It’s extremely suspicious that the arrest came right before the interview. That seems like an attempt to intimidate. Please keep reporting on this case.
@@Gee90210problem with sueing is that its added costs, everything in justice is added 5000$ minimum and him being cop won't even pay anything, its disgusting
The fact they kept him out there for 4 hours, he was IN the construction zone, and that they didn't arrest the construction workers immediately points clearly to a cover up and the workers innocence. If they are innocent im sure they will sue and win a big settlement. They should probably sue the cop personally as he was not acting in an official capacity and should be held accountable for their lost wages, lawyer fees etc due to his falsification of a crime, in his "Unofficial" capacity.
corruption at it's finest. Not to mention cops helping fellow cops. Maybe the best way for road work... Not cones... piles of dirt. Cars don't like that.
This is what I call a corrupt police department, they need to be released immediately and charges dropped, The officer should be arrested and charged for assault, driving through a work zone and taken off the force
You forget, police are above the law and have qualified immunity for crimes they commit. Courts and prosecutors protect bad cops. The system is corrupt to the core...
@Tb0n3 18 U.S. Code § 241 - Conspiracy against rights If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured- They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
@@Resist_JWO_1984 I'm assuming that you think this applies to the police because of the second paragraph mentioning disguise, but that's somebody pretending to be cops, or possibly hide their true identities. Conspiracy is just multiple people committing an act. I think my reference of Deprivation of Rights under color of law is the better statute.
The drunk cop assaults these guys, never gets charged for anything, and St Louis county charges the road workers who were attacked? This cop and whatever superiors who failed to charge him should be fired and prosecuted themselves. I hope the prosecutors throw the charges against the road workers out once they look at the facts surrounding this case. This wouldnt be the first time the county wrongfully charged people for crimes they didnt commit. They did this crap to me before too. I received a letter saying I had to appear in court for resisting arrest. Too bad I was never arrested, nor was their any record of any arrests. A cop cursed me out during a traffic stop, I cursed him back, and so he filed bogus charges against me a day later. I never had to argue anything when I got to court, the prosecutor stated there was nothing to substantiate the officer's claims and he was throwing the charges out. What's really alarming is that this cop's superiors approved of these charges against those road workers, knowing very well they were a lie. I stand behind my original statements, the cop and his superiors who attempted to cover this up should be charged and prosecuted. Its even more alarming this happened right near my home.
I really am starting to believe that the cover-ups are 100 times worse than the actual crimes, but only law enforcement could turn a DUI of one their own into a complete klusterfuk like this.
Agreed. The county is going to have to pay a settlement to these two workers and their lawyers. Plus outside lawyers hired by the county. Police and prosecutors will be tied up with all the internal investigations and court hearings instead of fighting crime.
I don't see how the police department thought this was going to cover up the incident?? They just opened a big can of worms if you ask me. The lawyers will get to the bottom of this hopefully. I would take this all the way up to the top of the justice system if need be. Abused by the system is getting out of hand. Civil asset forfeitures, illegal searches and seizures at airports and on the interstate.
Even if there was a minor altercation, since obviously nobody was hurt, why is the bail set higher than for most murder cases? The only person struck was a construction worker and they were the ones who called the police, so how can they be charged for kidnapping?
@@patmcbride9853 with other identifiable groups, they wear certain things or walk a certain way that alert you that they're the bad part of the identifiable group. With police, you never know they're bad until it's too late and you're in jail facing felony charges and your livelihood is completely destroyed. With other identifiable groups, I can walk to the other side of the road or worst case scenario, I get robbed for some cash and go about my life.
Yep. There's only one witness on the prosecution side. Several on the two defendants side. The woman seen it. Need a good attorney and a camera everywhere. Those cameras put cops in prison all across the country.
The taxpayers are on the hook. The cop will be allowed to retire or resign and collect his paycheck every 2 weeks. Either way the taxpayers are screwed.
Yes they are, We literally just watched a video about how they are above the law. @brucewayne2955 You should really get in line before the cops find you.
it does not work that way charges come from prosecutors. This is called deprivation of rights under color of law and a fat $$ civil lawsuit if found not guilty.
