Did This Cop Just End His Own Career? (Full Bodycam Footage)

Ajouté : 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]somebody casing how our cars are buil built to try and hurt us later.

[00:00:05]>> You guys are pretty worried about people hurting you.

[00:00:07]>> Uh yeah, all officers are >> really >> Yeah.

[00:00:09]>> Why?

[00:00:10]>> Because people don't like cops some days.

[00:00:13]>> Police officers hold significant responsibilities on their shoulders and they should never try to violate the Constitution. Today, we'll be going through some cases where ignorant police officers were caught getting exposed by auditors. In December of 2023, a couple of First Amendment auditors decided to conduct a First Amendment audit at the Camden Police Station and City Hall.

[00:00:32]Both of them were outside in the parking lot filming the vehicles when one police officer came over to confront them. I can't really prove yet, so we're just going to find out.

[00:00:44]Now, I'm not seeing dash cams.

[00:00:48]>> Nope, I don't see any dash cams.

[00:00:52]Oh, how's it going, man?

[00:00:54]>> Good. How are y'all >> doing? Well, >> what y'all up to?

[00:00:58]>> Oh, we're independent journalists working on a story here in Camden. Oh, >> okay.

[00:01:01]>> Just checking some stuff out.

[00:01:03]>> Okay.

[00:01:04]>> Are y'all wanting to speak to someone?

[00:01:06]>> Uh, we actually we were going to come inside. I needed to make a foyer request while I was here.

[00:01:11]>> Uh u Oh, a foyer. Okay.

[00:01:13]>> Yeah.

[00:01:13]>> Um Okay.

[00:01:17]>> So, I was about to come in there here in just a second and do that.

[00:01:20]>> Okay. I just our mechanic was like, "There's some guys filming out by the cars." And so, uh, >> I mean, I can go talk to them.

[00:01:27]>> Yeah, for sure.

[00:01:28]>> I'm Justin. What's up, >> uh, Foster?

[00:01:29]>> Nice to meet you, brother.

[00:01:30]>> Good to meet you.

[00:01:31]>> The officer appeared pretty calm and composed as he didn't try to escalate the situation. However, this couldn't be said about this female sergeant who came on next and didn't appear too comfortable with the auditors filming around.

[00:01:46]>> Control commander.

[00:01:48]>> Hey, you probably need to come to the station. Uh oh.

[00:01:52]>> Okay. I don't know. There's some guys out here at cameras. They're not really wanting to talk to us and they're trying to say something about videoing for their protection and I have absolutely no idea what >> journalism or journalist >> and they say that they're coming in to do some >> We're just independent journalists.

[00:02:08]>> Yeah.

[00:02:12]>> Uh well, you just kind of do stories and sometimes you can sell them to other networks.

[00:02:17]>> Oh, okay. you know, >> if not, you know, you can put it on YouTube, whatever you got to do, but >> it just kind of depends on how it goes and who and who wants what, you know.

[00:02:27]Did you have any concerns that I could help you with?

[00:02:29]>> Yeah, I'm just trying to figure out what's going on.

[00:02:32]>> Yeah, what's up?

[00:02:33]>> I just asked him.

[00:02:35]>> What's going on? Um, we're independent journalists and working on a story in Camden.

[00:02:40]>> Okay.

[00:02:41]>> And so, uh, we're just filming from public areas at this moment. Sergeant Reynolds appeared indifferent to the law and expressed displeasure with the auditors filming in public. It seems she needed a reminder that filming in public is legal.

[00:02:54]>> And that I mean that's completely fine.

[00:02:56]That's why I'm asking because that could be anything from somebody casing how our cars are buil built to try and hurt us later. That could be anything from somebody casing where all the >> You guys are pretty worried about people hurting you.

[00:03:09]>> Uh yeah, all officers are >> really >> Yeah.

[00:03:12]>> Why? Because people don't like cops some days. And >> you know, you're more likely to get hurt as any construction worker than you are as an officer.

[00:03:20]>> Not really. Cuz I get hurt a lot. I'm >> statistically you're like 10 times more likely to get hurt as a roofer, for example.

[00:03:26]>> Well, >> no one no one's coming to case you guys or hurt anyone. That's not what we're here doing. It's sad that you look at me and you think, "Oh, they're here to hurt me." That's how you think of the public.

[00:03:36]>> They're here to hurt me.

[00:03:37]>> Anybody chasing me?

[00:03:38]>> Hey, they have a camera. They must be here to hurt me. The sergeant had a bizarre logic to ask them to stop filming and the auditor made sure to take her to the cleaners. Soon after the police chief arrived and unlike the sergeant, she had no problems with the auditors filming around.

[00:03:52]>> Chased you with a camera.

[00:03:54]>> Yeah.

[00:03:54]>> Well, you're literally filming right now.

[00:03:57]>> Chased you.

[00:03:58]>> Did you come out to us or we came to me?

[00:04:00]I didn't chase you down.

[00:04:01]>> Yeah, I asked you why you were in the parking lot filming our course.

[00:04:05]>> Yeah. And I think we answered you, didn't we?

[00:04:07]>> Not really. You finally answered me. He never answered me even once.

[00:04:10]>> What's going on?

[00:04:13]>> Okay, great.

[00:04:14]>> She's afraid we're here to hurt her, apparently.

[00:04:17]>> Can I help you?

[00:04:18]>> We're independent journalists. We're working on a story in Camden. We're only intending to film from the public areas.

[00:04:25]We don't want to go anywhere we can't go or do anything we can't do.

[00:04:28]>> That's literally it. Have a good day.

[00:04:30]You too.

[00:04:30]>> What's your name? I'm sorry.

[00:04:31]>> Um Courtney Parker and the assistant chief.

[00:04:34]>> Assistant chief. Cool. I'm Justin. Nice to meet you.

[00:04:36]>> Nice to meet And we're fixing to go in there and make some free requests and get a complaint complaint for us.

[00:04:40]>> Yeah.

[00:04:41]>> Inside.

[00:04:42]>> I talked to Foster about it. Me and him were cool. Really? It was just the lieutenant. I think she was a lieutenant there that had an issue. Everyone else seemed to be okay.

[00:04:49]>> I was wondering what you're doing.

[00:04:50]>> Yeah, we answered her. I don't know. And she answered, "Well, you could be here to hurt me."

[00:04:56]>> I don't know why your first instinct is I'm here to hurt you. But >> Okay. So, y'all just going to video in the parking lot and then go?

[00:05:02]>> Yeah. We're going to go inside, get some foy requests, and >> Okay. All right.

[00:05:06]>> Yep.

[00:05:07]>> Thank you.

[00:05:07]>> Thanks, Chief.

[00:05:08]>> The auditors went inside the police station and decided to file a complaint against the sergeant. However, things didn't go as smoothly as they thought as they were now having trouble accessing the complaint forms.

[00:05:19]>> Can I Can I get a couple of officer complaint forms?

[00:05:22]>> Complaint forms?

[00:05:23]>> Yes.

[00:05:24]>> Is [ __ ] >> Is that the thing over here?

[00:05:28]>> Let me see.

[00:05:30]>> That's the Christmas parade.

[00:05:33]No.

[00:05:36]Two foyer requests and two complaint forms.

[00:05:38]>> Two what not?

[00:05:39]>> Freedom of information.

[00:05:40]>> Okay. What kind?

[00:05:41]>> Maybe I need to do that.

