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Sheriff Claims Viral Cop Video Is ‘Misleading’ — So I Found the Missing Footage

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Chris Nixon posted bodycam video to Facebook showing him getting attacked by deputies with the Lyon County (Nevada) Sheriff’s Office. It showed a brutal attack by a heavily-tattooed and aggressive deputy, against a suspect who was at worst, failing to follow orders during a minor traffic investigation. The unedited bodycam footage just looked really bad to the public, and it started to go viral. So then, it makes its way to the local TV news stations. At that point the sheriff steps in and makes a public statement about the incident. The Sheriff tells the local TV news that he fully supports the actions of the deputies, claiming that Chris had misled the public by leaving out the first 5 minutes of the bodycam footage. And so the sheriff provided that missing 5 minutes of footage to the TV news. So the TV news showed some of this missing 5 minutes, but not all of it. So I ended up finding it myself, and I’ll show it to you. Does it change anything? I also tracked down Chris himself to hear his side of the story.

Man Driving His 3 Year Old Daughter Ends Up on Pavement With State Trooper – TRIAL RESULTS

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7 months ago I showed you the video of Kentucky State Trooper Seth Owens arresting Devin Langsdorf during a traffic stop, as Devin’s 3 year old daughter was in the backseat. After beating him, Trooper Owens charged Devin with speeding, reckless driving, failure to produce insurance, failure to maintain insurance, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, no registration receipt, and endangering the welfare of a minor. Trooper Owens really threw the book at Devin. At the time I covered the incident 7 months ago, the charges were still pending. But now, just a few days ago, these criminal charges went to a jury trial. And rather than hear it from me, I want you to hear from the actual lawyer who tried that case – and he’s a good one.

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Cop Gets 5 Years in Prison For This Video

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A Kentucky State Trooper (Hayden Kilbourne) was just sentenced to 5 years in prison. His former employer, the Kentucky State Police just released the bodycam footage from the incident that caused him to lose his career and his freedom. What did this trooper do that was so bad, or even different from so many other videos I’ve shown you? Is this a rare example of the system actually working as intended, or is there more to the story here?

The complaint from the lawsuit:

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Shoplifting Arrest of Dementia Patient at Walmart | FINAL UPDATE | City Paid How Much??

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In a Walmart in Danville, Kentucky, 66 year old John Hardwick (who had been diagnosed with dementia) was mistreated by Walmart employees while on a grocery shopping trip with his wife. They callously mistook John’s confusion (due to his dementia) for attempted shoplifting, and then called the police. But the police were worse. Officer TJ Godbey punched this vulnerable man 6 times, which was caught on video. And then he, along with Danville Police Officer Ben Ray, arrested John. A lawsuit was filed, which I covered about a year ago. That case has now been settled, with the government claiming the high road. But there’s something they’re not telling you, and they can’t be allowed to cover it up, and escape accountability.

My prior videos on this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwxui4wNYls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehNXmlsfmdY https://youtu.be/7PgRk7TDKTc?si=trHZhLi_9-q3yPpP

My prior video on Danville Police Department’s other dementia victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPQL9Ehgc7U

Online Petition: https://www.change.org/p/demand-dismissal-of-officer-tj-godbey-and-suspension-of-his-accomplices

Media Report: https://fox56news.com/news/local/settlement-reached-in-danville-arrest-of-dementia-patient-city-promises-reform/

Danville (Kentucky) Police Department: https://www.danvilleky.org/174/Police-Department

Danville PD’s Facebook (ouch, only 1 star): https://www.facebook.com/p/Danville-Police-Department-100083547963107/

The town’s public statement on the settlement:

Cop Mocks Homeless Woman, Breaks Her Leg at Hospital – Taxpayers Pay $1.2M

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On March 10, 2022, Lexington KY police officers responded to a report of a “disorder” at St. Joseph Hospital. The call was dispatched to LPD officer Myles Foster and officer Daniel Helo. The caller was a hospital employee reporting that a 61 year old female was being “disorderly” and was refusing to leave Emergency Room #3. The 61 year old female was later determined to be Linda Trapp, a homeless woman. Rather than help her, within 21 seconds of meeting her, Officer Myles Foster threatened physical force. He would make good on that threat shortly afterwards, violently breaking her left leg. Then the nurses and emergency room physician would do nothing to help Linda Trapp, leaving her in agony for another 18 hours.