Oh my word! The Officers made the guy sober up, then retaliated against the workers in the event they filed a complaint. Lot of work involved to arrest two guys who are making crap money, only to set them up for life financially. In every state in the union, the construction zone workers are right. The safety of the area is their responsibility. Even had the Officer not been off duty, he would have heard the broadcast about the blockage and emergency vehicles not being able to get thru. Or can with extreme caution, as the site manager wishes. The fact the off duty officer intentionally pulled over into the work zone, exited his vehicle, approached the workers, and ultimately threw a punch negates all the retaliation charges. My advice is for the community to show their outrage. Demand accountability, transparency, truthfulness. If the Chief Law Enforcement Official in this county does not right this wrong, vote them out. Body cam? Reports? All sealed? Go to a federal judge and demand it be unsealed, or examined en camera
Those construction workers made a fatal mistake. As soon as the motorist identified himself as an off duty cop the phones should have come out and started recording, even if it’s only audio you at least have irrefutable evidence of what transpired. Right now as it stands it is the cops word against the workers word and we all know who the courts believe in those cases! Whenever your dealing with law enforcement of ANY level, record your interactions, it’s the only record the court will believe if a dispute over events occur! Protect yourselves people because law enforcement doesn’t!
I knew the cops were corrupt but this is ridiculous. I drive here daily and I’ve been following the rules as they’ve been redoing the roads. I’m so sick of these officers doing whatever they want. We need to defund the police if anything. I know a former female officer who quit because of the male officers like this who have an ego bigger than their stick.
What are you smoking dangerous to be a cop the biggest joke I heard all night last time I checked the pigs are the ones to watch out for since they are the ones cause the problems
When you say it's not dangerous to be a cop, think about how you would feel stopping a vehicle in the middle of the night on the side of a rather quiet highway, and having to walk up on that vehicle with the windows rolled up - 1/2 the time windows tinted darker to there is no way you can see anyone or anything that is happening in the vehicle. You don't know if it's a nun driving her fellow sister to another town to attend church in the morning, or if it's 2 drug dealers with a woman tied up and gagged in the back seat. So yeah, being a cop can be and often is a very high risk and dangerous job. With that said - THESE COPS, THE RECKLESS DRIVER OFF DUTY COP, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE JUDGE ARE COMPLETE A**HOLES !! PERIOD. They all should be fired, the DA should be relived of his office and the judge should be under review by the state board. This whole story is utter B**S***T !! So, rather than trying to lump all police together into the same bucket, direct your outrage correctly at these guys in this case. These are the types of cops that don't deserve any respect and don't deserve the badge.
If the road workers who are in jail play their cards right and get private lawyers (not company provided ones with a financial motive to work with the city) then they both could be looking at million dollar out of court settlements a few years down the road.
@@Palmertravels737 The F you talking about... I live in Washington State. All the small farming communities are half hispanic. The ones that live like a normal American move to the towns that still follow city laws!
@@Palmertravels737 Remember, city police are controlled by the mayor, the mayor is controlled by the governor. The state patrol is controlled by the governor. They have no control over a sheriff. None!
@@Palmertravels737 If you're ever in a situation with a city or state police and you feel like you're getting shafted, call 911 and ask for the sheriff to come out!
@@stanleyhaskell8207 Probably gonna argue that he was held there till the police came, then he was held there for 4 more hours after that because he was drunk and his cop friends wanted him sober for the breathalyzer lol. This man should have just dropped it, he's in a bigger mess than before now. The mob wants justice. Sadly, he'll probably just be on paid leave, then he'll quit when that ends and join another department. Meanwhile the hardworking road workers will be stuck in jail with immense stress on their families mentally and financially.
This type of incidents happen all the time in America. The aggressor remains anonymous and the victims are arrested on false charges and convicted with maximum penalties. The law applies only to "nobodies" (the construction workers) and not royalty like the aggressor.
As a retired cop this is insane and pure crazy corruption. How is it possible and if those charges were committed why weren't they arrested on the spot. And their bonds are ridiculous murderers get a lower bail.
The charges will be dropped. this is just a punishment for not bowing to the officers authority and the blue line club. After all is said and done, nothing will be done. These two road workers will be back at work and the officer will still be at his job.
The news station should as the Governor and Attorney General of Missouri about this case. Maybe if enough noise is made someone out side of St. Louis can look into it.