[00:05:42]>> Report is it?

[00:05:43]>> Huh?

[00:05:44]>> What kind of report is it?

[00:05:46]>> We're going to we're looking for some personnel files for some of the officers.

[00:05:50]>> We're looking we're going to get some personnel files from some of your officers through the freedom of information and we need two complaint forms.

[00:05:58]>> Okay. You have to talk to the law and you know which officer is on. I can let them know >> which officer the complaints on.

[00:06:06]>> Yes.

[00:06:06]>> I kind of like to keep that confidential until I get my complaint done.

[00:06:11]>> We just need the forms, please.

[00:06:13]>> I have to do >> Okay, you should just have those out to give the people. Usually, usually police stations have them in the lobby, so I don't even have to ask anybody.

[00:06:26]Surprisingly, the auditors couldn't even get a complaint form and eventually wrote their complaints on simple pieces of paper before handing them over to the receptionist. Moments later, they decided to go to the UAE County Sheriff's Office nearby to get some information.

[00:06:42]>> Yeah. I want to get a complaint form and I want to know who drives Truck 17.

[00:06:47]>> Yeah.

[00:06:48]>> And I want to know I want to know everything about the man that drives Truck 17. Yeah. I don't have his name. I just have truck 17.

[00:06:57]>> I'd like to get an officer complaint form.

[00:06:59]>> Okay.

[00:07:00]>> A Freedom of Information Act request form and um the name of the gentleman who drives number 17.

[00:07:11]>> Lieutenant Carmen is on his way up here and he'll do the officer complaint for y'all. TJ is not in the office so you can't speak to the direct patrol captain. He's not in >> Well, we just need a form.

[00:07:23]>> Form. I don't want >> you don't have a form. It has to be done with the officer, >> like the highest ranking one. That's just how our policy is.

[00:07:30]>> Like I can't just hand you a form.

[00:07:32]>> Okay, maybe he can cuz I'm I'm going to do it. I don't want to put my name on anything because I want to do it anonymously.

[00:07:37]>> They can do it anonymous, but you have to speak with one of the supervisors to make a complaint.

[00:07:42]>> Both of the auditors weren't too happy with this rule, but agreed to talk to the supervisor. Shortly after, they went over to talk to Mr. Pennington, but they had no clue that he would turn out to be a complete tyrant.

[00:07:53]>> How y'all doing?

[00:07:54]>> Hi.

[00:07:54]>> Hi. How can I help you?

[00:07:56]>> We just wanted we we we asked for the name of the person who drives number 17.

[00:08:03]>> Number 17.

[00:08:04]>> It's a I think it's a Dodge truck.

[00:08:07]>> We don't have any Dodge.

[00:08:09]>> Maybe it's not a Dodge. Here >> you got a picture.

[00:08:11]>> It's number 17 though. And I got a picture of it that says this belongs to you guy here. Let me pull it up.

[00:08:21]Let's get out of the way for the gentleman.

[00:08:23]>> No.

[00:08:24]>> Yeah. No, that's a Ford. That's a Ford.

[00:08:27]>> This is Deputy Daniel Davis.

[00:08:28]>> Daniel Davis. Daniel.

[00:08:30]>> Okay.

[00:08:30]>> So, u the next step, we would like a form or an email address or something where we can submit a formal complaint against it. I guess >> I can take I don't want we don't want to do that.

[00:08:43]>> Huh?

[00:08:43]>> I mean, why can't you give me the complaint?

[00:08:46]>> Because I want it in the writing. Okay.

[00:08:47]I want it.

[00:08:48]>> We'll make your complaining right and bring it to us.

[00:08:50]>> Okay. Yeah.

[00:08:51]>> That's all we were asking.

[00:08:53]>> Yeah. Okay.

[00:08:54]>> Could we just get a blank piece of paper from you?

[00:08:56]>> His name is Daniel. What? Davis.

[00:08:58]>> Daniel Davis.

[00:08:59]>> Okay. Daniel.

[00:08:59]>> He is a Debbie.

[00:09:00]>> He is.

[00:09:01]>> Okay.

[00:09:01]>> Yeah. Make your complaint right up here.

[00:09:03]We'll be glad to look.

[00:09:04]>> Okay. That's fine.

[00:09:04]>> Mr. Pennington was compliant at first, but soon decided to escalate the situation as he refused to provide them with paper to write their complaint on.

[00:09:12]>> What if we want to do anonymous?

[00:09:14]>> Yeah.

[00:09:14]>> Well, I mean, you're up here filming me.

[00:09:16]Evidently, you're not doing it honestly.

[00:09:17]So, >> you don't know who I am.

[00:09:19]>> I don't care.

[00:09:20]>> But again, you're you're you've got a complaint I want to hear regardless what you mean.

[00:09:26]>> That's fair. I understand.

[00:09:28]>> We also want to make a foyer request.

[00:09:31]>> So, she's saying I can't >> go online.

[00:09:34]>> Well, that's the thing. We don't want to go online.

[00:09:36]>> Well, I don't care if you do. Well, do you care about Arkansas state law more than policy or do you care about policy more than law?

[00:09:44]>> No. Hey, uh, Lieutenant, >> do you not care about Arkansas state law? On record, he doesn't care about state law.

[00:09:50]>> Shortly after, another deputy arrived on the scene. And unlike him, he was very professional and acted according to the law, assisting the auditors in filing a complaint.

[00:09:59]>> Would you mind accepting our freedom of our freedom of information request?

[00:10:04]>> A blank piece of paper, sir.

[00:10:05]>> A blank piece of paper and a pen would be awesome. And I'll give it to you and that'll be that.

[00:10:09]>> Look at that.

[00:10:10]>> You going to write it on this?

[00:10:11]>> Thank you, sir. Can I get your name? Cuz you appreciate you.

[00:10:14]>> You want me to write my name on here?

[00:10:15]>> Yeah. Cool.

[00:10:16]>> Okay.

[00:10:18]>> That's all that first guy had to do.

[00:10:21]>> That's what it's supposed to.

[00:10:22]>> It was that easy.

[00:10:23]>> Good job, sir. I don't know your name, but good job.

[00:10:25]>> My name is Brent.

[00:10:27]>> Okay, Brent.

[00:10:28]>> Tell the sheriff we uh thought you did a great job.

[00:10:32]>> Yeah. You need to be the new captain if you're not already above one.

[00:10:37]>> You gave me a piece of paper and a pen in an instant. That's all I ask about me. You want to know if you want if you want something just ask. I'll tell you what it is.

[00:10:43]>> That's how it should be, man. Yeah.

[00:10:45]>> Get back to work for dinner. I didn't want to report you off the street.

[00:10:48]>> Here, I'm I need to make a complaint on that captain before I leave.

[00:10:51]>> However, the auditors were not yet done with Pennington as he had been a tyrant.

[00:10:56]So, they proceeded to call him out again. This time, they made sure to ask him some probing questions.

[00:11:01]>> Would you mind sending him back out here? I need to make a complaint.

[00:11:04]>> Give me just a moment.

[00:11:05]>> Thank you.

[00:11:06]The supervisor was being unnecessarily rude and difficult, whereas he should have calmly dealt with the situation and deescalated this matter. He tried to act above the law and that's when the auditors reminded him of his duties.

[00:11:18]It's shocking to see how public officials can't even do the job they are paid for.

[00:11:22]>> No, you're nobody to me.

