest must be lawful and supported by probable cause which was evidently lacking the Loveland Police Department's internal investigation later revealed that officer Ash had violated multiple policies including those concerning the use of force limits of authority and search and seizure Protocols are you wife I didn't get your name I'm sorry wife one of the above yeah okay so he's going to go to the hospital and get checked and then I'm going to take him to the police department he's going to be booked in for obstructing and resisting and then he'll be transported to lmer County Jail you have any questions about that I've been through the I just I mean two seconds he would have talked and would have been done the thing is is he has seen so many videos on Facebook about not having to give your name you know and so that's why he did that okay and so my whole thought on that is if he told me right away that help move the bike off the guy no he didn't that's what he told me okay I didn't he that okay and then at that point in time he's insert himself in the accident I'm just trying to figure out what happened to they they got the bike no I understand I do need to talk to him so at that point in time he does need to talk to me okay but he didn't move the bike he he told me he did he didn't okay the other guys did okay well he told me mve bike that's what I'm just trying to figure out was what happened to the accident yeah so we came up all these guys were already over there they got the bike up they moved it okay why would he tell me he move the bike then I don't know okay so that's that was my whole thing I just need to know what they did to move that bike so then I can move on to the next part of the investigation which is dealing with him and if you would have just told me that you guys would be home already probably okay like I said it's all Facebook the videos I I understand I just he understand where I'm coming from I do okay okay um I'm sure he'll give you a call as soon as you can okay okay you have any questions for me I don't think so okay well other than that I think you're free to leave if you want or you can stay for whoever else is here here I'll I'll wait okay just want to let you know okay all right thank you than you okay um until that hey what's going on with the actual accident so apparent I'm going mute to talk to officer [Applause] what's going to happen to the bike the bike's going to be towed to it Preston's going to go to the hospital and get checked cuz he got a couple injuries during the scuffle and he'll be transported Liber County Jail which side of the bike he was laid down do you remember the right side right here yep okay they're both missing meters there's no FY Chargers or anything like that bike have to be towed we can take care of it yeah nice yeah just part of our policy so but he'll be able to get it out right away there won't be a hold on it that's secur all right all right all right you have any other questions I appreciate you're not trying to jump in there he's ass so well I mean if he would have just talked to me for two seconds it would have been over and you guys probably would have been gone by now yeah that's all all it was alcohol stupid things yeah unfortunately all right thank you you have any questions for me no okay we do appreciate you guys' help sorry it went to where it went to yeah no problem just let me know what I got to do you got my number so all right thank you very much Preston s filed a lawsuit against the city of Loveland and the officers involved Seeking Justice for the violation of his rights and the injuries he sustained Colorado revised statutes section 13812 allows for civil action against wrong wrongful acts including excessive force and unlawful arrest in January 2021 the city of Loveland agreed to settle for $290,000 this settlement highlighted the Department's acknowledgement of its officer's misconduct and its failure to uphold citizens constitutional rights officer Paul Ash's history of misconduct was not isolated to this case he had previously been involved in multiple incidents of excessive force and citizen complaints ultimately Ash was terminated in October 2022 for violating department policies related to accessing records his dismissal raised additional legal disputes as Ash argued his firing was procedurally improper his case underscores the need for systemic reform to prevent officers with repeated violations from remaining in law enforcement roles like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now