@@nicky111 The guy you are talking about wasn't swat. The OP is talking about the guy on the second day who pushed the sheriff over to get him out of the doorway.
Never ceases to make me laugh how these outed, corrupt cops suddenly disagree with the process in how suspects are treated. Now you want mercy? Sure, Jan.
Sure, but most of them are at least trying. It would be very difficult to do what they are doing in this video. Be honest with yourself, do you always do the "right thing"? It doesn't matter how you answer, because if you're an even vaguely normal person, you don't always do the right, legal thing.
It’s kind of terrifying that that undersheriff who was so openly defiant to the police, is allowed to deal with the public. I’m sure he’s so fair with them. scumbag
The undersheriff was arrested later for a different set of crimes and was forced into retirement and permanently banned from law enforcement work in lieu of a prison sentence.
70 years old! Just imagine the amounts of lives this corrupt and despicable being has destroyed and with how much criminal activity and corruption he has gotten away in all those years!
@@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934was just gonna say anytime they show someone say the cuffs hurt it's always the same answer, "WeLl, ThEyRe NoT mAdE fOr CoMfOrT!"
SMH...the Sheriff thinks HE gets to dictate how things go..... "You'll get my phones AFTER I clear it with my lawyer"...... imagine you or I saying that to this Sheriff if he showed up with a warrant for YOUR phone. He'd probably violently take you down and arrest you for obstruction.
He DID dictate..temporarily. That's why public officials be treated with stronger hardship than the public, because their authority was ENTRUSTED to them..and they abused it.
In fairness, the warrant was to search his phone, not to force him to unlock it, which would be unconstitutional depending on how its locked. As noted in the video, the obsturction charge didnt stick.
You think? Why? Because i find this so sad...really, really, sad! Chasing around the bush for 2 phones? That had to go smooth, get in, get the phones, get out! This is why the majority of people don't trust cops! And this is leaving me with bitter after taste!
@@DudditsJoeFinemusic When you understand that the Sheriff was refusing the warrants because he KNEW he was guilty of breaking the law, then all that sympathy disappears. It's not a case of chasing after phones, it's a case of exposing corruption. This is all too common among law enforcement agencies because they are allowed to police themselves. We need civilian oversight committees to stop the corruption.
Right? And when that one retarded one tried to keep the officer from forcing him back into the back door, you could almost hear the poop hitting his drawers.
People don't realize how much power a small town sheriff has. I used to work for one that was crooked as hell. I dared to question one of his decisions once and that was the end of my career. He tried to frame me for all kinds of crap because I stood up to him.
For that you need overwhelming evidence, and they know how to destroy evidence. Every precinct will typically work together on the same crimes, and they have absolute immunity if judges and neighboring law enforcement are supporting them. @@jaysonwallker1648
Sheriff is a County level, not town. Police = Town, Sheriff Office = County, and State Troopers/Police = State. The power dynamic depends on the state who supersedes who and in what instance of jurisdiction. For my state the Sheriff, an elected position, holds highest priority within their given county over both local Police and State Troopers operating within it spare specific circumstance or metro area police departments per a County ordinance. The most common specific circumstances are disciplinary actions against the Sheriff issued by the state AG or when there is a operation of a Federal Agency with another Agency involved. Federal agencies, ie the FBI, typically under most circumstances that operate within it's own limitations, supersede any local jurisdiction. So while Sheriffs can hold a lot of power due to being a County level enforcement, they still must adhere to the will of the County Executive (an elected position most voters overlook), State AG and Judiciary, and of course Federal power.
I'm sure the city cops are completely innocent and the beef between departments has nothing to do with this. Plus who has the more powerful friends from judges to media will win out.
Imagine an innocent citizen dealing with this sheriff... that is scary... he thought he was above the law... wow, how many of these situations exist elsewhere?
Madison, Indiana only its worse, the fire dept goes and burns folks they don't like homes down for speaking against the corrupt law. The state fire Marshall's are even dirty. The fire chief Robert Black helped burn our house down. He was there before hours before house was on fire. The fire Marshal Joshua Watterson was part of the corruption. I've been a fire fighter in Texas for 20 yrs. I seen what caused the fire. It was oil thrown on roof. They said it was electrical. We turned power off when my family went out of town from outside breaker switch and locked braker housing. The lock was still on braker box and power switch off. Yes, I'm exposing the dirty fire Marshall and the chief, the fire dept is mostly drug abusers anyway. Never thought I would run into a corrupt fire department who would let meth heads be firefighters.