[00:11:24]>> I'm nobody to you.

[00:11:25]>> You hadn't given me your name, so you're nobody.

[00:11:27]>> So, I'm nobody to your name, then you'll be somebody.

[00:11:29]>> Okay. My name is David.

[00:11:30]>> My name is David, too.

[00:11:31]>> Okay. So, now am I somebody now?

[00:11:33]>> Yeah.

[00:11:34]>> What is your complaint? Our complaint is is that you wouldn't >> Okay. Well, while ago that wasn't the complaint while ago you know who somebody was. I give you that information. I told you what to do.

[00:11:44]>> Now you're just trying to make >> Okay. You're not even staying on the same track, brother.

[00:11:49]>> So, I need to make I needed Listen. No, no, no. Let me say this. I needed to make a foyer request. Okay.

[00:11:54]>> And you refused to let me do that?

[00:11:56]>> No, I did not.

[00:11:56]>> Yes, you did. You walked off >> and said I couldn't do it.

[00:12:00]>> I give you I have it on camera, bro.

[00:12:01]>> I don't care what you got. I give you instructions. I see you don't know or care.

[00:12:06]>> All right.

[00:12:06]>> Arkansas state law this conversation sir. You're up here making >> What does Arkansas does Arkansas state law say about for you?

[00:12:14]>> It says I can submit it in writing and you refused to let me do that. Now I want to make a complaint on you. So now you're refusing to let me make a complaint. Now you're refusing to let me make a complaint. And just like that, Mr. Pennington refused to accept a complaint for the second time. The auditors were shocked to see this entitlement but had no other option than to go on with their day. And then Penn got >> then Pennington came out and showed his ass and pissed everybody pissed us all a lot. Well, pissed me off and him off and >> told me I was nothing and didn't matter and I didn't get to do any of that, you know, like get that get out of here.

[00:12:47]>> Are y'all from Camden or y'all just come down here on the tip?

[00:12:50]>> We we're we're from Arkansas.

[00:12:53]>> Okay.

[00:12:54]>> Yeah. We just go all over Arkansas.

[00:12:57]>> I have no problem with you guys.

[00:12:59]>> Thank you. Have a good one.

[00:13:01]>> Yes, sir. Y'all, too.

[00:13:02]>> Thanks. Soon, the auditors were left alone and decided to end their audit. As of today, they haven't heard back from the sheriff's office, and Mr. Pennington has not been held accountable for his action. Well, if you think these cops were delusional, this next officer wasn't any different, but he ended up doing something unexpected.

[00:13:18]>> What's up, man?

[00:13:19]>> What's going on?

[00:13:20]>> Not much.

[00:13:20]>> You mind if I get your name and badge number, sir?

[00:13:22]>> Oh, you're one of those.

[00:13:24]>> Oh, just asking who you are? Long Island Audit.

[00:13:27]>> Have you heard of that?

[00:13:28]>> Yes. Long Island Lana. Cool, man. Cool.

[00:13:30]Cool. In June of 2024, First Amendment Auditor Shawn Paul Reyes was conducting a First Amendment audit at the Madison County Service Center when a woman approached him and straight away called for police.

[00:13:42]>> You were just videotaping my car.

[00:13:46]>> Which one's your car?

[00:13:47]>> Well, may I help you with anything? Do you work here at this building?

[00:13:51]>> Who are you, ma'am?

[00:13:52]>> Do you work here in this building?

[00:13:53]>> Who are you, ma'am?

[00:13:54]>> I'm asking you a question.

[00:13:56]>> I'm asking you one as well, ma'am. Who are you?

[00:13:58]>> I'll talk to security.

[00:14:03]Hey, how are you?

[00:14:04]>> What's up, bro?

[00:14:05]>> What's going on?

[00:14:05]>> Not much. You >> mind if I get your name and badge number, sir?

[00:14:08]>> Oh, you're one of those.

[00:14:09]>> Oh, just asking you who you are?

[00:14:11]>> Deputy Simmons.

[00:14:12]>> Deputy Simmons. What does one of those mean?

[00:14:14]>> Um, one of the blogger guys.

[00:14:16]>> Blogger guys. Just by me asking, do people not ask you your name and badge number?

[00:14:19]>> Looking in the windows. I'm not going to get in all that with you.

[00:14:23]>> So, we done here. Okay, great. Thank you. Deputy Simmons seemed to casually mock the auditor for filming and Shawn didn't take this lightly. He proceeded to return to the building, but not before getting an earful.

[00:14:34]>> Not in here is restricted area cuz that's where they got the parking.

[00:14:38]>> No, it's not the things.

[00:14:39]>> No, it's not parking.

[00:14:41]>> No, it's not.

[00:14:43]>> Okay. You're one of those.

[00:14:44]>> It's just not a restricted area. I'm >> by me telling you something's not restricted. That's being one of those.

[00:14:52]That's what I'm being one of those.

[00:14:53]Deputy That's ridiculous.

[00:14:57]>> So you by you telling me a restricted area is a non-restricted area is restricted. Are you one of those?

[00:15:02]>> Are you one of those?

[00:15:04]>> You're one of those, aren't you, deputy?

[00:15:06]>> Sean went inside the service center and as usual, people started to complain about him filming in public. However, suddenly the deputy had a change of mind and did something that's very rare among cops.

[00:15:18]>> She said, "You know the situation with all the terrorism window.

[00:15:25]>> Okay.

[00:15:28]>> They do that window come out and tell them property and all that kind of stuff cuz they're not they're not doing to have on.

[00:15:40]>> No, they just they're just trying to see if if they're going to get property that's public property. They're not doing that. They're not legal. Okay.

[00:15:48]>> But he knows what he's doing. The only thing like in here like he would know that he can film computers and stuff like that cuz that's public building stuff. It's not he's >> Yeah. No, he's >> Zimmen seemed like a completely different person from just moments before. He approached Shawn and apologized for his earlier comment, a trait that's almost non-existent in cops.

[00:16:17]>> Thank you, sir, for >> that. Right. The computers, >> right? Well, I'm not here to get any if there's any private information. That's not my goal here. But no, I appreciate you letting them know and deescalating the situation. I I don't want to get into any conflict. I I want people to be educated on our rights and respect our rights. That's that's that's what I want.

[00:16:34]>> When I walked up, I was just being being uh not trying to be facitious. I was u kind of trying to um joke with himself.

[00:16:41]Oh, you're one of those just being a blocker and stuff like that.

[00:16:43]>> Right. Right. Right. Right.

[00:16:45]>> Uh >> yeah, I just any any law enforcement.

[00:16:47]It's not it's not meant to harass anybody. Just I just ask people for the name and badge number as a public servant.

[00:16:53]>> Simmons. Randy Simmons.

[00:16:54]>> Sean.

[00:16:55]>> Nice to meet you, Sean.

[00:16:56]>> Nice to meet you.

[00:16:57]>> I think I've seen you on Facebook.

[00:16:59]>> Really? Sean, I >> think so.

[00:17:02]>> Long Island Audit.

[00:17:03]>> Have you heard of that?

[00:17:04]>> Yes. Long Island Liner. Cool, man. Cool.

[00:17:07]Cool. That's >> Yeah. I try to treat everybody with respect. If you've seen any of my videos, I treat public servants with respect. I just I want to be treated with respect as well. That's it.

[00:17:14]>> I wanted my rights to be respected.

