Officer Goes Hands-On… Supervisor Steps In and Shuts It Down Fast

Ajouté : 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]Absolutely, no markings on this squad car. Got ourselves a Pine County Sheriff's Deputy here.

[00:00:05]405 WMZ You see that in your rear view, definitely take caution. Slow down.

[00:00:14]No, thank you, sir.

[00:00:18]Can I get your name and badge number since you've made contact?

[00:00:22]Sure, my name is Deputy August and badge 424.

[00:00:24]Have a great day.

[00:00:28]You can ask all you want, sir.

[00:00:34]All right, we got another dirty vehicle. Love it.

[00:00:46]All right.

[00:00:48]Let's take a look at something here. The video begins with an unmarked squad car and a quiet sense of tension as a Pine County Sheriff's Deputy notices a camera recording in public.

[00:00:58]What starts as a routine encounter quickly shifts when the Deputy questions the auditor's intent, despite no threats or interference taking place. The moment captures a familiar conflict between public accountability and authority, where the simple act of filming becomes the source of confrontation.

[00:01:15]>> [clears throat] >> As we all know, you have to establish privacy.

[00:01:19]Let's check out the zoom features on this camera.

[00:01:22]Yes, you may, sir. No, you can't record I absolutely I can, sir. Excellent. Hey, well, you may not touch me. You cannot >> You cannot touch me. You cannot be Sir, it is available and viewable from public. You cannot be recording >> it is viewable from the public. You cannot interfere with me. Yes, I am >> You cannot interfere with me.

[00:01:42]>> recording inside the vehicle with the >> Okay, let's take it down to the station.

[00:01:46]Let's take it down to the station. Okay, at this point I am going to ask for your identification. My ID, why?

[00:01:51]Am I being detained?

[00:01:53]You want to start me a policy >> Hold on, hold on. Am I I got a gentleman here trying to record inside the squad Day two, and why am I being detained?

[00:02:02]Because, like I just told you, you're recording something.

[00:02:06]>> Is that a crime? Data privacy laws.

[00:02:09]>> No, sir. You are required to create your own privacy. I am not required to do your privacy for you.

[00:02:16]How you doing, sir? What's your name and badge number? Uh Investigator Nygaard.

[00:02:19]Nice to meet you, sir. I really would like to take the tension down. Let The encounter escalates when the auditor zooms in on details visible public view, including a squad car computer, prompting the deputy to react aggressively and attempt to stop the recording. As tensions rise, the auditor argues that anything visible in public can legally be filmed.

[00:02:39]While the deputy makes unclear claims about privacy and demands identification, when asked whether he is being detained, the deputy struggles to justify the demand, turning the interaction into a clear clash between legal rights and uncertain enforcement authority. You ready? No, you cannot.

[00:02:55]Not unless you have reasonable articulable suspicion that I have committed, am committing, or am about to commit a crime, which is a statute or law. Not your feelings, not your policies, nothing about that. This is an unlawful detention. As of right now >> This is an unlawful detention.

[00:03:12]>> Will you stop interrupting me? Sure, I'm sorry.

[00:03:15]So basically, he's walking around and he's writing down all the squads, [clears throat] writing site numbers, everything else like that.

[00:03:22]Then he walked to my squad and then started zooming in on the computer.

[00:03:26]Stuff, which it Our computers is private information.

[00:03:30]Well, you need to create the privacy.

[00:03:32]Okay?

[00:03:33]Not me. I'm a private citizen. Minnesota statute 13.05, subsection five, paragraph two, as you can see right on the screen, states I don't care, but as of right now, do you have identification on you? I will be glad to provide it for you. In In it is in my Jeep. I'm sorry, but okay. But, in order for me to provide to you my identification, you need to be able to articulate reasonable, articulable suspicion that I have committed, am committing, or am about to commit an actual law. I'd like to inform you, sir, that you are outside Okay, I'm just going to pull a piece of paper out here.

[00:04:13]You are officially outside of your authority.

[00:04:19]You're officially violating my constitutional rights.

[00:04:25]And it states And it states right here, if you read line three of the code of ethics of public service The confrontation soon turns into a legal debate as the auditor cites Minnesota statute 13.05, arguing that protecting sensitive information is the agency's responsibility, not the public's, while the deputy continues relying on policy instead of clearly identifying a crime.

[00:04:50]The auditor challenges whether the officer is acting within lawful authority. The exchange exposes a growing gap between enforcement actions and legal justification, shifting the focus from privacy concerns to the limits of official power. English.

[00:05:05]Why are you dedicated service. All officials and employees Pardon? I'm violating those rights.

[00:05:14]Officials and employees shall not exceed their authority or breach the law or risk others to do so.

[00:05:23]May I ask you something, sir?

[00:05:25]If you do not have RAS to demand my identity, and you continue to demand my identity, is that violating the law? As of right now, like I explained to you, going [clears throat] inside, recording inside the computer and stuff, which is a violation of the law.

[00:05:43]>> find it is not. I am not in violation of any privacy laws.