@@babbalonian2not all do stop With that dumb shit that’s like saying all humans are evil not even the case shut the fuck up god damn I love cops I hate stupid human you are a stupid mother fucker
@@babbalonian2so the chief who is holding the sheriff accountable and not giving favor to the sheriff is too??? Come on now kid use what ever brain cells you have and think for a second sweetheart 😂
@@seeero9676 So funny watching them all fght each other. Love this generation. See the dam fail in Minnesota...lol.they stand around blaming each other for not clearing the debris. Rest of the world is laughing. . Love your miss Maryland. lol. 😅...and you talk about brain cells..
I think they had to treat it differently due to the sensitive nature. You or I wouldn’t have a swarm of armed law enforcement subordinates for a potential standoff.
Considering they are corrupt, you should definitely treat it as calmly and professionally as possible in order to avoid doing anything that could jeopardize the case. This should be obvious.
@@Shjeshje So tell me then, why should a corrupt cop get preferential treatment of any kind, He's a criminal, and being a cop, he's the absolute worst kind. He shouldn't be treated with kid gloves.... you or I sure won't be. Cops should be treated the same as anyone.
@@tea4223 I agree, though I think part of it is trying not to escalate the issue too much while in the belly of the beast. For all they knew, that entire office was complicit in the Sheriff's corruption and the situation could've been very dangerous. You think a den full of gangsters is dangerous, try a den of corrupt cops with firearms training.
Kudos to the good cops for doing the right thing! Now, please investigate the Under Sheriff as well. Most police officers are outstanding people protecting us every day. It’s nice to see a corrupt one being arrested and held accountable.
This entire video was an absolute rollerocaster. The fact they didn't arrest him sooner really blows my mind and makes me fearful of the other corrupt cops and politicians in charge.
At the time he was not under arrest. All he had to do was give his phone to the officer. Then later when he refuses to unlock his phone and comply. Then he was arrested.
There is no way to completely remove corruption from any law enforcement agency. Who guards the guards is a classic problem. Even the DOJ and FBI are full of corrupt agents. The only good thing is that it's better than most of the world. Tell a cop he should 1. Serve the public trust, 2. Protect the innocent, and 3. Uphold the law. He will laugh in your face, it's just so sad.
@@2nickles647Not the conclusion you should take. They showed him nore patience than they would if he was a regular civilian. They should've arrested him way earlier for obstruction
Im convinced that the longer and the more senior you become in the police force, the more scrutiny you should fall under. It inevitably becomes a tyranny.
I'm over 15 minutes in, he's been served with the papers and still the phones haven't been handed over. Not a chance in hell any regular person is afforded that kind of leniency. Crazy.
Undersheriff should be indicted too and anyone under LUJAN should be fired.. they stood by a man instead of following the law.. they swore an oath.. they broke it.. FIRE THEM
@@N1120A im referring to the undersheriff. he received NO jail time and was allowed to retire with his pension in tact.. Lujan got a jail sentence but these unions are powerful and as such he will very likely lose NONE of his pension
@@soxfant4132 If your point is that police get treated differently than regular citizens, that's kind of obvious... and inevitable. Police are going to give each other a certain amount of professional courtesy... because it would be very difficult to do their jobs otherwise. And politicians are reluctant to prosecute police because that could result in a lot of blowback, either from the police community or from the voters, or both. I think the guy deserves to be prosecuted, but it's not my call to make, and it's not my ass on the line.
@@MickLoud999 the sheriff had rigged several cases and had his entire police force following him rather than the law. They had swat because could you imagine a shootout between 2 police forces?
@@FaeraOthronus All he did was try to make sure he was being dealt with fairly. You don't have a clue how corrupt cops are do you? How many cops does it take to serve a simple warrant? They had 3 cruisers the first time. Then they bring in SWAT and say "We don't want to cause a disturbance"?? Damn they had like 50 guys in SWAT gear. wtf?