[00:17:16]Yeah, >> for law enforcement uphold their oath and that's it. Promoting transparency in government and that's all I'm about.

[00:17:22]>> Despite the shortcomings in law enforcement, this deputy was up to the mark. Even after making a slight fumble earlier, he thought about his actions and immediately corrected them.

[00:17:31]>> There was no >> Okay. Yeah, no problem. I mean, listen, it it wasn't a big deal. I've been treated far worse than that. That's nothing, you know.

[00:17:37]>> Well, my partner was in here by himself and that's why I got to go by.

[00:17:40]>> Right. Right. Right. Right. Right.

[00:17:41]Right. Yeah. No, I get it. Is there a lot of crime here at the uh licensing?

[00:17:46]um service.

[00:17:47]>> No, every now and then >> cuz I've never I've been around the entire country. I've never seen a metal detector. Is there a court in here?

[00:17:53]>> Yeah. Probate court.

[00:17:54]>> Okay. So, >> this where they do a lot of the mental health.

[00:17:56]>> This is the courtroom. Okay. This has >> you know by Alabama constitutional law we have to have law enforcement where there >> where there's where there's a judge.

[00:18:04]Right. That makes sense.

[00:18:04]>> And so you got it's a lot of it's a lot going on this.

[00:18:08]>> Right. Right. Right.

[00:18:09]>> And you come in on a good day. I mean it's really slowing.

[00:18:12]>> Okay. Normally it's it's busier than this, >> Sean. It's usually standing room only.

[00:18:20]>> Wow.

[00:18:20]>> Yeah. It's it's it's unbelievably busy in here.

[00:18:23]>> Wow. That's crazy.

[00:18:25]>> It's It's crazy.

[00:18:26]>> Well, you know, I really appreciate the fact that like when they said, "Oh, you know, he's just trying to antagonize us for reaction." You you told him, "No, no, no, no, no. He's just he's just here. He's a journalist exercising his rights." I appreciate that cuz some people don't get there are there are people who just like they're in law enforcement. They're citizens who just want to be difficult, but at the end of the day, this is about bridging the gap between law enforcement and and the public. For me, >> Deputy Simmons deserves immense respect for swallowing his pride and doing the right thing. Sean seemed pretty happy with the deputy's behavior as well, and he kept on talking to him for quite a while.

[00:18:59]>> He's actually right. I mean, I've seen them and I'm like, you know, >> I'm kind of going with the law enforcement side of it and I'm like, see your side of it. But no, that's when you said your name. I was like, I know that case. Celebrity.

[00:19:14]>> Oh man, >> I feel like I met one.

[00:19:18]>> I mean, you do good work. I'll say that.

[00:19:20]>> I appreciate it. I appreciate it.

[00:19:22]>> Take it aggressive, but >> Right.

[00:19:24]>> I should have been a little more respectful. I apologize. That's I got to get back in.

[00:19:28]>> Right. Right. Right. Right. Listen, listen. At the end of the day, I the reason why is I I try and treat >> I try and treat all law enforcement with respect from the from just because they're law enforcement and I've had my rights violated as you've seen. I've had >> I've been arrested, have my rights violated a lot and I've beat it in court. But so I don't try and take it out just anybody wearing a uniform. I try not to take out that frustration that those other officers did against me. And that's what I try and tell people in the government like just because somebody has insulted you or done something wrong to you with a camera doesn't mean everybody with a camera is going to do that to you. So treat people on a case-by case basis and you know that's how the world should work really. Soon the deputy had to take his leave and Shawn kept recording for some time before he decided to conclude his audit. Well, that brings us to the end of this video. Today we witness cases where police officers were humbled by auditors. It's concerning to observe the lack of knowledge some officers have regarding the Constitution and laws.

[00:20:24]However, the second case provides a ray of hope, demonstrating that there are good cops on the forest who are unafraid to admit their mistakes. We can only hope that more officers strengthen themselves to set aside their egos following the example of this courageous officer. But before we continue, if you're new here and this is the first video you've stumbled on to, hit that subscribe button right now. And if you find value in what we do here, you can support the channel by buying me a coffee. The link is down in the description.

[00:20:54]>> In November 2022, Deputy Wa Holio pulled over Kenneth Adams for a couple of traffic violations. But when he went to check his ID, he discovered something that led to an exciting series of events.

[00:21:05]>> How's it going? I'm good. What did I do wrong?

[00:21:07]>> Good. So, the reason I stopped you is you didn't come to a complete stop the stop sign.

[00:21:09]>> I did.

[00:21:10]>> And then you didn't have your turn signal on.

[00:21:12]>> I sure did.

[00:21:13]>> Okay.

[00:21:13]>> I know for a fact I had my turn signal on.

[00:21:15]>> Okay. That's why I was surprised you were pulling me over, but >> Adam seemed very sure of himself as he entirely denied what the officer had very clearly witnessed him doing.

[00:21:23]Moments later, Holly Oak ran his ID.

[00:21:25]>> Walk back up there, have him step out. Well, no, he's plac for a warrant, but he has active warrant.

[00:21:35]>> Holio discovered that Kenneth Adams had a warrant out for his arrest related to a previous burglary crime, which is no laughing matter when you're Kenneth Adams, the son of a police commissioner.

[00:21:44]>> All right. Can Can I get you to step out of the vehicle with me?

[00:21:46]>> What are you doing? No. What? What's going on? Seriously, what's going on?

[00:21:49]>> You have a warrant. I don't know how you have a warrant, but it's on our system right now. You have an active warrant at a seventh district court here in San Juan.

[00:21:56]>> I've gone to No, that's incorrect cuz I've gone >> Well, it's on our system right now.

[00:22:00]>> Well, you >> I'm not going to argue with you about it. You're going to go to jail tonight on that warrant. Okay.

[00:22:03]>> Um, no, I'm not. I don't >> Excuse me. Like, no.

[00:22:08]>> Okay.

[00:22:08]>> This is Dude, this is >> Mr. Adams, you do have an active warrant for your arrest.

[00:22:13]>> And you and well, who who issued the warrant, though?

[00:22:16]>> The the courts for for what, though? Cuz I have gone to court for everything.

[00:22:19]There should not be an active warrant for me anywhere, dude.

[00:22:21]>> Adams maintains that he had already been to court for all the charges that he faced in the past. But this didn't matter much to the officer. Eventually, Adams agreed to get out of the car and called his mother >> and call my parents.

[00:22:32]>> Okay, you can call him. I'm going to put you in touch real quick.

[00:22:36]>> I'm getting arrested. Apparently, they see if there's a warrant for my arrest on him as well. But I'm out by Eastland.

[00:22:41]I'm getting Eastland.

[00:22:46]And they're arresting me right now. The cops are, Mom. Who else would arrest me?

[00:22:50]I'm going to jail.

[00:22:53]>> Mom, they are handcuffing me right now.

[00:22:55]I I've asked them for the warrant and they they won't they don't tell me anything about a search warrant. So, >> nothing. Not using anything. Mom, they they're arresting me because they said there was a warrant for me.

[00:23:06]>> Okay, I'm hanging the phone up.

[00:23:08]>> No, I'm not kidding, Mom. Initially, even his own mother couldn't believe the news of her son's arrest. However, after he repeatedly assured her that it was not a joke, she felt compelled to send his father.

[00:23:18]>> My question is, it's >> this is a joke. This is seriously the biggest joke I've ever heard of.