Inexcusable that anyone, much less a cop (on or off duty) would intrude into a marked work zone. Worse still that it seems there is a cover up by the police. Intruding into work zones is not something to be taken lightly, people literally die that way. If any thing, this cop should be up on charges. Disgusting that this seems to be a sealed record from the police, what are they hiding? If it were a officer that this happened to, they'd be having press conferences about how dangerous their job is and what a hero the cop is for surviving. But just a road worker... disposable.
I remember hearing about an off duty police officer that was involved in drunk driving traffic accident. He was taken into custody at around 12:30 AM and the officers shifted him around to several precincts until they finally took him to have his blood draw at around 7:30 AM. They waited until he was sober before getting him tested. In some states if you are arrested for DUI you must be tested within 2 hours or they have to drop the charges.
The workers were expected to say, "Yes Sir Mister drunk police officer Sir...... you have the right to drive anywhere you want to drive.....we respect your authority Sir...... please don't arrest us".
The husband's wife is right the officer already broke the law going into a work Zone that should have been enough to arrest him if it was anybody else they would have done a blood test to see if he was drunk like the man said 4 hours later they let him go let him sober up some cops are more crooked then the Crooked people themselves
Sounds like it is time to speak to the DA and mayor of that town and lawmakers until the charges are dropped on the workers and the police office is arrested and held accountable.
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It’s extremely suspicious that the arrest came right before the interview. That seems like an attempt to intimidate. Please keep reporting on this case.
Doubt they're smart enough to be able to work that out. That's just how long it took 'em to come up with the "official" story.
Sue for malicious prosecution
@@Gee90210 yeah right, in this corrupt judicial system...
That’s not intimidation, it’s keeping them quiet…for however long it takes..
@@Gee90210problem with sueing is that its added costs, everything in justice is added 5000$ minimum and him being cop won't even pay anything, its disgusting
Crooked prosecutors and crooked judges protecting crooked cops.
@@user-ni5qs1si6qtrue, the right wing is definitely corrupt by a comparative magnitude
The only recourse we have is shame
Put pressure on the governor and state reps
Make them own this
Trial by jury
Folks, you have a problem with police up there...are you next?
@@thecheese4255 Make police corruption and misconduct an election issue.
The thin blue line is obviously pretty thick on covering this one up. Kept him out there 4 hrs to sober up.
Right? I thought all cops were racist. Didn't seem like it here with them covering for the subsaharan.
The fact they kept him out there for 4 hours, he was IN the construction zone, and that they didn't arrest the construction workers immediately points clearly to a cover up and the workers innocence. If they are innocent im sure they will sue and win a big settlement. They should probably sue the cop personally as he was not acting in an official capacity and should be held accountable for their lost wages, lawyer fees etc due to his falsification of a crime, in his "Unofficial" capacity.
Don't worry guys, the police will investigate themselves and find out they did nothing wrong. You guys haven't heard that one before, right?
Well if they did an investigation we should trust them.😄
@@Bobfarley-x3g Man, I wish I could do an internal investigation every time I'm pulled over.
@@777Skeptic not a bad idea, "sir, I investigated myself and found I didn't do anything wrong"
Thanks!
Drunk off duty officer assults 2 men, and they are in jail . Make it make sense. Thin blue line. WE WANT JUSTICE FOR THE WORKERS !
Damn straight!
They claimed they were not earning enough hate.
@@Bretware904 ONLY if it is fair!
TH-cam doesn’t care for this strategy apparently, but I say again: Use shame. Contact the governor and state reps. Make them own this.
@@Bretware904It is likely that the judge will not allow facts to be presented.
It isn't just corrupt cops. It's also the prosecutors. They protect each other.
Yes!!!
There's no proof of that.
And judges.
@@OregonCrow Why does our constitutions protect us from cops and not construction workers...
corruption at it's finest. Not to mention cops helping fellow cops. Maybe the best way for road work... Not cones... piles of dirt. Cars don't like that.
This is what I call a corrupt police department, they need to be released immediately and charges dropped, The officer should be arrested and charged for assault, driving through a work zone and taken off the force
Charged with deprivation of rights under color of law.
You forget, police are above the law and have qualified immunity for crimes they commit. Courts and prosecutors protect bad cops. The system is corrupt to the core...
Your man Trump wants to give cops MORE immunity.
