Category Archives: First Amendment

“Anabolic Cop” Gets Fired | New Video Shows Why He Left the Last Department (Probably)

Posted on by
Reply

Elkins Police Department (former) Officer Christian Mayle has now been terminated, following my last video detailing his recent arrest. As promised, here’s new video footage showing the likely reason that he resigned from his last department, the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department, the day prior to being hired by Elkins Police Department. It shows then-Deputy Mayle trespassing onto an innocent homeowner’s property and confronting him during a deer-strike call that occurred in front of the man’s home. When the man asked the deputy to move is police cruiser so that it didn’t block his driveway, Mayle went anabolic…

Last Video: https://youtu.be/QKYN2rZ8-s8?si=znEtDw9HDp5-ZPIc

First Video: https://youtu.be/oLJsKVNH3Nw?si=G5-dM4bAJRtaB051

Arrested For Laughing | Lawsuit UPDATE | Officer Gets Qualified Immunity?

Posted on by
Reply

You’ve probably seen the “arrest for laughing” case that has gone repeatedly viral over the past few years. I’m actually the attorney on that case. Just yesterday the Court ruled on the officer’s motion to dismiss and request for qualified immunity. The officer claimed that flashing headlights to warn oncoming motorists was not protected free speech, and that he was justified in handcuffing, frisking and detaining the driver after he laughed at him. What did the Court rule?

Here’s the full opinion:

IannaconeMemorandumOpinionAndOrderDownload

You sent me this viral Facebook Post about what cops did to this elderly veteran, so I showed up

Posted on by
Reply

Many of my viewers from around the country sent me this viral Facebook post by the wife of an elderly, disabled military veteran (with severe type 2 diabetes) about three police officers abusing him in front of their home in St. Mary’s West Virginia. After she reached out to me, yesterday I drove 3 and a half hours up to the location of the incident to investigate the scene myself. Frankly, I’m shocked by what’s happening up there, and they can’t be allowed to get away with it.

Here’s the original viral Facebook Post:

Here’s the criminal complaint with the full report:

AllenCriminalComplaintDownload

UPDATE 3/20/25:

Lying Cops Troll Monkey YouTuber Across Rural Georgia (but their plan backfires)

Posted on by
Reply

Why would two separate police officers from two separate counties in rural Georgia both happen to end up harassing this super nice guy, driving this super nice vehicle, who incidentally is transporting his super adorable monkey that he has a YouTube channel with? And what were the chances that both officers would pull the vehicle over for “following too closely” to a tractor trailer, where coincidentally, both of the officers’ dash cameras would show the claims to be completely bogus?

Man Fights for his Right to Call Cops “D**kheads” for Blocking the Drive-Thru

Posted on by
Reply

Josh Smith just wanted to get some fast food from “Humdingers” in Montrose, Colorado, but three police cars were blocking the drive-thru. The cops had just found a sex toy in the car they were searching in the parking lot, and they were goofing off with it. But Josh was hungry. He told them to “move their shit out of the way, dickheads.” He was eventually pulled over about a mile away and ticketed for “an obscene gesture.”

Media Report No. 1

Media Report No. 2

My Client Gave Cops The Middle Finger

Posted on by
1

My client was driving in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He saw a police car belonging to the Martinsburg Police Department. Desiring to express some protected First Amendment speech, he flipped them the bird – the middle finger. They immediately pulled him over. A federal civil rights lawsuit is currently pending.

YouTube Video Gets Police Chief FIRED in 12 Days

Posted on by
Reply

Dallas Campbell walked into the police department in Hazard, Kentucky a free man, doing his best to keep a notoriously untrustworthy police agency (at least that’s what I learned watching the “Dukes of Hazard”) honest. Unfortunately, he left in handcuffs, the victim of a false arrest. But he had a small YouTube channel, and 12 days after he posted the video of his arrest, the Hazard Police Chief was fired.

The lawsuit:

Second Amended ComplaintDownload

Media Report here.

LEAKED: Police Chief’s Anti-First Amendment Message to his Officers

Posted on by
Reply

Surprise Police Chief Piña recorded an internal message video for his police officers about a week after the arrest. In it, he defiantly and irrationally claims that there was no First Amendment violation. He also has another officer, who gained valuable experience in First Amendment (and other) violations, while working at the Phoenix Police Department, give the officers advice on how to respond to encounters with so-called First Amendment Auditors.

Here’s the first video I did on this.

Ignorant Cops Harass Veteran Over Cardboard Sign | Enforce Law Held Unconstitutional in 2019!

Posted on by
Reply

Cops in Little Rock, Arkansas harass a veteran holding a cardboard sign that reads, “God Bless Our Homeless Vets.” The veteran happens to be Jeff Gray, a YouTuber and legendary First Amendment activist. Like moths to the flame….

Here’s the 8th Circuit case discussed in the video.

Rodgers v. Bryant, 942 F.3d 451 (8th Cir. 2019)

Here is Jeff Gray’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HONORYOUROATH/

Shocking Arrest During City Council Meeting | Bodycam Released | Lawsuit Filed

Posted on by
Reply

The Supreme Court has made clear that “one of the most precious of the liberties safeguarded by the Bill of Rights” is the sacred promise to every American, enshrined in the First Amendment, that citizens enjoy the freedom to complain about their leaders. Lozman v. Riviera Beach, 585 U.S. 87, 101 (2018). But the city of Surprise, Arizona and its mayor, Skip Hall, broke that promise, arresting Plaintiff Rebekah Massie in front of her 10-year-old daughter for criticizing a public official at a city council meeting.

The complaint:

Massie v. City of Surprise – Complaint_2Download

UPDATE October 24, 2024:

Surprise Police Chief Piña recorded an internal message video for his police officers about a week after the arrest. In it, he defiantly and irrationally claims that there was no First Amendment violation. He also has another officer, who gained valuable experience in First Amendment (and other) violations, while working at the Phoenix Police Department, give the officers advice on how to respond to encounters with so-called First Amendment Auditors.