A 26-year-old Le Roy resident was arrested today after allegedly failing to obey a police officer's orders when he was spotted in the area of the Le Roy Sewage Treatment Plant on Red Mill Road.
Zachary R. Reed, of Britt Road, Le Roy, is charged with one count of obstructing governmental administration.
Police responded to the plant at 2:28 p.m. to investigate a report of a man with a long gun at the facility.
A person with a gun was spotted going into the nearby woods and the police officer reportedly ordered him to come out of the woods with his hands up. According to Le Roy PD, the person did not comply with the order.
Other law enforcement agencies were summoned for backup, a K-9 patrol responded, and a perimeter was set up.
During the search, police officers obtained Reed's mobile number and called him. He agreed to come out of the woods, meeting officers on North Street, but he didn't have his gun with him.
After a search, the gun, a .22-caliber rifle, was located in an area of tall weeds.
Assisting Le Roy PD were the Sheriff's Office and State Police.
Reed was issued an appearance ticket.
Being "spotted with a gun"
Being "spotted with a gun" near a sewage plant is now sufficient reason for an all out assault of law enforcement??? WTF!
You have to break a law
You have to break a law before the police can command you. They are not our MASTERS they are our SERVANTS.
Pretty tired of the Law enforcement attitude that they are the only ones that should have guns.
Im glad people are shooting the cops, they have been shooting us for 50 years.
Militarized law enforcement was what happened in Germany once long ago.
Christopher - you had me
Christopher - you had me until you stated that you were glad cops were being shot....
At that point, even though I believe too many (a small minority, but still too many) cops shoot citizens while not in danger (except in their paranoid/racist minds), you went over the edge into batscat insane.
Actually, Christopher, you
Actually, Christopher, you don't have to have broken a law to be "commanded", or, even arrested, by law enforcement.
If you don't believe me, sometime, when you get a chance, go to Youtube and type "1st Amendment audit Galveston PD" in the Youtube "search box".
There's a 4-part video (parts 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc) that you might find quite interesting - and, possibly, somewhat disturbing.
Note: Texas Penal Code 38.02 specifically states:
FAILURE TO IDENTIFY. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information.
In other words, in Texas, until you have been "lawfully arrested", you are not required to ID yourself. And, the way the penal code is written, you can't be (legally) arrested for refusing to provide ID.
But, in Mr. Phillip Turner's case, he WAS arrested solely for refusing to ID himself.
THAT, alone, was bad enough. But, it's what took place AFTER Phillip was put in the jail, that is more disturbing.
By THE TEXAS PENAL CODE, his arrest WASN'T a legal arrest, so, Mr. Turner still wasn't legally obligated to provide his ID. So, the Galveston Police removed Mr. Turners personal belongings from the "evidence locker", and proceeded to drive around the city, using Mr. Turner's electronic key fob, until the "alarm system" on Mr. Turner's car went off. That's when they knew they had found his vehicle.
So, you'd think that would be enough (the cops had already broken the law by removing Mr. Turner's belongings from "evidence"). Wrong! They burglarized his vehicle, removed his wallet (and ID) from the vehicle, and went back to the jail cell to gloat that, "this is what happens to someone who won't ID themselves".
Little did they know that the whole thing was being recorded by BOTH the front and rear cameras on Mr. Turner's car, AND, by a friend who had recorded not only the arrest, but, the burglarization of his vehicle, also.
So, see Christopher, you can be "commanded" to do what they say (even if it's an "illegal" command).
I've watched multiple hundreds (quite possibly into the thousands) of such videos. Of people being harassed, detained, and, sometimes even arrested for doing nothing but videotaping while walking down the sidewalk. If you're interested, let me know. I'll put together a list of some Youtube URL's you can watch.
I can't believe somebody
I can't believe somebody would come on here and actually advocate shooting anyone, let alone police officers. Don't we have enough violence in the world without condoning it? What a horrible, horrible, shameful thing to say.
This is what`s wrong with
This is what`s wrong with America right now! Chris, go get yourself some help!
Chris, so you are in favor of
Chris, so you are in favor of shooting cops? You need a bit of metal help.