Police Practices expert witness Ryan Wilfong’s report on the incident:

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Cop “Dunks” Drunk Guy, Lies About it, Gets Arrested

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One moment this Florida cop is having one of the funniest DUI arrests of his career… then suddenly the arrestee is unconscious on the ground, after having been “dunked” by the officer. This cop went from getting an award from his boss, to being fired and criminally charged as a result of what would happen during this arrest. How did it get to that? Like the old saying goes, the coverup is always worse than the crime… 

Internal investigation report:

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What to Know About the Alex Pretti Shooting (with civil rights lawyer Patrick Jaicomo)

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By now we’ve also seen footage of the Alex Pretti incident, from multiple angles, and we’ve also seen clips showing federal officials clamoring to convince the public that what they’ve seen was completely justified – even prior to any investigation occurring. We see both sides pushing politics and sowing division, rather than looking objectively at the facts to figure out what happened, and then fairly applying the law.

I’ll walk you through what we actually know happened, based on the currently-available video footage, and then let one of the best civil rights lawyers in the country – Patrick Jaicomo, with the Institute for Justice – who is literally at the forefront of the efforts at holding federal officials accountable for civil rights violations, cut through all the b.s., all the propaganda, and give you the actual information that you need to know right now. And there’s a lot of it – that you’re not hearing anywhere else right now.

DONATE to the Institute for Justice here: https://ij.org/support/give-now/thecivilrightslawyer/

More about the Institute for Justice: https://ij.org
More about Patrick Jaicomo: https://ij.org/staff/patrick-jaicomo/
Follow Patrick on X: https://x.com/pjaicomoWall Street Journal Article Referenced in the Video, here.

California Cop Slams Kid in Idaho – How it Ended

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Remember the cop who moved from California to Idaho, and then slammed a kid on the ground because he wanted to take some pictures of a dirtbike? My video on it went viral – now over 6 million views – and made the TV news in Idaho. And as that was happening, the cop abruptly sort of disappears… Well, now a year and four months later, I have a final update for you. That case went to a jury trial, and the verdict may not be what you expect. And you’re not going to believe where that officer ultimately ended up, and what his new employer had to say about that incident; about my video.

Cop Walks In Family’s Home, Shoots Their Dog (then lies about it)

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A cop walks up to the front door of a family’s home. Nobody answers the door, so he just lets himself in and begins to look around. About a minute later, shots ring out from inside the house. He just shot the family dog. The husband was at work. The wife was out of town. The 4 kids were at school. It was just Zelda, the family’s beloved Belgian Malinois, being a good girl, doing her job protecting their home from intruders. Then the cop walks back outside.

Does he call the family to tell them what happened? No. He calls more cops and basically an army of police officers arrive at this home in this quiet neighborhood, and they begin to circle the wagons. They then proceed to go all through the family’s home, garage and backyard, for a period of about 40 minutes – all without even notifying this family, or obtaining their permission to do so. Oh, and also – without a warrant. Surely they made this right with the family? Apologized? Compensated them in some way? Surely they fired the officer and prosecuted him for unlawfully entering the family’s home and killing their dog?

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Raw bodycam from one of the officers (not the shooter):

Raw bodycam from another officer (not the shooter) at the Briggs home:

Raw surveillance footage of Paul Briggs leaving the home about an hour earlier:

Elderly Diabetic Man Body-Slammed For Stealing Beer and Milk | His Trial Starts in 4 Days

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A 63 year old diabetic who was apparently suffering a low blood sugar episode, being confused, went into a gas station and believing himself to be the owner of the store, grabbed beer and milk, then went outside and began to drink them. The actual store owner called police, seeking help for the man, who he believed was suffering a mental emergency. But when the police arrived, they immediately went hands-on, trying to grab the man’s beer, and then body slammed this elderly diabetic man onto the concrete ground, while taunting him.

After realizing the man is diabetic, they called paramedics and their supervisor. The paramedics said the man needed to go immediately to the hospital, but the cops said no. So the paramedics left without the elderly man who was suffering an apparent medical emergency. Then when the supervisor got there, the cops said nothing about the medical emergency, and then lied about the man throwing his beer on him, which is easily disproven by the video footage. So instead of medical help, this man got violence instead, and then a bunch of criminal charges. Now, in just a few days, the man is facing a trial, for which he may be looking at years in prison.

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