the officer told me that and that's the basis of arrest and then his interference duties what is he interfering with what has he done wrong an officer in Harris County Texas stopped a driver for allegedly speeding and making an unsafe Lane change during the interaction the driver exited his vehicle and asked do I have to when ordered to return to his car the officer escalated the situation claiming interference with public duties however Judge David Flair threw out the case questioning the lack of probable cause and the absence of real evidence of interference morning Mr mlan Sir you're charged with interference the duties of of a public servant you're facing up to six months in jail Andor $2,000 F we're going to do probable cause you have the rec to remain silent anything you say can Will AB used against you give the right to have an attorney present if you cannot afford one one will be appointed to you yes an officer initiated a traffic stop in Harris County Texas after observing the defendant exceed a speed limit of 45 mph and make unsafe Lane change the defendant did not have his driver's license but told the officer his name and date of birth while the officer was running the defendant's name he observed the defendant exit his vehicle and the officer told the defendant to get back inside the vehicle and the defendant responded do I have to the officer exited the vehicle and attempted to detain the defendant the defendant tensed up and locked his arms everything is conclusory what has he done done wrong what it was the initial Lane changes on safe and the exceeding the speed limit that promted the stop then at that point he was how exceeding speed limit how fast was he going I mean I spoke to the officer this morning um who told me that it was he was pacing the defendant at 54 miles hour okay in a what Sor in a what I mean if it's on he's fine right and then his interference duties what is he interfering with what do I think it was after the stop was initiated the officer was running the plates the defendant stepped out of his vehicle the officer told him to get back in the vehicle the defendant said do I have to the officer told me that and that's the basis of [Music] arrest don't are you losing Sor okay and your honor furthermore as he was attemped to detain him he locked his arms and tensed up so as he was attempting to detain him following that incident of him telling to get back in the vehicle and it was that what the basis for arrest it was it was just a temporary he was just attempt to detain him while he was trying to inv he doing wrong what's he doing wrong 65 no I don't think so find no probable cause no it's just he gets out of the car and then it just just the virtue of fact him getting out in the car interfering with the duties really no just when you get into you know just be careful out there man life is hard as it is when you get into you know got to be careful man people always have to get you be nice it's not hard things will go well for you know look I got it I'm with you okay just hang tight with me for a second okay the judge seeing no wrongdoing threw out the case under Texas penal code section 3815 interference with public duties requires actual disruption of an officer's lawful actions the judge noted pointing out the officer's overreach his dismissal not only upheld the Constitution but also spotlighted how racial profiling can fuel baseless arrests just like this cas here's another incident judge fer saved man from corrupt com I see what you're saying because he's charged with tampering right A man was pulled over for having a paper license plate on his vehicle which an officer claimed was fake due to missing security features the officer charged him with tampering with a government record a crime that carries up to 6 months in jail and a $2,000 fine under Texas penal code section 3710 a person commits tampering if they knowingly make a false entry in or alter a government record with intent for it to be accepted as genuine however the defendant explained that he received the plate from the person who sold him the truck assuming it was legitimate the officer rather than investigating further escalated the situation and turned a minor traffic stop into a felony level accusation P 7794 oh one more thing did you see if he had a license he was driving on S is good morning MREs you were charged with tampering with the government record with intent to make it genuine is that right I'm sorry say time I miss what you said you're charged with tampering with the government record you were facing up to six month in jail and a $2,000 fine we are going to do probable cause you have the rightor remain silent anything you say can or will be used against you you have the right to have an attorney present if you cannot afford one one will be appointed to you sir yes on January 16th 2025 the officer observed that offended the vehicle with a paper license plate on North Freeway East Service Road the officer ran the license plate and the license plate came back with no record the officer observed the license plate was a copy and did not have required security features a traffic slop was initiated and the officer made contact with the defendant the driver of the vehicle the defendant stated he received the license plate from the person who sold him the truck that he receives a new license plate whenever he makes payments and that he thought that was legal the defendant stated he did not have insurance on the vehicle and the officer ran the VIN and discovered the motor vehicle to be salvaged the officer also found the vehicle has never been registered and had never had a state