@Tb0n3 18 U.S. Code § 241 - Conspiracy against rights
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured-
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
@@Resist_JWO_1984 I'm assuming that you think this applies to the police because of the second paragraph mentioning disguise, but that's somebody pretending to be cops, or possibly hide their true identities. Conspiracy is just multiple people committing an act. I think my reference of Deprivation of Rights under color of law is the better statute.
The drunk cop assaults these guys, never gets charged for anything, and St Louis county charges the road workers who were attacked? This cop and whatever superiors who failed to charge him should be fired and prosecuted themselves. I hope the prosecutors throw the charges against the road workers out once they look at the facts surrounding this case. This wouldnt be the first time the county wrongfully charged people for crimes they didnt commit. They did this crap to me before too. I received a letter saying I had to appear in court for resisting arrest. Too bad I was never arrested, nor was their any record of any arrests. A cop cursed me out during a traffic stop, I cursed him back, and so he filed bogus charges against me a day later. I never had to argue anything when I got to court, the prosecutor stated there was nothing to substantiate the officer's claims and he was throwing the charges out. What's really alarming is that this cop's superiors approved of these charges against those road workers, knowing very well they were a lie. I stand behind my original statements, the cop and his superiors who attempted to cover this up should be charged and prosecuted. Its even more alarming this happened right near my home.
Remember my friend, in their eyes the process is the punishment ...
Yup!! THE PROCESS of BEING PROCESSED INTO "THE SYSTEM"!! Time,fingerprints,mug shots,strip/cavity(NOT dental)search,yeah, ALL KINDS OF "FUN"!!
He may very well be the supervisor.
But if the victims was Blk y'all would side with the cops
The prosecutor is on the police side.
I really am starting to believe that the cover-ups are 100 times worse than the actual crimes, but only law enforcement could turn a DUI of one their own into a complete klusterfuk like this.
Just like Slushy Gate, and officer David Mascarella
Agreed. The county is going to have to pay a settlement to these two workers and their lawyers. Plus outside lawyers hired by the county. Police and prosecutors will be tied up with all the internal investigations and court hearings instead of fighting crime.
All of this to cover up a drunk law enforcement officer?
probably why they kept him in the construction zone for hours.
@@gordonmccracken1209 That plus concocting the story.
It’s surprising just how hard they protect their own.
@@user-eh5cr4or6k Yeah he had time to sober up 😡🙄
I don't see how the police department thought this was going to cover up the incident?? They just opened a big can of worms if you ask me. The lawyers will get to the bottom of this hopefully. I would take this all the way up to the top of the justice system if need be. Abused by the system is getting out of hand. Civil asset forfeitures, illegal searches and seizures at airports and on the interstate.
The bond is $250,000, but the crimes were so insignificant that it took 10 days to send someone out to arrest them? 🤔
Even if there was a minor altercation, since obviously nobody was hurt, why is the bail set higher than for most murder cases? The only person struck was a construction worker and they were the ones who called the police, so how can they be charged for kidnapping?
This is why so many people hate cops.
I only hate the small percentage that are bad.
Just like with any identifiable group.
@@patmcbride9853if you think it is only “a small percentage” that are bad then you are as bad as any of them!
@@patmcbride9853 with other identifiable groups, they wear certain things or walk a certain way that alert you that they're the bad part of the identifiable group. With police, you never know they're bad until it's too late and you're in jail facing felony charges and your livelihood is completely destroyed. With other identifiable groups, I can walk to the other side of the road or worst case scenario, I get robbed for some cash and go about my life.
@@robertsipe9748 Delusional hater 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
" Small percentage " 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
These road workers are going to have a great lawsuit. The two arrested workers will be able to retire and never need to do road work again.
Yep. There's only one witness on the prosecution side. Several on the two defendants side. The woman seen it. Need a good attorney and a camera everywhere. Those cameras put cops in prison all across the country.
@@toomanydonutsSpeaking of, Sheriff Grady Judd still refuses to get bodycams for his entire department, to this day
The taxpayers are on the hook. The cop will be allowed to retire or resign and collect his paycheck every 2 weeks. Either way the taxpayers are screwed.
.. the poor taxpayers..
@@Tortilla.Reform That's how they spell GOD in that county. JUDD & DON'T GET IT 🖕ed UP!!
No officer is above the law. Press charges against the officer.