[00:23:25]When you when you when you turned on your lights, I knew there was some going on issued October 13th >> for what?

[00:23:31]>> This year is when the war was issued.

[00:23:33]>> For what?

[00:23:35]>> I had some felony charges, burglary charges. Dude, I've been to court for that. No, no, I've been to court for that.

[00:23:41]>> All right, listen to this officer.

[00:23:42]>> Look that way real quick so I can fix it though.

[00:23:44]>> Um, well, if I've been to court then that then why am I getting arrested?

[00:23:47]>> I don't know. I don't know what all the court's purposes are for filing the warrant. All I know is there is a warrant. Okay.

[00:23:53]>> So, that's going to be up to you and the courts to be able to figure that out.

[00:23:56]All right.

[00:23:56]>> Yeah, I do.

[00:23:57]>> So, it has two burglary charges listed, a theft charge. That's all my old case.

[00:24:02]>> Uh, three charges of burglary of a vehicle and criminal trespass.

[00:24:05]>> Yeah. What? What? Why is that floating up now?

[00:24:08]>> Adams waited for his dad to arrive as he kept asking the officers about the details of his warrant. He was still very sure that the related charges had already been cleared in court.

[00:24:16]Eventually, Adam's father, a San Juan County commissioner, arrives on the scene, but by this point, his son has been taken to jail.

[00:24:23]>> What do you want me to do?

[00:24:25]>> Well, we're let you take the car so we don't have to impound it.

[00:24:29]>> I don't want it impounded.

[00:24:30]>> I know. That's why we're letting you take it.

[00:24:32]>> Hey, where's Ken?

[00:24:34]>> He's in jail. They took him.

[00:24:35]>> You already took him to jail.

[00:24:37]>> They took him to jail and I stay here with the car.

[00:24:38]>> Why?

[00:24:39]>> For a warrant.

[00:24:40]>> Who do I call to find out? Why? To >> find out the warrant.

[00:24:42]>> You're a police officer. Tell me who I call to find out why he's in jail.

[00:24:48]>> Hey, so I got Bruce Adams here. Um Braden took Kenneth to jail on a warrant. Can I show Bruce the warrant?

[00:24:55]What's the protocol there? Yeah, he's pretty mad. Ultimately, the deputy's boss does allow Bruce Adams to check out his son's warrant and see if he can figure out why he's still jail.

[00:25:05]>> Okay, that's the warrant. Okay, so it says warrant status active. Offense, burglary, burglary, theft, criminal mischief, burglary of a vehicle, burglary of a vehicle, burglary of vehicle trespass, normal, seventh district court.

[00:25:21]>> Bruce, we don't have anything to do with with that. All we know is that the is that the warrant issues a current that the court issues a warrant. That's all we know.

[00:25:31]>> Well, he's been to court and been charged. He he has a plea in abence on all that.

[00:25:36]>> I I don't know, Bruce. I have no idea.

[00:25:38]>> Who knows?

[00:25:38]>> The courts. You can the court.

[00:25:41]>> I can't get to the court until Monday, >> right?

[00:25:45]>> Because of a son of a false arrest.

[00:25:48]>> It's You saw the warrant right there. I even I showed you. has been charged with that and he has a plain obeyance on all of it.

[00:25:56]>> We can tell that Bruce is getting angrier with the situation as he claims that his son has already been to the court regarding this warrant. What he doesn't realize is that Deputy Holio can do nothing about that situation.

[00:26:06]>> What do you want me to do?

[00:26:07]>> I want you to turn him loose.

[00:26:09]>> I can't turn him loose, Bruce.

[00:26:10]>> Who can?

[00:26:11]>> Nobody can. He's been arrested for a warrant. The courts can.

[00:26:14]>> And the warrant's false.

[00:26:15]>> Huh? The warrant's not false. You want me to sue the county sheriff because he arrested my kid on a false warrant?

[00:26:23]>> The warrant's right there.

[00:26:24]>> If this isn't the most obvious abuse of power, then I don't know what is. A powerful member of the police force uses his status and position to try and threaten officers into getting his son out. As if this verbal abuse, Bruce continues to call the sheriff's office and hound them about their convicted felon of a son. Later on, it was discovered that the warrant existed because of incomplete documents submitted by Kennet. Ultimately, he got out of jail very soon after his arrest and submitted the documents related to removing the warrant and sometimes even the cops side with the first amendment auditors.

[00:26:53]>> But as far as him being out here taking pictures, videoing, I can't believe it.

[00:26:57]>> On January 16th, 2020, an auditor went by the YouTube name News Now, South Carolina was conducting an audit near Odell Oil Company. The employees, however, didn't like being filmed and contacted the cops to come over and arrest the auditor. So today we are in Belton, South Carolina at the uh Odell Oil Company. This is where we are here.

[00:27:27]Look at that. Photographing or otherwise reporting this facility is or its operations is prohibited. Look at that.

[00:27:36]You got to love that.

[00:27:41]Let's go see this sign here.

[00:27:46]This sign here says the same thing.

[00:27:54]That sign says the exact same thing.

[00:27:57]Access to this facility is limited.

[00:28:00]Photographing or otherwise recording.

[00:28:02]>> The auditor discovered that Odell was more than secretive about their operation. But the auditor was on public property, meaning the company couldn't do much about it.

[00:28:12]>> I I can't hear you.

[00:28:16]>> The whole facility. Well, both of them.

[00:28:17]Really?

[00:28:19]>> Get some information on them.

[00:28:23]>> I I I'm sorry, brother. I can't hear you.

[00:28:25]>> What kind of information you need?

[00:28:28]>> A whole lot of information, honestly.

[00:28:30]A whole lot of it.

[00:28:33]Visitor parking is back along the side here or is it in the gate on the side?

[00:28:36]>> We need to know what you're looking for.

[00:28:38]>> Say what?

[00:28:39]>> We can't just give out our information.

[00:28:40]>> Oh, no, no, no. I I didn't have any questions about it.

[00:28:43]>> It doesn't take long for Odell's people to notice the auditor and come out to question and intimidate him.

[00:28:48]>> Who are you?

[00:28:48]>> I'm an operator here.

[00:28:49]>> Operator here. What's your name?

[00:28:51]>> That's irrelevant.

[00:28:52]>> I understand that. Cav your name.

[00:28:55]>> Okay. I'll just ask the cop.

[00:28:58]>> Yeah, I'm going have to Okay, that's fine.

[00:29:00]>> That's fine. That's fine.

[00:29:03]Private property.

[00:29:05]>> Yeah. Inside the fence is >> Yeah. What what you need picture for?

[00:29:08]>> You said what I need pictures for? Well, I can't say it right now because it's not published.

[00:29:12]>> But you can call the people. That's fine.

[00:29:14]>> Okay. I'll be along the way somewhere.

[00:29:17]I'll be along the road somewhere.

[00:29:19]>> I didn't drive.

[00:29:22]I'm a step ahead of everybody. But >> I'll be along here somewhere.

[00:29:28]>> I'm not leaving. I'm just walking. I promise I'll be in the area and when they come out, can y'all come back out, please?

[00:29:34]>> Thank you.

[00:29:34]>> It seems that the auditor is entirely fearless about Odell telling him to the police as he's well aware of his rights and knows he's on public property.

