got any ID on you? Why would I need that? I'm just going to find out who you are. You got a mask on. I can't see your face. You're giving me a a unlawful order to vacate when I'm on a public sidewalk. We're on a public sidewalk. So, why would I need to leave? You're making a mistake. What's your name? I'm not. Well, you're failing to identify yourself. What? What crime have I committed? Felon identif ID yourself, dude. Identify yourself and go in the back of my car until you identify yourself. But he wasn't bringing any laws. He's allowed to film all day long. Mhm. A Lake Ozark officer confronted a citizen filming on a public sidewalk, demanding he leave without any legal basis under the First Amendment recording in public, including police activity, is protected unless it obstructs official duties. The officer's push to remove the citizen hinged on vague complaints of discomfort from nearby workers, not a crime. This unwarranted command revealed an attempt to dominate rather than uphold the law, crumbling as the citizen's grasp of his rights exposed the officer's overstep. Oh, good. Okay. I'd like to have my hands on. You got any ID on you? Why would I need that? I'm just going to find out who you are. You got a mask on. I can't see your face. You're giving 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. Am I Am I free? Am I free to go? Young man, I'm not free to go. I'm free to stay. You need to vacate the area. I'm not vacating. Yeah, you are. You going with me then? So, you going to put your hands on me? I am. I asked you to put I How are you doing? Pretty good. What we doing? Yeah. If you don't mind me asking, is your body cam on? It is. Okay. Why do you have your gloves on? I always wear my gloves. Okay. Why you have a mask on? Do I not 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 sign. So, you enforce feelings? No, I'm just asking what you're doing. Why don't you enforce the law? Put your hands out your pockets. Okay. It's 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. You got any ID on you? Why would I need that? I'm just want to find out who you are. You got a mask on. 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 the public easement? You are. So why do I need to vacate the public sidewalk? Because you've got people nervous and they want to know what you're Are you giving me a lawful order? I am giving you a lawful order. You need to move the area. Let me ask you this. Do you have to play this game? Do you wave your qualified immunity? I'm not going to play this game. You wave your qualified immediate. You need to step. You wave your qualified. You need to get the step. I'm ask you pull out your sergeant. I'm ask you to get your sergeant. Get Sergeant Meer. Get Sergeant Meer. I don't have to do that. Get Sergeant Meer. I'm asking you to 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. You got your gloves on. You're ready to put your hands on me. You ready to take me to jail? My hands are on my back. You're giving 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. Am I free? Am I free? Am I free to go, young man? I'm not free to go. I'm free to stay. Thank you. You need to vacate the area. I'm not vacating. Yeah, you are. You going with me then? So you going to put your hands on? I am. I asked you to put I as Sergeant My I've asked you to move. I asked you to get Sergeant. I've asked you to move. I asked you to get Sergeant My You going to No. No. You Hey, excuse me. He threw He threw my He threw my phone down. I sure did, guys. You good? Yeah. Threw my phone on the ground, guys. Sure did. Why'd you do that? Can Hey, can you get my phone, please? I'm asking you, do do you not want to get Sergeant Meer out here? No. Well, I'll take you to it. Why not? Even better, huh? You're going to You're going to unlock You're going to unlock your arrest. I'm not arresting you. I'm just detaining you. I say full of crime. Full of crime. 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. 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. Boss, it's not It It hasn't been recording since since your phone hit the ground. Okay. So, how do I turn it off? He turned my phone off. How do I turn your phone off? You threw it on the ground. All right. The screen won't stay off. Exactly. You threw my phone. Your phone is going up here. Okay, that's fine. I'm actually minor out here. You're making a mistake. What's your name? I'm not telling you. Well, you're failing to identify yourself. What crime have I committed? Fail to identify. What is your reasonable suspicion? You won't ID yourself. Dude, what is your reason? Because you were failing to identify. What crime? 708 Miller. I got one detained. This is the same guy we dealt with. 708 702. He'll never answer his radio. Give me a Hey, can you come to Central Bank and see if you can identify this subject? He's been asking for you for the last 5 minutes light out. Yeah. So I I knew his name. I just can't think of it right now. We gave him an awful order to move out in front of the bank. He's got people nervous and he's failing to identify himself. So there's no reason you remember his name. Wow. You remember his name? I know his girlfriend's name was like Ali or something. Where are they from? That was H. Mind if I talk to him? See if you can give me his name. Mind if I talk to him? See if he'll give me his name? Oh, I don't care. Yeah, if you want to go on. Hey, boss. What's going on? So, the the reason that you're in custo right now is cuz you're not identifying with my other officer there. Yes. What's your name, dude? What reasonable or typical suspicion? So, 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 17. Clayton Wool 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, sir. 