@@dextersbeard3472 yes, it can be shocking. Like, being shot at by locals while camping and police protecting the attackers. Then there is the Battle of Athens. Honest people are sandwiched between gangs, one of them being police. At least unlike in my Australia, American police don't have a monopoly on violence. I read one story of an aristic liberal type woman moving to her mother's manor in a German country town. She wasn't a cultural fit with the locals, so to say, and eventually she was taken to the station on alleged DUI and beaten bloody.
Deleting data from your phone is helpful to law enforcement. If you understood the back end you'd know that you're basically creating a single recoverable file that contains everything you don't want them to see in one place.
If this CLEARLY CORRUPT cop is finally being brought down this late in his career, we can only imagine how many crimes he’s committed throughout his years in law enforcement.
@Falcon-um7vo It's difficult to be convinced otherwise when you have personally witnessed atrocities being committed by the police. I also have seen many clips of police officers who get special treatment if they've committed a crime and some lengths police departments go to defend their reputation. Many people have good reasons for believing in what they believe in, including you. I by no means think that most cops are evil- most cops are trying to do the right thing but there is a handful who unfortunately ruin it for the rest of them. Cops are human, humans could do better.
You are seriously asserting that the percentage of corrupt law enforcement officers (in the United States, Im assuming) is "very low"? I just want to make sure I understand your argument.
@Falcon-um7vo I think you misinterpreted my reply and then became rude towards me as a result. I was simply adding to your comment by talking about how personal experience and other factors impact the way police is portrayed. I was not accusing you or implying anything negative about you or your comment- this is an example of situational hyper-awareness; in RU-vid comments section it is common for people to disagree with eachother and be rude to eachother which is why you automatically had this predisposition to be defensive in RU-vid comments because SOME people are toxic. Key word: SOME not all, and I was simply adding an innocent comment to start s conversation but I am being accused of misinterpreting and apparently implying that "You think all cops are not corrupt" (I am not an idiot and I didn't think you were either- why would I imply something so stupid). You extermely misinterpreted my comment and you have pissed me off & put me in a bad mood simply because you just wanted to spread hatred instead spreading happiness and having a civilised debate. That's not ok. Are you going to apologise or are you going to attack me further?
@@cb-tz8og Sheriff Lujan was sentenced to 3 years in jail plus 1.5 years probation on two felony convictions and plea bargained a third charge. He was taken into custody on Dec 2nd 2021. It was the Undersheriff that resigned to avoid a felony charge.
Seeing law enforcement take down _corrupt_ law enforcement is the *NUMBER ONE* thing they can do to restore faith in police. Not PR, not volunteering, not anything else. Just apply the law to their own people and do it immediately and publicly. They could change the ACAB opinions in a month of hard work.
They need to change how they interact with the public as well. The hate they justifiably receive didn't spring up from nowhere. There is a reason it's there, and it's growing. I'd say ask Orlando Castile about that, but you can't. He's dead. Pulled over for a broken tail light, died on Facebook live in front of the whole world, for nothing.
There is something poetic about the sheriff crying that his cuffs hurt and the other deputies telling him they are loose. You know he's heard it a thousand times and never bat an eye 😅
The undersheriff is the sneakiest person out of everyone. Siding with them saying “I’m not surprised you guys are doing this…you gotta do what you gotta do…I keep way out of it all” and as soon as his boss steps back out he’s back on his side again telling them to leave. I know people like him. They’re the worst. Side with whoever they are around at the time.
He's like that little dog Chester that runs around the big dog Spike in the old cartoons >> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UVNHcob3oJg.html
God this is SWEET justification knowing that the prick sheriff has probably done this to dozens of innocent victims. Thank you for posting this Detective Williams.
"This is our house"... actually that department belongs to the people. They think that they can operate without any oversight and do whatever they want. It's disgusting but they've been allowed to act like this since the inception of law enforcement in this country.
That's House, with a capital H. I understand that it reall is how they think of it. Not too surprising when you figure how much time they spend in there with their 'family in blue'.