[00:29:42]>> But they're they're going to call the police. So, we're going to hang out until they call them and see how this goes. So, y'all stay tuned, please. So, they decided to send somebody out here to talk to me, right? Cuz that's about to start raining again. And I'm in Belt, South Carolina at the oil company on a road here, 33 ft from the center line of the road. I have their property line um in my phone. And there are public utilities all right here. Some are in their property. Some are right here, which is outside of the fence. And their trespassing signs are on the fence, which is beyond me. It's very beyond me.

[00:30:19]And he's just sitting here.

[00:30:22]If you turn it sideways, you get a better picture. The auditor explains how far away he is actually from the property line and that if Odell wants some privacy, they are going to need to put up something more than fences.

[00:30:33]>> What you up to?

[00:30:34]>> Just filming and I'm trying to figure out why they're following me around here and I can't figure it out.

[00:30:38]>> Well, kind of somebody suspicious.

[00:30:42]>> Well, that's fine. But you know, you're allowed to take my picture also. That that's that's totally fine. Now, whether or not you can get it, that's I ask on you on your camera. But um that guy here has been following me around and then you came out here to take my picture. If you turn your phone other way, you get a better picture. Turn it sideways.

[00:31:00]>> No. No. Turn your phone sideways. That That's right. I can't I can't. But I'm trying to figure out where y'all are following me. It's like nobody here understands the rights that I have granted to me under the first amendment.

[00:31:12]That's what's crazy. Again, I don't see these every day. So, I stopped to take pictures of all these or of all these big or wells here because I I don't see them every day, but it's like people are freaking out about it over a camera.

[00:31:23]>> Well, it's it's kind of a touchy, >> but y'all have cameras all over y'all facilities. We do.

[00:31:27]>> So, how is my camera in the different your camera?

[00:31:30]>> It isn't different, right? I mean, that's what I'm saying. Like, I'm just trying to spread I'm just trying to spread education. That's all. If I can film, so can you film and y'all cameras are rolling in there. There is no hurt, harm, or danger done here. None at all.

[00:31:43]I see all your prior notice about trespassing. I haven't breached not one of them signs. 33 ft from the center line of the road is public property and I also have the GIS survey of y'all's property line. I don't plan on coming on y'all property at all. Obviously, the scare tactics are not working on this veteran auditor as he stands firm upon his right. However, not long after this incident, Officer Parker of the Anderson Police Department arrives on the scene.

[00:32:05]>> Hey, did they call you out here?

[00:32:07]>> They did.

[00:32:08]>> They did along this public easement here. And I was taking pictures this way, that way, and back here. And they freaked out. They completely freaked out about it. And they was like, "Well, I'm going to call the police." I said, "That's fine. I I don't mind talking cuz there's no crime being committed here."

[00:32:22]They freaked the hell out. These guys here, that that that guy right there.

[00:32:26]Hey, come over here, buddy.

[00:32:29]Yeah. You come here, please. I just need you to inform him of the First Amendment that I'm allowed to record here in public, and I can be on my way. That That's all I need from you. Officer Parker.

[00:32:39]>> Yeah.

[00:32:40]>> Can you please just inform him of my right through the First Amendment? And I'm on my way. That's all I wanted.

[00:32:47]>> I told you I was coming back, buddy. I ain't want to be rude. I just want you to be informed and hear from someone else that I'm completely allowed to do what I'm doing.

[00:32:57]>> Um, so with him taking pictures, it's not a problem.

[00:33:01]>> Okay.

[00:33:01]>> Um, if he goes on the property, kind of story. No, we're just going as a terminal. We're on high alert anyway.

[00:33:09]So, we're just making sure >> there's nothing you can do about it >> as long as he's not going behind the gate or anything. Well, >> you walked in our driveway.

[00:33:18]>> No, I didn't. I stayed on the sidewalk and you kept talking to me. I said I couldn't hear you and I came closer to hear you. It was a consensual conversation at that point. So, please don't try to say I came in our property.

[00:33:26]>> You was on the edge of our driveway here >> because I couldn't hear you, which was then a consensual conversation that you engaged in. I came closer to hear you.

[00:33:34]>> I can't. What can we what can we do?

[00:33:36]>> Build a brick wall.

[00:33:37]>> He goes behind the gate. We can put I mean we put him on trespass from there.

[00:33:42]But as far as him being out here taking pictures, videoing I can't believe >> can't do anything about it. I'll try to tell you that. But y'all wasted resources.

[00:33:51]>> It's almost as if they can't believe what they are hearing from their own two ears. That filming in public is a first amendment protected activity and the cops can do nothing about this. I just tried to help these two gentlemen out here >> and they didn't want to understand me.

[00:34:05]So, they called this sweet officer right here.

[00:34:07]>> Yeah.

[00:34:07]>> And wasted resources when they could have asked me the same question. And I gave them the same answer, but they didn't want to listen to me. So, now they're on the internet looking like fools because I tried to tell them >> and those weren't my intentions. I tried to walk away, but then I saw her pulling up and I figured that they called and wasted her sweet time out here.

[00:34:25]>> I'm sorry you had to come out here off party.

[00:34:26]>> You could just do me a favor. Don't go behind.

[00:34:28]>> Oh, I won't. I won't. Uh, and and I told them I have their property line on my phone. I check the GIS survey. As long as I'm well within public property, it's a public utility pole. They're their no trespassing prior notice starts on the other side of that fence. I have no plans of breaching their property at all. None.

[00:34:41]>> Thank you.

[00:34:41]>> Yes, ma'am. Thank you for coming out.

[00:34:43]All right. It's a pleasure to have you here. It's surely refreshing to see that there are officers out there who have received proper training and can effectively apply that training in real world situations. As the auditor mentioned, Odell could have handled this whole situation better and not called the police to waste precious public resources. And here's another instance where a corrupt police officer was caught by the good one.

[00:35:04]>> So, here's a bunch of zany bars. And so, you got felony right here.

[00:35:08]>> On September 7th, 2018, officer Jonathan Scher from the Maricopa Police Department was driving on the freeway when he hit the concrete curve barrier wall and was subsequently tracked down and contacted by the police. You haven't been drinking, have you?

[00:35:22]>> No.

[00:35:23]>> Nothing at all?

[00:35:24]>> Nope. Been smoked. Really tired from this week. Finally got into that lab.

[00:35:30]>> Okay.

[00:35:30]>> McDonald's and ate [ __ ] on the corner.

[00:35:33]>> Did you have a collision with another vehicle at all?

[00:35:35]>> Scheler made this incident sound like a small accident that had only happened because he was eating his McDonald's and was distracted by something inside his car.

[00:35:44]>> Eating my McDonald's and my fries.

[00:35:46]>> Okay.

[00:35:47]>> Not paying attention. He shift curb.

[00:35:48]tried to get off the roadway and here I am.

[00:35:51]>> Okay.

[00:35:52]>> Uh where' you say your license was?

[00:35:56]>> Yeah. Who do you work for?

[00:35:58]>> City of Maropa.

[00:36:00]>> Okay.

[00:36:02]>> I do have one offduty weapon right here, just so you know.

[00:36:05]>> Okay.

[00:36:05]>> And I have one in my truck as well, sir.

[00:36:07]>> Okay.

[00:36:09]>> Sure.

[00:36:09]>> Oh, okay.

[00:36:10]>> So, what happened to your car?

[00:36:12]>> Well, driving down the highway trying to eat my Big Mac and my double cheeseburger.