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. You're going to What crime have I committed? Fantastic. Okay. Nope. The officer faltered when pressed to name a crime, offering no valid reason for detaining the citizen. In Terry versus Ohio, 1968, reasonable suspicion demands clear, specific facts pointing to criminal activity. Instead, the officer leaned on nebulous claims of suspicion which held no weight. The citizen's sharp focus on legal clarity flipped the encounter, laying bare the detainment as a hollow flex of authority rather than a grounded action. It is the same guy though. I don't I don't care if he's on a public sidewalk. It's 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 the [ __ ] bank making people uneasy. And I asked him what his name was. He refused a lawful order by giving me his name and moving down the road. Wonder if his car I don't know. I do. This is simple. Give me your [ __ ] name. Just a simple give me your [ __ ] name. And it's all you need to do 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. How long has that gentleman been out here? I don't know for sure. He's been out for a little while. We called customers in the drive. He's been upset with his filming car and he never But he's been out there filming cars. Do you want him trespass from here? I'm sorry. Do you want him trespass from here? I don't know. I know. He got an email saying that as long as we're on public property and the sidewalk is public property that we really can't. So I don't know or I know he's failing to give us that location. So he's not doing that. So that means he's at this time being detained. But I need to know from you guys if you guys want him trespassing this property. Well, I tried to get a hold of um our security officer and he's not answering. Let me see if he says cell phone you can call. Okay. He's been screaming and hollering for you anyway. Says he knows you. That's what he said. He won't take his mask down. He won't tell me who he is. Is your buddy came on? His buddy Sergeant My You know his uh I'm familiar with him. I don't remember your name right off my head. But what am I doing when it comes? 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. What crime have I committed? I just told you before you were here on the scene. What crime have I committed? None. So why do I have to ID 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 artic. 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 standing here. He wasn't breaking any laws by being on the sidewalk. And I asked him, I said, "Hey, you got people in here nervous. Would you mind stepping down the road for me?" He goes, "Am I 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 step and identify yourself and pull your mask down." [ __ ] you. I ain't going to do that either. I said, "Okay, if you're not going to identify yourself, go in the back of my car until you identify yourself." But he wasn't bringing any laws. He's allowed to film all day long. Mhm. 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's not. I 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 been a reporter, too. 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 trying he's trying to find his name and he can't find it. Of course, he lost it. So you said about 30 minutes you've been out here coming in. Was he like ant antagonizing them, harassing them or just the camera and there's a guy out here in front of my car out there pointing at me and I don't like it. And I said, "Well, I am very sorry we're working on." So, it it's kind of it's kind of it's a little gray because you know what I mean? Because he's on the he's on the sidewalk and once you're out in public, which means once you leave this parking lot, cuz this is private property, once you leave this parking lot, you're you can be recorded. Anything you want can be recorded. Yeah. You have no right to privacy in the public. So, that's terrible. Now, if he was like coming in here and they had signs up here, his private property that had signs up and saying that you're not allowed to record this, that or the other, that's one thing. But if he's just standing on the sidewalk recording, then we can't really No, he he don't like to talk to us. He doesn't like to cooperate with the police. We've dealt with him a lot, but kind of why I'm in here, I just want to make sure that he's not doing anything wrong. If he's not doing anything wrong, then we can't push the subject. All he did was stand at the film and people were getting very uncomfortable. The call center called people from there called people walking in, you know, complaining, not feeling safe. And I think Okay. Uh if she happens to um actually how long do you think she'll be? She should be a minute. Hang on. Okay. Huh? Okay. I just wanted to make sure. I appreciate it. Thank you for your speech. Yes, ma'am. Once he tells me his name, it's free to go. I I I've got his name as long if there's no crime from on their end. Okay. I'll wait for Wolf to come back and then we probably 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 I mean on their end before we kick him. and he was a white man. I did not curse him. I did not curse him at all. He said I said you did not curse him