Yeah for real. And either way, even if it was “their house,” it doesn’t matter. If a normal citizen said “this is MY house,” to them they would just bust down the walls to get in.
not really though, you clearly have no understanding of most pricincts and are just going off your emotions and what you hear from other RU-vid comments. Lmao, internet lawyers make me laugh
The amount of effort it takes this police department to arrest just one corrupt sheriff is insane. I see why it’s so hard to hold police accountable in this country now.
Undersheriff Martin Trujillo was arrested following this incident for directing his deputies to point their fire arms at the officers serving the warrants. He was forced to retire in lieu of receiving any legal penalties.
Hate to see it. I remember some senior military people caught up in major scandals having their pensions taken from them. I’m not a big fan of “oh you’re fired but go ahead and retire with no real consequences “
@@TES-bt8sv this is very common. People get fired or forced out of positions all the time due to a scandal whether they are convicted in a court of law or not.
@@felixschrodinger7533 no, you missed the point. I am condemning his actions. He should’ve faced more severe consequences. Letting him retire with a pension is literally a slap on the wrist and they did him a favor which is wrong. Pointing out that it happens often isn’t the same as defending it….
That sheriff office is about as corrupt as it comes. This Sheriff got three years in prison and the Sheriff before him got a ten year prison sentence and multiple underlings also are currently serving time in prison. We know how hard it is to get law enforcement officers prosecuted for their crimes and yet two Sheriffs in a row and their deputies ALL went to prison🤔
@@cletusaschoff7475 You can, it's covered in the 5th and 6th amendment. Once you invoke those rights, police can't do anything else without your attorney present, so in this case, it meant taking him straight to jail because the warrant is a legal court document, an attorney can not stop it, the only advice they would give you is to comply to the terms of the warrant, which the sheriff refused to do.
Why give kudos for doing their job? And how many sheriff's didnt do their jobs by letting this nonsense continue? These corrupt cops dont pop up over night and they damn sure dont do ot by themselves.
@@averageaple6789 He's giving kudos for exactly that reason. Its good to praise when people do the right thing, especially when we know others wouldn't have done so - even if it's their job to do it.
People shouldn't get massive raises for just doing their job. Police not doing their job is why this seems like such an anomaly. She shouldn't be rewarded, the entire law enforcement field needs to be heavily investigated by an outside party. This sheriff is one of many.
@@nwk2VGtxbs26_eiXlo2wnQpart of their job description isnt dealing with your own kind pushing you around of a corrupt plot so i’d say she stepped up a little bit by not backing down. Alot of officers would have taken him by his word.
@nwk2VGtxbs26_eiXlo2wnQ True but a brave lady to go after such a scumbag. I know many police that don't get paid enough to go after their own bully mentality cops. Definitely needs a full rework from the ground up I agree.
This sheriff been around 50 years as an officer. Can you imagine going and filing an assault charge against anyone of the 500 people he knows, the friends of those people, anyone of his officers, or anyone they know? Right, neither can I. The corruption is so pervasive in every single police department that this makes none of the police accountable, responsible to uphold the law, or trustable in any way. Each and all of the officers in this video violated a stack of laws, procedures, and enforcement requirements for the positions they are paid for.
As a non-US citizen I cant help but think that if this warrant was for a member of the general public and they behaved like this sheriff, they would get both their door and their teeth kicked in during the first 2 minutes.
It is a shame these cops don’t have the nerve to treat him like they treat the common, everyday citizen! he would have been face down in the dirt in a heartbeat. The undersheriff needs to be fired as well!
That's 'cause standing up to your boss in LE can lead you to getting fired or worse. Which means you can potentially get less or lose all of your benefits at the worst. In other words, these people aren't in it for the job, just the benefits in the end. That's how the police unions work - don't mess with your own kind and you'll be fine. Mess with everyone else and you'll still get your retirement and medical, etc. Perhaps even if you're busted for murder of a civilian.
It;s simple the USA is a police state. So what matters is how much power you can project. If you are powerfull they will thread you nicely. If you ain't they will use you.
I understand why they have to be careful, things could scalate in such situations since the sheriff has power and bruised ego. It's definitely a sensitive situation, not because they want to protect the sheriff, but because things could get violent and unsafe.