Every officer is above the law. Press charges, so what.
Yes they are, We literally just watched a video about how they are above the law. @brucewayne2955 You should really get in line before the cops find you.
it does not work that way charges come from prosecutors. This is called deprivation of rights under color of law and a fat $$ civil lawsuit if found not guilty.
@@toomanydonutsthankfully NYC abolished qualified immunity, showing other places it can be done
@@jimchoate6912bootlicker
Everday road workers are killed, but police have a right to go home at the end of the day.🤔 Sums it up for you.
Welcome to the USA. This is what happens when corruption gets out of hand.
Wtf that bond amount is insane
That’s felony murder level. Don’t mess with the government.
If there’s anybody I don’t trust to tell the truth now, it’s the cops.
Victim arrested by a criminal identifying as a law enforcement professional. Fixed the title.
Oh my word! The Officers made the guy sober up, then retaliated against the workers in the event they filed a complaint. Lot of work involved to arrest two guys who are making crap money, only to set them up for life financially. In every state in the union, the construction zone workers are right. The safety of the area is their responsibility. Even had the Officer not been off duty, he would have heard the broadcast about the blockage and emergency vehicles not being able to get thru. Or can with extreme caution, as the site manager wishes. The fact the off duty officer intentionally pulled over into the work zone, exited his vehicle, approached the workers, and ultimately threw a punch negates all the retaliation charges. My advice is for the community to show their outrage. Demand accountability, transparency, truthfulness. If the Chief Law Enforcement Official in this county does not right this wrong, vote them out. Body cam? Reports? All sealed? Go to a federal judge and demand it be unsealed, or examined en camera
Those construction workers made a fatal mistake. As soon as the motorist identified himself as an off duty cop the phones should have come out and started recording, even if it’s only audio you at least have irrefutable evidence of what transpired. Right now as it stands it is the cops word against the workers word and we all know who the courts believe in those cases!
Whenever your dealing with law enforcement of ANY level, record your interactions, it’s the only record the court will believe if a dispute over events occur! Protect yourselves people because law enforcement doesn’t!
They said we don’t care we’re white watch and find out.
With cops this corrupt, they probably would have confiscated the phones for "evidence" then destroyed them.
This isn't even the half of it. Police have been out of control for as long as I can remember
Ya the only news here is nothing has changed...
Automatically assume the cops are lying
I knew the cops were corrupt but this is ridiculous. I drive here daily and I’ve been following the rules as they’ve been redoing the roads. I’m so sick of these officers doing whatever they want. We need to defund the police if anything. I know a former female officer who quit because of the male officers like this who have an ego bigger than their stick.
Defunding isn’t the answer but demilitarization is. What do they need military equipment to “serve and protect” for.
@@MikeRedden-j4m Plus why do the need qualified immunity?
@@josephking6515 exactly hired assassins
Defunding won't stop the corruption. They need to be held accountable
I don't care what the official story is. I believe ALL road workers !
I've seen entirely too many body cam and dash cam videos come out after the official story to ever believe the official story from them.
What do road workers have to gain by lying?
Search for CAMERAS they're everywhere today...
Where is the body camera footage? Let’s see how drunk this guy was
Including in the police car where they kept the crooked cop for 4 hours. I'm sure they'll say the camera wasn't working
They are not here to protect and serve.
But to profit off of citizens at all costs.
They are there to protect and serve, just not citizens.
Tell me you’re corrupt without telling me you’re corrupt.
No one use the "tell without telling me" thing anymore.
@@bojohannesen4352 Ha!
@@bojohannesen4352 Tell me you’re a party pooper without telling me you’re a party pooper.
@@dianaklien1560 Tell me you have a neck beard
Tell me your corrupt without telling me your a police officer.
Remember this video next time you hear about how dangerous it is to be a cop.
These days, it's dangerous to be a citizen...
Road work is more dangerous than being a cop. So are many jobs like farming and fishing.