inspection the defendant provided a dealer tag receipt for the license plate listing him as a purchaser so he tried to purchase in good faith judge just any criminal but he's going he's making payments and he gets a new license plate every time he gets a payment that's that's what the officer says was say well that but I mean right Marcos I see what you're saying because he's charged with tampering right to Tamper you must I know let's pull the cat because I mean are you have to do you have to make a willing you negligently or rightless an alteration so to speak you know let's see knowingly makes a false entry in operation of a government record a person commits yeah if he knowingly makes a false entry in or false alteration of a government record makes presents or uses any record document or thing with knowledge of its falsity with intent that it be taken as a genuine government record Robert I think that is what they're probably relying on in this case what if I may as the information Ledges it's a subsection six where it possesses a governmental record with knowledge that was obtained unlawfully so well he doesn't knows even from hold on that's your burden and in this case we would show that reasonable certainty by his obtaining it every time he makes a new purchase and obtaining it from the person who obtain the vehicle rather than from the government so it would be through that when I go buy a new car though they give me a tag you know what I mean so at some point yes you're supposed to get something like a a license plate from I guess a state you know from the state Authority right they give you the license plate but here they give you the they give you the paper plate and you assume that they're going to do all the paperwork behind the scenes they send it to the government to the state agency then the state agency sends you the if this had been like maybe a month or two that he had purchased it perhaps caps but if we're talking that he's had this car for like a year then I I don't think that's reasonable I don't think that's a reasonable argument to make as the hearing progressed judge Fleer questioned whether the defendant had the necessary intent to commit tampering Texas law requires the prosecution to prove Beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed a government record with knowledge that it was obtained unlawfully the defense pointed out that the man had been making payments on the vehicle and received new plates each time believing the process was legitimate the judge scrutinized the case noting that if the defendant had purchased the vehicle recently and the paperwork was still being processed there was no basis for a criminal charge the officer failed to prove that the defendant knowingly falsified anything exposing the weak foundation of the charge so and I don't know how long this car purchase let me see your honor so the only thing in regard to the status of the vehicles the officer only found that it was a vehicle and he list a date of loss as June or May 29th 2020 so I don't know if that's when the defendant obtained it or that's just no that's just when it was salvaged at that time so at that point you can't even drive the car because it's salvaged right salvage title the officer provides so and so with information we have the tag let me see so The Bu tag list an expiration date of February 5th 2025 and list the vehicle of the 2007 Chevrolet and doesn't it should say like a date of purchase right why don't we do this look so it says expired February 5th and this happened in January 16th and I just asked him when he bought it he said it about about a month and a half ago and I said how many license how many so let's do this show me let me give you more time let me just do a little bit more diligence all right we'll come back but let me let me burn through all this because I didn't think it was going to take this much time but let's we'll revisit later that approach so apparently I spoke with William about this case and he on the paper plate which you have not seen took a picture of QR code and it does pull up as though so what do you guys think honestly judge I don't know enough about Motor Vehicle Registration to know what this QR code means but I do know that when I did the QR code did pull up something and it did say the created timestamp was December 7th 2024 I didn't show you both you like this so wait wait wait the paper plate has a QR code has a QR code apparently on the corner and when scanned it gave the date of December 7th 2024 as a creation end February 5th which is the expiration so the issue is because knowledge did he have knowledge of its falsity did he or you know did he because it's it's a specific intent crime right and after Googling what a paper plate does look like it looks exactly like it's supposed to it's a little wrinkled but that doesn't really all right so I'm G to find no problem call then all right guys okay before making a final ruling the judge examined a critical piece of evidence the QR code on the paper plate the timestamp on the code showed that the plate was created on December 7th 2024 with an expiration date of February 5th 2025 aligning with legal standards this proved that the plate was not fabricated but part of an actual vehicle saale process the judge unimpressed with the officer's failure to investigate properly ruled no probable cause for the tampering charge this case highlights how corrupt cops misuse the legal system pushing baseless charges instead of conducting real investigations with the right judge their tactics collapse under scrutiny like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now