[00:05:47]>> Yes, you are. Sir, if you need privacy, it is your obligation to create it.

[00:05:51]>> you not to be recording and you zoomed in onto my car.

[00:05:54]>> Well, I actually zoomed in far far before you asked anything of me. You also contacted me.

[00:06:00]>> stop.

[00:06:00]>> Did you touch me?

[00:06:01]>> So, I told you to stop.

[00:06:03]>> Did you make physical contact with me?

[00:06:04]>> I reached out.

[00:06:05]>> Are you aware that that's assault? Okay.

[00:06:07]>> That is simple battery.

[00:06:08]>> with you? Huh? Then am I free to go?

[00:06:11]Do you have an idea of who I am? I do.

[00:06:13]I always No, you may not.

[00:06:21]From this point forward, I will observe my right to remain silent. I have nothing further to say to you without a lawyer present.

[00:06:28]That's fine.

[00:06:30]I'll still call my supervisor and I'll see what Maybe he'll educate you.

[00:06:37]Do you really have to be so rude?

[00:06:39]When my rights were violated and I was assaulted by somebody who is sworn to uphold my constitutional rights, I get pretty upset, sir. I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm sorry to hear that you don't know my rights or care about my rights and you want to try and use tools of intimidation to take my rights away from me. I'm not going to have it.

[00:06:56]>> your rights away. Are you demanding my ID? I'm asking you first. Am I free to go? I said hang on. Am I free to go? I said hang on.

[00:07:03]>> Am I being detained?

[00:07:05]>> I already answered that question for And what crime do you suspect of me to be committing, have committed, or am about to commit?

[00:07:13]What law you You're being very quiet here, Mr. Nygard. You understand what I'm doing here, don't you?

[00:07:19]I'm trying to figure out what's going on.

[00:07:22]Tensions escalate as the auditor questions the deputy's physical contact, invokes his right to remain silent, and requests legal counsel while repeatedly asking if he is free to leave.

[00:07:33]As more officers arrive and surround the scene, the pressure increases despite no clear crime being identified. The encounter shifts from a routine interaction into a growing display of authority being challenged and closely scrutinized. Mind you, folks, this is day two.

[00:07:50]We've already got a cop who's addicted to identification.

[00:07:55]God, man, it's like crack to these people.

[00:08:03]Everybody was very polite. Oh, we got state popo. Look at this.

[00:08:08]Look at this.

[00:08:29]How you doing, man?

[00:08:31]Doing great, thanks.

[00:08:33]This is Minnesota here for you, folks.

[00:08:37]You asked me a question.

[00:08:38]Went great.

[00:08:40]It went great. Nobody violated my rights. Nobody interfered. By the way, you are You guys are interfering with my process here.

[00:08:48]You are interfering with my ability to collect news for public dissemination.

[00:08:53]It's a violation of federal law.

[00:08:58]I just told you I'm here to collect information for public dissemination.

[00:09:02]I'm exercising my constitutional rights.

[00:09:04]And I am I wish to be free to go.

[00:09:11]Would you mind giving me your name and badge number?

[00:09:14]It's 123.

[00:09:16]You're 123? Yes.

[00:09:18]That's actually my former license number for my profession.

[00:09:22]From California, license 123 is funny.

[00:09:26]Ironic and What's that? Easy number. Yeah, tell me about it.

[00:09:30]Yeah. Do you mind I don't have any weapons on me. I'm not cold. Can I put my hand in my pocket?

[00:09:35]Do you mind if I just touch you?

[00:09:36]I do mind, but I will >> I can kind of see that I know that I'm under a Terry stop here right now.

[00:09:42]>> [clears throat] >> I know I'm on a Terry stop, and I know that gives you the right to pat me down, so >> [clears throat] >> By the way, it's an unlawful Terry stop.

[00:09:53]Just so you know.

[00:09:55]For the record.

[00:10:02]>> [sighs and gasps] >> As more officers arrive, the encounter becomes increasingly procedural, with the auditor continuing to film and assert his right to gather information in public.

[00:10:24]Although officers initiate a Terry stop and conduct a pat down, they still struggle to clearly identify a crime or establish reasonable suspicion. The auditor remains calm and informed throughout.

[00:10:35]Highlighting the contrast between constitutional awareness and the uncertainty surrounding the officers actions.

[00:10:53]No, you just keep following the lawful commands. I'm in public, sir.

[00:10:59]So.

[00:11:01]See Hawkins, tyrant in charge.

[00:11:09]Do you want to talk to him here? Okay.

[00:11:11]All right, yeah, if you want to talk with him and deal with the situation.

[00:11:16]I wish to be free to go.

[00:11:18]Well, if you want to leave, I wish to be free from your detention, sir. The turning point comes when a supervisor finally admits the auditor is free to leave, undermining the legal basis for the detention.

[00:11:30]What began as concern over public recording ends as a clear example of authority being challenged by constitutional knowledge. The encounter reinforces key rights, including filming in public, refusing identification without reasonable suspicion, and remaining silent while showing how accountability often follows when power is questioned and documented.