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Hello. What's going on? Not a whole lot. My name is Officer of the Oak Falls Police Department. The reason you're being stopped is you can't maintain a lane for the life of you. Yes, I did. I don't know. I I literally just came from the store. We were I'll stay right here. I literally just came from the store. I literally just came from Sheets and I was in the lane. It go my license. Yep. Go turn the car off for me. Appreciate it. Any fire I literally I know I was in the lane cuz you jumped behind me. I know I was in it. Where are you going? Come here. Mhm. We literally just left from Sheets. Right. And I lit up. Mhm. Right there. What do you need to see in? I'm just looking, man. Okay. Any firearms in the car? Yes, it is. >> Where at? Right here. I'm going to just take it for now, okay? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Don't don't let go of the let go of >> I'm asking a question. >> Okay. I'm asking a question. Why do you need to take the firearm? I don't because for my for my protection. I can show you my Can I reach to show you my CCW? I know I know you got a CCW. >> I know cuz you ran my tag. >> have to leave. It's going to go on top, but I don't I don't need you Don't reach That's I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm Don't reach in the bag, OKAY? BRO, YOU ASKED ME TO GRAB IT. >> NO, I SAID GRAB THE BAG. Let me have it. Okay. All right, boss. Jeez, man. I watched you follow me from the gas station. Sure did. I was in the center lane. I I didn't swerve or nothing. >> How much you had to drink tonight? It's a simple question. How much you had to drink tonight? What's my citation? Well, how much you had to drink tonight? What's my citation? Okay. How much you had to drink tonight? >> What's my citation? What's weaving, turn signal Okay, give me my citation. I'm at home. Give me my citation. >> Okay. I got one gun off of him. He can't maintain a lane for his life. Some thick thick slurred speech, and bloodshot glassy eyes. And then I asked about a >> gun. Yeah. Yeah, he had a bag. I asked him if he had a gun. He said he had guns. He said yeah, he took the bag and like I thought I just take it. I went to grab it and pulled it back in the car. And then my I said I got a question, right? He said I can put it on if I'm actually deeper in the car and put it on back of the And he just went up and stuck his hand inside of it. I don't like how I worded All right, sir. I'm going to have you step out of the car, okay? What's the reason? I'm going to have you step out of the >> Where's your supervisor? I'm not going to call my supervisor. >> I ask for a supervisor. Okay. Well, that's not a right. It is. It's not. It is. Please step out of the car, sir. Uh okay. That's fine. What's the reason? I don't need a reason. You do need a reason. I don't. Supreme Court case law, highest court in the United States of America. I'm not going to pull I don't have to prove anything to you. Show me on your camera where >> I'm not going to show you anything. Go ahead and step out. I literally I literally just came from the Sheets. Don't Don't grab me. Don't You're grabbing. Don't grab me. You're grabbing. >> You're going to come out. >> Okay, I'm coming out. I'm coming out. Don't touch me. What's the reason though? Okay. I'm going to have you step out of the car. We'll talk about it in a minute. Any more guns on you? No, just the one I gave you. Okay. I have Can I show you my license? I already showed me your license already, boss. >> All right. No, my gun license. I don't need to see your gun license. I know you got a gun license. >> I know cuz you ran my tag. Listen. You already come over here, okay? Where? How old are you? Right here. 37? You graduated high school and whatnot? Yes, I graduated high school. Okay. You're at You say you're educated? I'm very educated. >> Okay. Uh all right. Anything wrong with your eyes or anything like that? No. Okay. Anything wrong with your body, your hips? I'm just asking what's the I'm Why you asking? I'm I'm the one doing it. He He doesn't know Okay, cuz you said You said you didn't have to answer me. Okay. Can I talk Please can I talk to >> and I'll tell you why you're out of the car. I'm just asking another officer that came up. Anything wrong with your hips, your legs, your feet, your back, your spine, anything wrong at all? Take any prescribed medications? Yes or no? >> Yes. What do you take? >> a bad hip. I was I'm veteran. I have a bad hip. I have a bad knee. Okay. Two bad