[00:36:19]trying to punch in the address and radio and [ __ ] up.

[00:36:24]>> What'd you hit?

[00:36:25]>> Curb like >> on the freeway or >> Yeah, on uh >> got to be the 202 or something.

[00:36:33]>> Was it Was the tire sparking or something?

[00:36:35]>> I don't know.

[00:36:36]>> That's what we were told. That's what I'm asking.

[00:36:37]>> Oh, okay. No, I don't know. I hit it and then I was just looking for an exit.

[00:36:40]Found this one and busted over here. The officer makes sure to declare his carry to the officers, showing that he is still somewhat mindful despite hitting the concrete wall.

[00:36:50]>> So, we got called because somebody said you hit a car on the freeway.

[00:36:54]>> Oh, I thought I hit a thought I hit a curb.

[00:36:59]>> Did you Where were you at when you hit the curb?

[00:37:02]>> Uh, I was on the 202 and then I just exited real quick.

[00:37:06]>> Where Where are you headed right now?

[00:37:07]Chandler.

[00:37:08]>> Yeah, Chandler.

[00:37:09]>> Okay. It wasn't another car hit. It was the um one of like those ra okay cuz there's a stop duty from Maricopa.

[00:37:20]>> He was in Scottdale for HD school and I go what was your role in it? He goes not that out steady.

[00:37:29]>> Yeah. And uh >> by this point the cops still have their suspicions as something still doesn't seem to add up for them in their head.

[00:37:37]They still, for whatever reason, suspect a DUI.

[00:37:41]>> Um, nothing to drink tonight. No prescription medications.

[00:37:45]Okay.

[00:37:47]All right.

[00:37:50]Um, would you mind slipping out of the car for me, please? Are you still looking for the insurance?

[00:37:53]>> Yeah.

[00:37:54]>> Yeah. Let's see if you can pull that up real quick.

[00:37:56]>> You all right? You're shaking, bud? No, >> I hate accidents. I've been in one accident. There's >> nothing to drink tonight. No prescription medications.

[00:38:06]Okay.

[00:38:08]All right.

[00:38:08]>> We can clearly see here that Scheler openly tells the officers that he's on no medications whatsoever.

[00:38:14]>> Nothing to drink.

[00:38:15]>> Nothing to drink, man.

[00:38:16]>> Your eyes are a little bloodshot watery.

[00:38:17]You're kind of shaking. And >> I'm shaking cuz I know how this goes down.

[00:38:22]>> How what goes down?

[00:38:23]>> Well, you're going to investigate me for a DUI most likely.

[00:38:27]>> Well, I just want to make sure you have to be driving. You know what I mean?

[00:38:33]>> All right. Would you mind if I take a look at your eyes then if you've had nothing to drink? Yeah, of course.

[00:38:37]>> Oh, perfect. All right. What I want you to do is stand with your feet together, arms straight down at your side.

[00:38:41]>> Are you wearing contacts?

[00:38:42]>> No.

[00:38:42]>> Any recent head injuries?

[00:38:44]>> No.

[00:38:44]>> Any eye problems? You ever been diagnosed with any eye problems?

[00:38:47]>> No.

[00:38:48]>> No. All right. What I'm going to do >> No, it's diagnos.

[00:38:50]>> No. It's kind of weird. You just came from that. All right. So, you understand what I'm going to do is I'm going to take my pen. I'm going to move it forth back in front of your face a couple times. Follow with your eyes and your eyes only. Due to the overall suspicion still being on Schuler, the cops have to perform a mandatory DUI test on him to determine what's happening.

[00:39:06]>> And remain in that position till I tell you to begin.

[00:39:11]>> Can you touch heel to toe?

[00:39:14]You need a minute.

[00:39:16]>> I'm nervous as hell, not going to lie.

[00:39:18]>> All right, go ahead and begin.

[00:39:25]Five.

[00:39:30]>> I don't think that you have to be a trained professional to be able to tell that Schuler was a little more than nervous. At this point, suspicions of a DUI were even more obvious.

[00:39:39]>> Have you Have you taken any prescription medications or anything?

[00:39:43]>> Uh, took no prescription uh hydrocodone.

[00:39:51]>> You took hydrocodone?

[00:39:53]>> Yeah. when >> for uh my elbow surgery.

[00:39:56]>> When was that?

[00:40:00]>> 4 hours ago.

[00:40:01]>> 4 hours ago.

[00:40:02]>> Yeah. So, it should be pretty well out of my system, I would think.

[00:40:07]>> How How much do you prescribe?

[00:40:13]>> Oh, I thought you said you took 10 pills. I'm like, God, man.

[00:40:18]>> Yeah. Holy crap. Okay. Um, so you took >> only when the responding officer asked Schuler one more time if he's taken any prescription drug. But Schuler only tells the truth on this occasion.

[00:40:32]>> 699 on this channel.

[00:40:46]You start my way, please. All right.

[00:40:48]Take a deep breath in. exot like you're blowing off a balloon.

[00:40:55]All right.

[00:40:58]>> Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. So, just writing it down before I forget it.

[00:41:08]That's all.

[00:41:11]>> So, let me let me ask you this. Are you nervous more so because of the prescription medications you took?

[00:41:21]>> No, except taking them before. It was just a I honestly got lost and then I need to get >> Shoulder is still trying to cover up the obvious because of his shaky overall body language. Despite everything, he continuously tries to make excuses for the incident on the road. The cops are still not satisfied and perform more tests, continuing with the questioning.

[00:41:45]>> What have you taken today?

[00:41:48]>> Um, prescription ibuprofen, prescription uh, hydrocodone, asymmetry or whatever it is.

[00:41:57]Hydrocodone.

[00:41:58]>> Mhm. Anything else? How long ago did you take the hydrocodone?

[00:42:03]>> Uh, probably an hour before I went to HGM.

[00:42:11]I had hn that but I went to htn class in uh PCSO night.

[00:42:16]>> The triple0 is was kind of what we expected. I think with with everything else that you may have either taken more than you were prescribed of the oxy or you took it too soon to be driving safely in a vehicle. All right. So at this point you are under arrest for DUI.

[00:42:33]All right. I need you to put your hands behind your back for me please.

[00:42:36]>> Okay. That's if my left >> is it is that going to cause you any discomfort?

[00:42:41]>> No, you're good.

[00:42:42]>> Okay.

[00:42:42]>> The left one is we just had >> ultimately he's detained for a DUI despite blowing a 0.00 00 on the breathalyzer test, indicating that even if there was no alcohol involved in the scenario, the combination of medication Scheler consumed had made him high.

[00:43:10]>> Any other gear that all your radio?

[00:43:13]>> Yep. All of my SWAT gear and all of that actually is in my So, we're talking rifle mags, flashbangs.

[00:43:20]>> You have flashbangs in your car?

[00:43:21]>> Some gas stuff because we got to roll at any point.

[00:43:27]>> So, there's going to be some >> gas as well. Okay. Yeah. I don't have any. There's no gas. Like I'm not talking CS gas or anything.

[00:43:35]>> Y'all carry flashbangs. You have like the little containers. Oh, okay. That's I thought you meant like they were on your vest. I'm like, come on, dude.

[00:43:41]>> Nope. All right. Nothing else on you.

[00:43:44]>> Even the police themselves are surprised and concerned with what Scheler has in the trunk of his car. He's driving around with an arsenal whilst under the influence, making this cop dangerous to himself and everyone else.