@@dannyc7227 The more common scenario is face down on the ground with a knee in his back and guns drawn at his head for not complying instantly with police instructions.
@@artgoat , I would disagree that being the most common scenario… even if you think it happens a lot. Probably 90% of all police interactions (most likely closer to 99%) end with no guns drawn.
@@dannyc7227 When people cooperate fully, that might be true (video evidence and personal experience of family members notwithstanding). In the case of belligerent arguments, lack of respect for the badge, refusal to obey instructions and obstruction of process? The average person would find things escalate VERY fast.
It’s kind of terrifying that that undersheriff who was so openly defiant to the police, is allowed to deal with the public. I’m sure he’s so fair with them. scumbag...
the whole concept of them allowing him to "clear it with his attorney first" is pitiful. if they came to any of OUR houses with those warrants, we would have to hand it over immediately.
yeah this is what killed me he was served the warrant and then handed the phone over maybe he coulda gotten away with it if he handed his deputy the phone before they showed up, but he had no right to give it to someone else after being served
No he's making fun of him... its hilarious that corrupt cop himself has probably said that millions of times and now its being said to him... and he'll never have the chance to say it again.
No he's making fun of him... its hilarious that corrupt cop himself has probably said that millions of times and now its being said to him... and he'll never have the chance to say it again.
This is exactly what law enforcement needs. Not a brotherhood that will defend each other through crime and corruption. A brotherhood that holds everyone accountable. I know my brothers wouldn't let me sink to the bottom. And if I did, they'd kick my ass.
If anyone else resisted a warrant like this, their schedule for the rest of the day would involve the emergency room and a jail cell. This is just an example of cops looking out for cops.
@@Chris-fn4df sure, but in all fairness this is the same that would go if a chief of surgery was being taken into custody at a hospital. its a normal kind of thing giving a professional courtesy among peers. these are moments this persons entire career, lifes work and possible freedom are crashing to the ground around them. in the end if the person ends up held to account just like anyone else thats the important thing. and thank god for bodycams. they are a game changer.
@@ADHDConfessionsofanuntre-xr1wv " these are moments this persons entire career, lifes work and possible freedom are crashing to the ground around them" No they aren't. It's serving a warrant for some phones. Watch the video. The guy himself is not under arrest. He is withholding evidence.
Just IMAGINE the cops showing up to a CIVILIANS house, with a search warrant to seize cell phones...and YOU claiming you refused until you spoke to your attorney...you going in and out of unsupervised rooms, etc? LMAO, there is NO WAY they would allow that.
@robertbarker5474 no you would be on the floor tased and shackled, charged with resisting, obstruction, and endangering the other clowns arresting you.
@@courtneylindsay7052 I'll explain because you're dumb. You have a right to an attorney when you are under arrest, which he wasn't. They had a WARRANT and it was signed by some high rank officials. If you do not comply immediately you should be arrested for obstruction but because this guy is a COP they showed him more patience than they normally would for a civilian
This chief is the stereotypical image of the,”Good Ol’ Boy” way of policing from back in the day. He just never got the memo to stop acting and treating people in that manner.
@@willyperez2475same thing with God though. he running around israel getting little girls pregnant then he hired a contractor to be the the stepdaddy. God out here bustin illegal nuts😂
The professional courtesy given to this guy was above and beyond what was reasonable, if a general member of the public did this they would have been riding the lightning 40 minutes ago this is absurd.
"Professional Courtesy" is nothing more than corrupt behavior. As a LEO why would you treat someone differently because they happen to be in the same line of work as you are.
Some good cops get framed by corrupt cops, in order to flip the onus, and continue their corrupt ways. Other good cops see it happen, and back off in fear that they might be next. This sheriff is bent as a corkscrew, and his underlings, are afraid to stir his wrath, or equally guilty. Keep up the good work, and clean house so we might eventually trust the Police once more.
Funny how when the police officer is served a court order and given lawful directives he does exactly what other criminals do - stalls for time, tries to conceal the evidence, tries to use tactics to make the the warrants appear unenforceable etc etc He becomes the person that he himself has probably arrested 100's of times 😂
OMG! That's exactly what I was thinking: Minion. That under sheriff thought he was entitled and kept questioning the warrants. He knew well and good they were legal. They shouldn't have wasted so much time going back and forth with him. Serve him with the warrant, take the damned phones, and leave and/or arrest them all for obstruction.
