Pastor Vs Cop Body Cam Footage

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00:28

He's got his paperwork. He's giving me, do I have a sound meter? He's giving me the city code.

00:35

He's giving me... Did you warn him he can't use any amplified devices? What's that? Did you warn him he can't use any amplified devices?

00:42

No, I have, I've just asked him for his name. All he'll give me is Jeff. Oh, he didn't give you his name?

00:49

No. So, he just kind of gave me his bill. That's as far as I've gotten. Okay, he refused to give you his name?

00:55

Yeah. Let's go talk to him real quick. Hi, sound bite!

01:04

Hi, how are you? I've got a sound bite for you. Okay. I'm Sergeant Liz Lenzen, Tempe PD. Hello.

01:10

Hey, who's been using the megaphone? I have. Yeah, and what's your name? Jeff. Jeff, oh.

01:16

Yeah, it's Pastor Jeff. Pastor Jeff. Yes. I'm so supposed to know. Where are you pastor at? Apologia Church in Tempe.

01:23

Okay, and what's your last name, Jeff? Do you need that for anything? Yes, we do, because we have a complaint that we're working.

01:29

That's why we're here. Otherwise, we would not be here. No, I respect your position. I was just telling this officer over here, in order for me to identify myself,

01:36

I have to be cited with a crime according to Arizona State law. Well, we're going to give you a warning right now, so we're going to need that for our street check.

01:42

So, what's your last name? Okay, so the warning is a violation of the law? Well, because of the amplified sound device, which...

01:48

What I was saying to the officer was... Where's Zach? He's right over here. Zach. Where's the other Zach? Zach number one.

01:54

He's out of state right now. Okay, they know me. And Stephen knows me. So, you're going to be given a warning you cannot use, and you know...

02:03

Officer, you can't do that unless you have a calibrated meter according to city code. Oh, we can. And you test it. Yeah, we can.

02:09

You can violate this law? We have a complaint, and it's a citizen. A complaint of illegal activity.

02:14

We have a complaint... Of illegal activity. Of disorderly conduct. Ma 'am, if you read the city code, you'll see you can't...

02:20

We're not arguing. You've been given a warning. You can't use your amplified sound device. If you will, you go to jail. You've already been given that warning.

02:27

I know... Ma 'am, you're not even looking at the... You're a supervisor. You won't look at the law? No, I know the law. We'll file a suit against you. Go ahead.

02:33

Lenzen. L -E -N -Z -E -N. Let's get that on the camera. Get on the cam. We got our cams going.

02:39

Officer Lenzen, would you like to look at the law? Look at... We'll do this. Lenzen. Is this professional activity on your part?

02:44

It is. To behave in this manner? You've got a warning, so please don't do it. We don't want anyone after a rescue. This is my question.

02:50

What's the warning for? You can't use your amplified sound device. That's legal activity. You can't use it.

02:56

You won't look at this? Don't use it. Don't use it. It's illegal activity. We have a complainant. And we'll sue you for violating our constitutional rights.

03:01

You can sue us. You can. It's your right. It is my right. We're American citizens. I want to do this for the record of the court.

03:07

She will not look at the city code. You got your warning. Thank you, guys. You won't look at the city code? No. I already know it. Yeah. Ma 'am,

03:13

I reject your warning. Okay. I reject it. We're going to document it. Thank you, sir. We will.

03:26

Okay. Thank you. Pastor Jeff, we have him on. I got it.

03:34

I got it. Okay. So, can you write that up? He's going to be probably in the first one.