Or that they are “ heroes”
What are you smoking dangerous to be a cop the biggest joke I heard all night last time I checked the pigs are the ones to watch out for since they are the ones cause the problems
When you say it's not dangerous to be a cop, think about how you would feel stopping a vehicle in the middle of the night on the side of a rather quiet highway, and having to walk up on that vehicle with the windows rolled up - 1/2 the time windows tinted darker to there is no way you can see anyone or anything that is happening in the vehicle. You don't know if it's a nun driving her fellow sister to another town to attend church in the morning, or if it's 2 drug dealers with a woman tied up and gagged in the back seat. So yeah, being a cop can be and often is a very high risk and dangerous job. With that said - THESE COPS, THE RECKLESS DRIVER OFF DUTY COP, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE JUDGE ARE COMPLETE A**HOLES !! PERIOD. They all should be fired, the DA should be relived of his office and the judge should be under review by the state board. This whole story is utter B**S***T !! So, rather than trying to lump all police together into the same bucket, direct your outrage correctly at these guys in this case. These are the types of cops that don't deserve any respect and don't deserve the badge.
Contempt of cop. The off duty officer is probably a top earner for the judge, so the judge is covering for him to keep the cash flowing.
Off duty cop but the road worker gets charged! What's wrong with this picture!
So instead of holding one of their own accountable they proceed to ruin two people’s life and they don’t know why people hate them
They know and they dont care.
This is horrible!
Share this story. If your in the trades you owe it to the workers being fucked over.
*you’re
I believe this is illegal detainment & false imprisonment of civilians disguised as an arrest.
There's going to be an 8 figure lawsuit that the taxpayers will have to cover before this is all over.
Please stay on top of this. Those two guys are being railroaded.
If the road workers who are in jail play their cards right and get private lawyers (not company provided ones with a financial motive to work with the city) then they both could be looking at million dollar out of court settlements a few years down the road.
the blue wall of silence, corruption, and incompetence on full public display
Another example of why we need independent investigators/reviewers. Reviewers with teeth, BIG teeth. Teeth to subpoena and punish.
He needs to hire a civil rights attorney!! Hold these cops accountable!
Sounds fishy to me. I believe the construction workers. The officer should be in jail.
Solid argument there. You should be a lawyer.
Our road workers deserved qualified immunity, not the corrupt officers.
I'm not surprised the cops here are more of a gang than a police force
Every city is that way.. Only the small towns with sheriffs only are the safe places from this kinda bs.
@@MrDan1509 if your white
@@Palmertravels737 The F you talking about... I live in Washington State. All the small farming communities are half hispanic. The ones that live like a normal American move to the towns that still follow city laws!
@@Palmertravels737 Remember, city police are controlled by the mayor, the mayor is controlled by the governor. The state patrol is controlled by the governor. They have no control over a sheriff. None!
@@Palmertravels737 If you're ever in a situation with a city or state police and you feel like you're getting shafted, call 911 and ask for the sheriff to come out!
WTF IS THE BOND!?!? ARE YOU SERIOUS YO THESE COPS NEEDA BE IN JAIL ALONG WITH THE JUDGE AND PROSECUTOR
“We investigated ourselves and we did nothing wrong” -all police departments
I sincerely believe all police internal affairs departments are whichever cop has that rubber stamp on their desk.
$250,000 Bond. There's a prosecutor that needs to be fired and then investigated
This will be a big win from The Institute for Justice.
Taxpayers will be on the hook on this lawsuit
Kidknapping and assault....wtf???? Wow!!!
I'd like to see their copsplaning for those charges.
@@stanleyhaskell8207 Probably gonna argue that he was held there till the police came, then he was held there for 4 more hours after that because he was drunk and his cop friends wanted him sober for the breathalyzer lol.
This man should have just dropped it, he's in a bigger mess than before now. The mob wants justice. Sadly, he'll probably just be on paid leave, then he'll quit when that ends and join another department. Meanwhile the hardworking road workers will be stuck in jail with immense stress on their families mentally and financially.
this is insane.
Police "serve and protect" THEMSELVES. The community is just there to pay them and obey their orders.
This type of incidents happen all the time in America. The aggressor remains anonymous and the victims are arrested on false charges and convicted with maximum penalties. The law applies only to "nobodies" (the construction workers) and not royalty like the aggressor.
As a retired cop this is insane and pure crazy corruption. How is it possible and if those charges were committed why weren't they arrested on the spot. And their bonds are ridiculous murderers get a lower bail.
That cop must know a whole bunch of dirt on alm the other cops, the DA, the judge, city council, mayor..
They had it pretty well swept under the rug until they charged the road workers. Now all eyes are on it.
