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Cops Arrest Man For Refusing ID — Judge Finally Rules

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For over 3 years I’ve been following the case of Demetrius Kern after he was arrested by Cleveland Heights, Ohio police officers for not producing his ID. Mr. Kern had been falsely arrested and charged after he was almost hit by a police cruiser driven by Officer Carly Lewis, whose video deposition was featured back in January of this year.

That arrest was made primarily at the direction of Officer Lewis’s supervisor, Sgt. Naftali Wolf, whose video deposition was featured in February of this year. At the end of that video, I mentioned that the civil lawsuit against them was still pending, and that the parties were waiting on the judge to rule on the officers’ request for qualified immunity. Well, that has now happened. The judge has ruled, and I have once again interviewed Mr. Kern’s civil rights lawyer, my friend Chris Wiest, about what just happened, and what happens next.

The Court’s Memorandum Order:

Kern v. Wolf Memorandum Opinion And OrderDownload

Tesla Saves Owner From Prison

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Kevin Finley had just returned home from dropping his kids off at school. As his garage door is closing he hears something outside that sounds like the police. So he reopens his garage door to see what’s going on… and is shocked to see a police officer aiming a gun at him, shouting commands. He’s handcuffed at gunpoint. He learns that Winter Springs, Florida police officer Erik Schwartz is accusing him of fleeing an attempted traffic stop, a felony. Then, Kevin remembers that his Tesla is equipped with cameras that would have filmed him driving. The truth would be on the Tesla’s cameras…

Trial Transcript:

FINLEY.Trial.TRANSCRIPT.7.16.2026Download

Cops Demand Woman’s Ring Video at 3AM (without a warrant)

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Cops in Greenville, North Carolina showed up at a woman’s front door at 3am, asking if her Ring doorbell caught footage of a crime that had occurred. The woman told them her device had not been recording, so there was no footage. But they wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Innocent Driver’s Life Destroyed… Over a Cop’s Typo

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Officers with the San Francisco Police Department thought they had caught a car thief… Instead, they had mistyped his license plate number, resulting in them attacking, arresting and prosecuting an innocent man – who 14 months later, would be dead.

Complaint by the San Francisco Public Defender:

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The findings:

DPA-Ludwig-FindingsDownload

Cops Miss Actual Bank Robber, Tackle Innocent Kid Instead (then LIE about it)

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A bank was robbed in Boulder, Colorado. But thankfully the bank robber didn’t even have a getaway car… He had to take the bus. And then he stopped off in a Starbucks to relax for a while. But… as the bank robber is sipping on his latte, the cops are outside chasing an innocent high school kid (Galileo Wise) on his bike who is late for his haircut appointment…

The lawsuit:

Complaint Wise, Galileo v. Myers, Austin & Steven Faber ComplaintDownload

Cop Beats Grandpa Sleeping in Car — ACQUITTED

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Remember the case where the 62 year old grandpa, Kevin Hinton, was driving with his pet cockatoo on a road trip to meet his new baby granddaughter… and he gets tired, pulls into a public park in Spokane, Washington, and tries to take a nap? But then Spokane, Washington police officer, Clay Hilton, shows up and starts to harass him, ultimately beating him to the point that he would have 8 broken ribs, a punctured lung, a severe concussion, a shoulder injury, and a disfigured lip? I originally made a video about that one all the way back in October of 2023. Then I made an update video on it in December of 2025 after Clay Hilton got fired and indicted. The criminal charges against Hilton just recently went to a jury trial and it’s probably not what you were expecting. He was acquitted. But it’s not over yet.

Cops Tackle the WRONG Teen… Then Lie About It

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A mom called the cops on her 16 year old son because she was allegedly having trouble controlling him. Officers from the Melbourne (Florida) Police Department (my hometown) arrive on scene. They see a kid… One of the cops jumps out of his cruiser, threatens the kid, runs towards him and basically tackles him to the ground. The other cops then pile on. They pull the kid’s arm behind his back, dislocating his elbow. Only after they do this, do the cops bother to identify the kid. As it turns out, they just tackled and injured the wrong kid. So then they start to lie about it. One officer has already resigned. But should there be more?

UPDATE: Man Buys His Dream Truck, Gets Arrested For Driving a Stolen Truck

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Recently I posted a YouTube short about a video I did back in September of 2025: Man Buys His Dream Truck, Then Gets Arrested For Driving a Stolen Truck. That was the video where the Coast Guard officer buys a truck from a car dealership, and then the car dealership (Doral Volkswagen) falsely reports the truck as stolen, and he gets arrested at gunpoint and interrogated by clueless detectives. That short went over 6M views, with many of you asking, whatever happened to that situation? Is there an update? I reached out to Shane Sprague – the guy from the video. His lawyers agreed to an interview to tell you everything that’s happened since my first video, and also provided me with all of the raw footage, including some never-before-seen bodycam footage from that incident.

UPDATE: I Help YouTubers Arrested Over Lego Videos (Part 5)

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An entire police department in Utah turned on a Youtuber and it was all caught on video. And it only took me 5 videos to break it all down. I started with an interview of that Youtuber – Reckless Ben – and now, I just re-interviewed Ben – just as a judge finally lifted his gag order, allowing him to once-again speak. So this is not only the finale, and part 5 of my analysis of the Reckless Ben police interactions, but also a brand-new exclusive interview of Reckless Ben, where he tells me everything that is currently happening. Oh and you’ll finally hear from the lawyer who has agreed to take on this police department and file civil rights lawsuits. There’s a ton here, so let’s go through it.

I Help YouTubers Arrested Over Lego Videos (PART 3)

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We’ve been covering the story of how a single phone call between two drama queen grown men – Josh Johnson and Officer Tonga of the American Fork Police Department – somehow escalated into a worldwide internet phenomenon that has permeated every layer of content and discussion in our society. Everything from lawyers on YouTube to stand-up comedy – and even regular TV news. In my last video I explained how that one phone call turned into Reckless Ben and his friend Tyler being illegally detained by the American Fork Police Department that very first day. Now we’re going to use the unredacted bodycam footage to show what happened the very next day. And it’s much, much worse. I re-interviewed Tyler Shaw, who you’ll see was the primary victim of the American Fork Police Department’s abuse and harassment.

My Part 1 Video: https://youtu.be/Hs3bElrHKUE?si=b3j8ktId_z5Asd8e

My Part 2 Video: https://youtu.be/mAu76DjwGGQ?si=1KmElYUA4XXBqt-j

Tyler and Sheldon’s GoFundMe for Legal Expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-sheldon-and-friends

Reckless Ben’s Part 1 Video: https://youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNU?si=2knYXh2jiqvwYzyb

Reckless Ben’s Part 2 Video: https://youtu.be/cxZPfj8AlmY?si=QZ9pBmX6b2zMLcA4