at all. That might just be a thing. I always talk like that. I did not curse each other. I always talk like that. But regardless, I gave you I'm not going to We're not going to over talk each other. We're not going to over talk over each other. They're not going to do anything about it. They don't want him trespassed or anything. Then why 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 call lines, saying that they felt unsafe and 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 at him. Oh, okay. So he he hasn't done anything aside from not identifying. Yeah. So that's it. Okay. Tension spiked as the officer mishandled the citizen's property and cuffed him despite no evidence of wrongdoing. Under the Fourth Amendment, force or detention without probable cause is a violation. The citizen, still on public property, endured physical harm, spotlighting the officer's reckless escalation. His calm insistence on his rights stood in stark contrast to the officer's aggression, framing the act as a blatant power grab. Well, as soon as Meyer gets done with I'll cut him loose and we'll just play the game. Every 20 minutes we'll be back dealing with it. That's But I'm not You need public officer safety. We were making sure there was no criminal offense that was committed before we got here at the bank. And there wasn't. So they called us. But he put me in custody. I was not moving. That's a detainement. He had an investigation of 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. No, he Officer Clayton Wolf does not know the law. He asked me where'd I get my law folks from. I said I don't have to identify myself passenger in the vehicle. He tried to he tried to fabricate probable cause by saying I didn't have my seat belt on when I in fact did on camera. 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 place that I he doesn't know my name because I never gave my name and for ID because I have not committed a crime. Okay. And that may be the case. Okay. So why am I still in code? cuz we are in still investigation of this. We were called here for this. Okay. So, how long am I going to sit here? I'm going to talk to him. He went in to talk to them and then 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 your mute. See the recording on there? Is there a Is there a crime here? No. Are they They want trespass. They got nothing. How about yo I'm telling you you don't mess up put 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 I sure did you messed my shoulder up so I need medical attention well you're going to be free to go I need I need medical attention cuz you done messed my shoulder up look at look how he's handling me just let him get the cops off I'm relaxing I'm relaxing look how he's handling Once he gets the cuffs off, you are free to call the I can't even feel my hand. Call for a medical. I can't even feel my hand. Okay, he's calling for Okay, he's calling for him, bro. You're free to go. I can't even feel my hand. I need I need Here you go. Here's your [ __ ] I need an ambulance. He's calling for one. It's kind subject is released and is requesting medical attention. If you could please you think the officers should act like this. You think you should be acting like you. I'm not stepping on 103. But I always go and you tell what crime have I committed is why he was investigating. What crime have I committed? No identification given. refusing to give identification, no age. Uh, he's complaining of shoulder pain. What's your What's your badge number? What's your badge number? I'm not doing this. What is his badge number? Officer Wink 708. Why don't people What am I doing wrong? You put me on their 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. He wasn't. You were detained until he could investigate. What crime have I committed? That's why he was investigating. What crime have I committed though? That's what he was investigating. Once he went in and talked to him and they they said there was no crime, you're free to go. You're out of cuffs. You can go. But what's your what's your badge number? What's your badge number? I'm not doing this with you. 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. You want a ride to the fire station? I need to I need to see some If you want a ride, I'll give you a ride. I'm offering you a ride. Right. To go right there. 11 hours. 702 giving me the subject a ride to the fire station. The citizen's resolute stand on his rights forced the Lake Ozark officer to retreat, releasing him without charges and revealing the encounter's lack of legal footing. The Constitution firmly prohibits demanding identification without a lawful detention rooted in probable cause. By holding his ground, the citizen dismantled the officer's empty commands, exposing the Lake Ozark Police Department's actions as not just misguided, but blatantly unlawful. Clearly worthy of a civil rights lawsuit. This recorded clash, now etched in public view, sends a sharp message to the officers involved. Their reckless overreach could lead to a bruising legal battle if the citizen chooses to file a claim. Every moment of their unwarranted aggression, from physical restraint to baseless demands, builds a compelling case for accountability. The department now stands on notice. Such flagrant violations invite serious consequences, and the power to pursue justice lies with the citizen they wronged. Like and subscribe for more police cam stories. Watch the next recommended video. Click to watch now.