The charges will be dropped. this is just a punishment for not bowing to the officers authority and the blue line club. After all is said and done, nothing will be done. These two road workers will be back at work and the officer will still be at his job.
The charges won’t be dropped, they’ll be lessened to some fine. Neither of which is acceptable.
Cover up and retaliation,disgusting
Just proves we are ALL enemies in the eyes of justice. 🏴
Hold the judge on no bond
The news station should as the Governor and Attorney General of Missouri about this case. Maybe if enough noise is made someone out side of St. Louis can look into it.
Sounds like the Gestapo is in charge there. This is more proof we live in a police state and they can do as they wish with no consequences.
Such a bad country
Inexcusable that anyone, much less a cop (on or off duty) would intrude into a marked work zone. Worse still that it seems there is a cover up by the police. Intruding into work zones is not something to be taken lightly, people literally die that way. If any thing, this cop should be up on charges. Disgusting that this seems to be a sealed record from the police, what are they hiding? If it were a officer that this happened to, they'd be having press conferences about how dangerous their job is and what a hero the cop is for surviving. But just a road worker... disposable.
We need to reform the police now!
A drop of authority will rot your brain out. On a good note, they are going to do an investigation. 🙄🙄👿
I smell a lawsuit coming.
As a protest,the whole crew should stop work on the road til the charges are dropped.
And cops wonder why no one respects them. Crooked liars.
It’s one big club and you ain’t in it.
George Carlin !!!
I remember hearing about an off duty police officer that was involved in drunk driving traffic accident. He was taken into custody at around 12:30 AM and the officers shifted him around to several precincts until they finally took him to have his blood draw at around 7:30 AM. They waited until he was sober before getting him tested. In some states if you are arrested for DUI you must be tested within 2 hours or they have to drop the charges.
The workers were expected to say, "Yes Sir Mister drunk police officer Sir...... you have the right to drive anywhere you want to drive.....we respect your authority Sir...... please don't arrest us".
And yet the police and government will act surprised when citizens have had enough and begin to lash out.
The Feds need to get involved.
And city/local governments wonder why people don't like the police.
I think they enjoy being disrespected by the public since they see us as the enemy.
Nothing says corruption like st.louis county.
Always record the cops 🎥 👮🏻♂️
that cop needs to be in prison for life
How is it kidnapping if you're holding somebody for the police to arrive SMH
Because the person you are hold is a cop... He might be drunk but he is still a cop which means he is a sovereign citizen and is above the law....
Looking up this news. Police arrested a third worker, seven undercover police cars at the scene of the arrest. They also searched this workers home.
The husband's wife is right the officer already broke the law going into a work Zone that should have been enough to arrest him if it was anybody else they would have done a blood test to see if he was drunk like the man said 4 hours later they let him go let him sober up some cops are more crooked then the Crooked people themselves
If it wasn't an emergency then the cops should follow the rules just as anyone else
Extortion paychex.
Once this is untwisted I see lawsuits and much more coming,absolutely criminal by the district attorney on down to syco drunk cop!
Back the Blue until this happens to you !
A perfect example of why vigilante justice should be legal under some circumstances.....like this
ABOLISH QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
Crooked bastards,sue that city for every penny they got
Remember guys is just a bad apple.
So you're saying you have a cop snitch in your newsroom and you're not going to fix it...
These cops are the worst
You can stop this by VOTING or run for office! It's not that hard. 👍
Lmfao yeah your vote matters No pay your tax's slave...
haha good ol boy justice right there. try to do your job safetly that's a sealed assult charge worth decades in prison.
Fellow road worker here. Cops & Uber drivers are the worst when it comes to work zone incidents.
So much about not being above the law, that off duty cop sure was.
A complaint to the state attorney General might help those highway workers.
Needs to be a FOIA filed , how can you seal the records of an incident that involved a police officer while off duty ?
Pigs in action; we investigated ourselves, and found nothing our guy did wrong.
Sounds like it is time to speak to the DA and mayor of that town and lawmakers until the charges are dropped on the workers and the police office is arrested and held accountable.
They arrested the guys before the interview, and then they arrested they guy that was interviewed as well.
And cops wonder why the public doesn’t trust em and hates em…
Pull them videos!!! Ain’t no way there ain’t no tik tok floating out there about this