What a baby! “The handcuffs hurt!“ He’s saying all the same things criminals say “Am I under arrest?” I love it when it comes back to these dirty cops. They don’t deserve to wear the badge and they give a bad name to all those wonderful, amazing police officers and deputies and sheriffs we have in this country.
Love how patient the cops were with the sheriff. If that was a regular Joe obstructing the cops like that he'd have been tazed and face planted to the floor in seconds.
not those cops they have training the city and county cops are the dicks that treat people like shit i had trouble with a county and a costable were going to taze and peper spraw me the state cop put those two in the place and told them to shut up i was at home me my dad got into it none of us called them
I think they didn't want to aggravate the situation. They specifically rolled up with multiple units because they feared the Sheriff's loyalties could result in something more than just talking, ya know?
The sheriff knows that once presented with the search warrant, you must give up the goods. You don't get to consult with your attorney FIRST. These guys are so corrupt.
Imagine if any other person had done that. The cops aren't going to stand around politely letting you wander around playing with your phone after the warrant is served. You're going to get taken to the ground, tazed, cuffed, charged with resisting, and that phone's getting taken. Hell, they don't even let you read your copy of the warrant until AFTER it's actually been executed, most of the time.
@@citytrees1752 Let me put it this way. If the guy made a deal with the devil where it was agreed that he would get away with his crimes for one lifetime before he got caught, the devil held up his end of the deal.
Agree, still better than never though. And it's really bad at old age because there's no time left to turn your life around, your ways are set. These people things they would continue like this until their death.
I lived in this town for a while in a pretty dark time in my life. It's an incredibly dangerous place. The cops would rather dig a hole than deal with any mess. Abject poverty and police corruption. It was of absolutely no surprise when all this broke.
@@winkwonkle it's honestly a beautiful part of the world, the dry desert landscape around the town, but it's honestly a pretty depressing place. Nice people, but abject poverty and lack of opportunity.
The fact that the Sherriff doesn't want to comply with the order, does not want to give up his phones, shows that he clearly has something to hide. An innocent person might be annoyed at not having his phone, but they would comply with the court order. This behaviour is typical of a corrupt person.
@@alvaroq2024 I wonder if all that time except 1 hour a day will be spent in isolation? Because he has a great big target on his back and Bubba will be looking for him. I wouldn't want to be him when the other prisoners find out he was a Sheriff.
Imagine clarifying that you're actually arrested, then acting baffled when they treat you like you're arrested. For a sheriff, he really does not know how the law works.
It takes 6+ years to become a lawyer and argue the law and yet only a few months to become a cop and enforce the law. Cops are extremely undertrained in both understanding the law and de-escalation, which is unfortunate given that those are twi very important aspects of the job.
yes. i find that anytime i have not been brushed up on something i know of from the past of over 5 years, certainly 7-10 i am hesitant to state certainty about it. things are changing so fast its best to realize that you likely dont know the current state of affairs, esp with tech or regs.
Deleting data from your phone is helpful to law enforcement. If you understood how it was extracted on the back end you'd know that all you're doing is basically creating single recoverable file that contains everything you don't want them to see in one place.
State District Judge Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood sentenced former Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan to three years in prison followed by a year and a half of probation Thursday, a day after a Santa Fe jury convicted him of two felony charges after he helped a man avoid arrest and then directed a deputy not to tell anyone.
The guy the arresting Chief wanted to call was ALSO corrupt. "Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo and former County Manager Tomas Campos have been indicted for lying under oath before a Rio Arriba Grand Jury in June."
Just imagine an ordinary person refusing to hand over their phones until they get to speak to their lawyer, or getting upset because the press are photographing him in handcuffs.
that whole department needs to be investigated. The way his little minion tried to block the door I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't more involved in this scheme.
The guy the arresting Chief wanted to call was ALSO corrupt. "Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo and former County Manager Tomas Campos have been indicted for lying under oath before a Rio Arriba Grand Jury in June."