[00:44:02]I just saw him and I just thought since I let him How's these are?

[00:44:22]>> Yeah.

[00:44:24]Well, that's the same same thing, but there's two different pills.

[00:44:31]>> Yeah, he's he's putting pills in here cuz that's that's a hell of a lot of Danny's.

[00:44:38]>> The cops find two of the same bottles with the same labels. However, with two different pills inside entirely, as it turned out, one was full of none other than Zami, showing that indeed, Officer Scheler wasn't as compliant with the law as once thought. We know those are zany bars.

[00:44:54]>> These are zany baron which is >> there's a bunch of zany bars.

[00:44:58]>> And so you got felony right here.

[00:45:01]>> Lucky you, right? Lucky you.

[00:45:05]>> I don't I don't look like that. Looks like Xanax.

[00:45:13]>> It is. It is. It says Xanax on the back side.

[00:45:16]You can look it up. puts you on the other side forward.

[00:45:20]>> Got everything in here.

[00:45:22]>> Yeah, I I'm thinking the majority of this we're going to get to him.

[00:45:25]>> Ultimately, this discovery by the officers put Schuler in a position where he could potentially be facing felony level charges. Naturally, they had no choice but to take him back to the police department for questioning and further investigation.

[00:45:37]>> Uh the University of Northern Iowa.

[00:45:39]>> Oh, okay.

[00:45:40]>> So, I got a question for you, bud. You said you took a oxycodone.

[00:45:46]>> Hydroone.

[00:45:47]>> Hydrocodorone. I'm sorry.

[00:45:48]>> Hydrocodone.

[00:45:49]>> 4 hours ago.

[00:45:51]>> Well, you told me at the stop.

[00:45:52]>> Yeah.

[00:45:53]>> Were you at Panal County in Florence when you took it?

[00:45:56]>> Right afterwards.

[00:45:58]>> So afterwards.

[00:45:59]>> Yeah.

[00:45:59]>> Where is that prescription bottle?

[00:46:05]>> Tracking.

[00:46:07]>> Tracking what? I'm I'm curious. So did you took it while you were there after the wet lab?

[00:46:14]>> Yes.

[00:46:15]>> What did you retrieve that pill from?

[00:46:17]>> My pocket.

[00:46:18]>> So you just had a loose oxycottton in your pock or oxycodone. So you just had a loose one in your pocket.

[00:46:23]>> Yes.

[00:46:23]>> Did you take anything else?

[00:46:25]>> No.

[00:46:27]>> Well, you told us you took ambient when you were in the hamburgers.

[00:46:29]>> Yeah. Ambient. You're right. Yeah.

[00:46:32]>> Where'd you get the ambient from?

[00:46:34]>> I got it prescribed.

[00:46:36]>> Where did you pull the pill from? Oh, my pocket.

[00:46:39]>> So, you just have loose pills in your pocket?

[00:46:41]>> Yes.

[00:46:42]>> Why would you take a sleeping pill prior to driving?

[00:46:47]To >> tell you the truth, because I haven't slept for I haven't slept very well.

[00:46:52]>> You're not. Trust me. You're not going to offend us if you could.

[00:46:54]>> You're fine.

[00:46:55]>> Okay.

[00:46:55]>> Packed up into a corner, Schuler doesn't have many options left to try and adjust himself out of this one. He tries to make his excuses about his elbow surgery make sense, but it doesn't seem to check out. and I wanted to take it, get home, and crash and not be up until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. So, I thought I would take it. I shouldn't say I thought I would. I took it, grabbed some food, and driving home.

[00:47:19]>> So, you were just trying to curb the time that it would take effect?

[00:47:22]>> Yes.

[00:47:23]>> You didn't think that was a bad idea, getting behind the wheel after taking that stuff?

[00:47:27]>> I honestly my body weight stuff. No.

[00:47:30]>> So, that's that's fine. The problem is in your car we found the two Anastrazo bottles, but why?

[00:47:47]Help me understand why you had in a testosterone bottle.

[00:47:53]Why wouldn't you keep the in the prescription bottle it came in?

[00:47:57]>> And are you prescribed?

[00:48:00]>> Yes. For what?

[00:48:02]>> For sleep, for anything from back home um Afghanistan.

[00:48:10]>> Okay.

[00:48:10]>> Is it prescribed through the VA?

[00:48:12]>> No.

[00:48:13]>> Can I see that?

[00:48:14]>> Schuler is caught red-handed now unable to sit stable at all and just getting more anxious and nervous as he realizes that he's been taking Xanax without an official Veteran Affairs prescription.

[00:48:25]>> Is that the pink ambient pill you took?

[00:48:30]broke it in half.

[00:48:31]>> Is that what it was though?

[00:48:32]>> Yeah.

[00:48:33]>> Okay. This is Adderall.

[00:48:36]Oh, >> I think you knew that though >> cuz when he said a prescription that started with A, it looked like you were starting the mouth with the word Adderall and then you stopped yourself.

[00:48:47]>> I was not.

[00:48:48]>> Okay. And that's fine. I could be wrong.

[00:48:49]I've been wrong before and that's fine.

[00:48:51]>> Are you prescribed aderall?

[00:48:52]>> No.

[00:48:53]>> So, where did you get the aderall? Cuz there's quite a few pills in there.

[00:48:58]Right.

[00:48:59]And it's in a pill bottle that's prescribed to you, but it's the prescription for that testosterone that you were talking about.

[00:49:05]>> It seems that Scheler was playing a complicated cat and- mouse chase with the labels and contents of the pills. He didn't even have a prescription for Adderall, which makes it even more shocking.

[00:49:14]>> You get prescribed this in the army?

[00:49:16]>> Yes.

[00:49:18]>> How long you've been out of the army?

[00:49:21]>> 2015, 2014.

[00:49:24]Four, five years.

[00:49:26]How often do you take the aderol?

[00:49:29]>> Whenever like can't think.

[00:49:35]>> Whenever you can't. How many pills were you initially prescribed? Cuz there's still a decent amount in here.

[00:49:40]>> A lot.

[00:49:42]>> Where's the original pill bottle?

[00:49:44]>> Probably at home somewhere >> or destroyed.

[00:49:50]>> Who is it? The same doctor that prescribed this anastrazo that prescribed this?

[00:49:55]>> No.

[00:49:56]>> Ultimately, what the police were able to gather and figure out about Schuler was that he was not short of any other DUI case that night. He had taken a mix of pills ranging from prescribed medication to over-the-counter by visiting and manipulating several doctors to secure various prescriptions. This enabled him to go on such wild late night adventure.

[00:50:14]Eventually, he was limited to his house while the investigation continued.

[00:50:18]Before it was over, he was again arrested. This time he drove into a yard and crashed into a tree. He fled the scene. Sheler resigned from the Maricopa Police Department and later pleaded guilty to DUI for each arrest. Well, that brings us to the end of this video.

[00:50:31]Today, we got to see cases where good police officers stood up for the rights of citizens and managed to take on the bad one. Particularly concerning was the first case where a police commissioner asked the cops to bail his son out despite him breaking the laws. This shows how law enforcement officers feel entitled towards accountability. Every cop in this video did a great job of sticking up to the corrupt cops and ensured that justice prevailed. If you agree with me, please consider showing your support by liking this video and also make sure to subscribe to stay informed about future cases like these.

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