knees. >> Okay. I have a bad shoulder. But you can walk, right? Uh slightly. Okay. What's >> My medical my veteran medical records can show that I'm medically discharged from the service. >> Okay. We literally just came from the the Sheets. We literally just got off work and everything. Where do you work at? I was I was in the the one lane and I forgot that it's a turning lane and then I got over. But Okay. Yeah. All right, boss. See the tip of this key right here? For what? Do you see it? I want to attorney. You want a attorney? Yep. You're refusing to do field sobriety test? I want a attorney. If you're going to make me do a sobriety test because you never told me why you He never told me why he was pulling me over. I did tell you. You said I swerved and I said When did I swerve? Okay. Weaving When did I swerve? I'm telling you right now. Weaving, improper lane change, turn signal violation. >> my I stopped Did I not Did I not put my signal on? Has to be on Has to be on before you make a turn. Okay. You got the I said I forgot that the lane the lane the one lane the one lane Why are you looking at the one lane Why are you looking Because you wouldn't talk to me. He's not making a decision. I'm talking to him because you wouldn't talk to me. I'm sorry. >> He doesn't know what I did. I'm sorry. I was talking Is it Is it against talking to you? No, it's fine, but again, you know, I didn't initiate the traffic stop. I understand that, but he wouldn't answer my questions when he stopped me. I did answer your question. I told you to come here. Okay, listen. Listen. Listen, boss. You didn't though, bro. Okay, listen. Bro, come on. Are you going to do Are you going to do Are you going to do field sobriety test? Why? Because I believe you're impaired. Why? Because you have the odor of alcoholic beverage coming from your breath. You have thick slurred speech. You have glassy bloodshot eyes. You can't maintain a lane. Uh because of I've been at work since >> I I'm telling you you smell like alcohol. since 10:00 a.m. Are you willing Are you willing to do field sobriety test, sir? Why? To prove that you're not impaired. Why? So I don't >> have to? You don't have to. You don't have to do anything. So you're going to tow my car? You're So you're going to tow my car? I'm going to It's a yes or no. Answer my question. You're a public servant. Answer my question. Are you going to tow my car? Yes or no, do you want to Answer my question. >> you get arrested, yes. I'm not arrested. >> If you get arrested >> say I was detained. You are detained, but you're not arrested. >> am I detained? On a traffic stop. A traffic stop for what? Improper turn. Improper turn, but did I use my signal? >> Did I use my signal? Not properly. No. >> not properly. But >> Okay, I'm not answering any more questions for you. Why won't you answer my Yes or no. Yes or no. If you don't answer If you don't answer my question If you don't answer my question That's not how it works. You're under arrest. Okay, that's fine. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Okay, turn around. Turn around. I'll do the I'll do the field sobriety. No. But he has to answer my question. >> We're past that. We're past that, boss. You're not going to do field sobriety or you're under arrest. >> say I wasn't going to do it. >> You're not answering my question. >> I'm answering your question, but I'm trying to talk to you, too. I'm trying to talk to you Listen. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. I'll do the sobriety. Okay. We can do that at the station. I'll do the sobriety. At the station. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You can't afford You can't afford attorney. Want to be appointed to represent you? Officer. Officer. You can't afford attorney, [ __ ] Officer. You can decide at any time not to answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand your rights? Officer. Can I please do it now? Do you understand your rights? No, we can do it at the station. We'll do it at the station. No, we're past that. We can do it at the station if you like. I just was asking why I got pulled over. I told you a couple times. recently left >> I told you a couple times, boss. Can you give that to my cousin? Can you give my phone to my cousin, too? That's what he said. You're not going to stay in jail tonight, boss. So I'll probably just keep it. >> will. No, you won't. It's freaking Friday night. I just Can I please just Is that your cousin? Yes. Can we please just do this right here, please? >> We're going to do it at the station. Have a seat. Officer. Officer. Officer, look at me. Look at me. I'm not looking at you. I'm not I'm not making it a game. Can we please just do it right here? I don't want to go down to the station, please. Officer, look at me. Look All the way in. All the way in. >> just do this right here? No, not right here. No, man. You You thought I don't know how much I DIDN'T THINK I JUST WANTED TO KNOW. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW QUESTION. I watch TikTok. Or whatever you see how you're supposed to act when you're with the police. I'm just a military veteran. I am, too. Okay. And Officer, please come here. Open your mouth. Say ah. Okay. Please Officer. All right, man. Are you cousin? Are you cousin? Yeah. All right. He wanted you to have his property. So that's what I'm doing. I'm just giving you his phone. Uh he's going to be under arrest tonight for operating a vehicle while under the influence. I have to ask questions just because I'm black. I'm sorry. That's That's That's the real reason why I ask questions. I'm also black, man. Ain't no big deal. >> I understand that. Officer. Mhm. That's my Officer. Boss. Put me end up seat. All right, boss. >> I refuse anything. That's cool. Without an attorney. That's fine. Still going to do as I ask. >> No, I won't. You just have the right to remain silent. That's That's what having an attorney is. You don't have to answer any other questions. >> And I don't have to do any field sobriety or anything? You are absolutely right. So, where are we going? We're going right in there. >> All right. I'm going to go in the holding cell? Nope. Why not? I'm detained. I have to go to the holding cell. >> You're not detained. I'm detained. You're under >> arrest. Yeah, stand right So, you got to take a picture? Sure do. Stand right there. >> not going to take a picture. >> You have to. I don't have to. Yes, you do. I do not. Yes, you do. Stop walking around. I don't have I didn't do anything. I'm detained. I'm already detained. I'm already detained. You are. I'm already detained. You're under arrest. You're not detained. Come in here. Come in here. Come in here. No. Come in here. Come get me in Come in. MOVE. MOVE. OH GOD. NO ONE NO ONE DID THAT. OH GOD. STOP DOING THAT. OH GOD. YEAH, TOUCH ME AGAIN. FALSE 15 TO FRONT DESK. You're going to catch a another charge, boss, if you don't stop. I didn't do anything. You just pushed me into that. No, I didn't. Oh, you touched me, didn't you? I sure did. Oh, okay. Walk into the door. I don't have to. False 15 to front desk. >> Excuse me. Go ahead. Can you come out to the garage and assist me with my prisoner? He's refusing to follow commands. Coming. He wants to be carried. Can you carry me? And then he keeps slamming himself against the garage and says "I did it." That's silly, man. Well, Officer Williams, What's your name, man? He knows my name. He He knows my name. Sure do. Well, tell us. Can you just tell me? Why should he have to tell me? Steven Brown. There it goes. What's the issue tonight, Steven? I don't know. You tell me. You don't know about that? He'll tell you. He's intoxicated. Well, what if I tell him? It appears to me that you're under arrest. I'm under arrest? Yeah, probably for operating a vehicle while impaired. Can you not probably? Do you want to go home tonight, Steven? Up to you. It is up to us. And that's probably preferable to spending the night Well, actually, this is Friday. So, spending the whole weekend in jail. So, that's probably not something you Well, this isn't You don't get to go to county to talk to anybody. Here, you sit in a cell by yourself. I think it probably would. 36 Cuz I've sat in all of this The clock just ticks ticks and that's it. I sat on a navy ship for 9 months. and ticks There's other people to talk to there, though. I don't need to talk to people. That's the problem. What was your rate in the navy? I What does it matter? Listen, man. I just want to go to bed in the jail. We're not going to carry you. I don't know if I can Man, my poor back. What's up? My poor back. Hm? I said well, I'm going to go to bed. Well, ideally, you're going to walk down there. Like Like a If I'm impaired, my legs are hurting me. I can't. Right. So, we can assist you, but we're not going to carry you. >> Assist? >> Assist. So, we're going to assist you up onto your feet. Yeah. That's fine. Got it. Then you're going to walk yourself down there like the grown man you are. >> I don't know if my legs are working or if I'm impaired. I think they probably would. I I'm impaired. I do appreciate I'm impaired. They won't work if I'm impaired. All right, listen. Stop Stop using force. Sit up. This stupid Is what you want? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Ready? One, two, There you go. I have a seat. There you go. Yes, please. Oh, yes. Thank you. Feet. Feet. Feet. No feet? Huh? We should walk him down instead of You think it'd be easier to walk him down? Yes. Hell no. Stop moving. STOP MOVING. OFFICER, MY NECK. I'M I told him I'm A DISABLED VETERAN. RELAX. OH MY OH MY SHOULDER. That is a bad shoulder. Well, do you want to walk? >> Uh that's I can't. All right, maybe. Okay. I I maybe Why do you have to grab me? >> Let's go. Let's go. We're not trying to use extra force on you, sir. We're just trying to get you downstairs. All right. Go. Go. Watch Watch his knees on Watch his knees ON THE GO. GO. YES. YES. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO STAND up right now. I'll watch this, I'll watch this. No. No. Why do you got to get in my face? Why do you got to get in my face and knee me? Why do you got TO OOH. YES. YES. THROW IT. STAY RIGHT THERE. >> YES. YES. This one right here? This the the one with the the one with the boosie face is awesome. He is awesome. He is strong. He is He is very strong. But why do you got to have my neck if my legs are the ones If my legs are the ones that's not working? My shoulder when I told you I was a disabled vet and he Look at that shoulder. Look at that shoulder. Damn. Ooh, my head. You hit my head on the wall, literally. No, you hit me. Don't I didn't know you You know what? I put you in the wash. Do not You put ME THROUGH THE WALL? OOH, SEE? NOW YOU SEE WHY I SAID I DON'T WANT TO COME IN HERE CUZ I'M BLACK. SIT DOWN. SIT. SIT DOWN. Sit down. Look at the chair. Look, sit down. Why do you Why do YOU HAVE TO TOUCH MY FACE? SIT DOWN. >> YOU HAVE TO TOUCH my face? NO, YOU CAN'T. OKAY. THAT'S AGAINST THAT'S AGAINST AUTHORITY. Sit down. Sir, sit up. Do not kick us. I WILL NOT. >> [screaming] >> DO NOT YOU SEE HOW THEY TREAT BLACK PEOPLE IN JAIL? FROM ONE VETERAN TO ANOTHER, you're acting like a a A CHILD. >> I'M ACTING BECAUSE OF HOW YOU'RE TREATING ME. BECAUSE OF HOW YOU TOUCHED ME. IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOUCHED ME GENTLY, I WOULD HAVE CAME GENTLY. YOU USED FORCE. YEAH, IF I WANTED TO CUSS OFF, BEAT YOUR ASS. YOURS, TOO, FOR KNEEING ME, PUNK ASS. TIME AND OPPORTUNITY, SIR. YEAH, take these cuffs off. If I show you Okay. You knee me for? I WOULD HAVE COOPERATED. ALL RIGHT, WILL YOU KNEE ME? THAT'S UNJUST. [screaming] WILL YOU COOPERATE NOW, SIR? NO, BECAUSE THAT'S UNJUST. OKAY, SIT DOWN, PLEASE. YEAH, YOU. [screaming] YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? AND YOU TOUCHED ME. WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND YOUR BADGE NUMBER? 7290 7290. You're a god. You raised a fist for what? Cuz you kicked me. I didn't kick you. I pushed off. HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU KNEE ME? SIR, YOU KICKED ME. >> HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU KNEE ME? WILL YOU SIT DOWN, PLEASE? CAN YOU KNEE ME? YES, WILL YOU SIT CAN YOU KNEE ME? YES. SHOW ME THE JUDICIAL CODE WHERE YOU CAN KNEE ME. SHOW ME THE JUDICIAL CODE WHERE YOU CAN KNEE ME. >> WILL YOU SIT DOWN, SIR? NO. YOU JUST ANGERED [screaming] ME. THAT PISSED ME OFF. I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE UPSET. Not that you You didn't do nothing. OKAY. THIS ONE AND THAT ONE, I SWEAR TO GOD I'M GOING TO [ __ ] YOU UP. I swear to god >> Sir, listen. >> I'm going to [ __ ] you up. What's your name? Don't worry about my You know my name. They know You got my name. What's my >> When he knee me and pushing my face, come on, man. It just made things worse. Sir, you kicked one of my officers. HE KNEE [laughter] ME. HE CHOKED ME. YOU'RE ON MEDICAL, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. HE CHOKED ME. >> YOU'RE ON MEDICAL, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. >> HE CHOKED ME. >> STOP YELLING. IS THAT PROBABLE CAUSE TO CHOKING? HEY, CAN YOU JUST SLAMMED MY HEAD AGAINST THE WALL. WHAT? CHECK OUT A PRISONER FOR A shoulder complaint. >> Shoulder and concussion. He was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, improper handling of firearm in a vehicle under influence, carrying concealed weapon, obstructing official business, using weapons while intoxicated, DUI, marked lanes violation, but remains innocent until proven guilty.

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