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.
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Prior Video 1 (Sept. 2024): https://youtu.be/9fR6fpasshU?si=r207PETZG-7tX6Vh
Prior Video 2 (October. 2024): https://youtu.be/gry97W2wwlA?si=ddLhe5Gb4n6RTQ9-
Media Report from the Press Democrat and reporter Phil Barber: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/07/17/napa-county-sheriffs-office-rehires-deputy-shadowed-by-arrest-he-made-as-idaho-officer-that-went-viral/
Meridian, Idaho: https://meridiancity.org/police/
Napa County Sheriff’s Office (California): https://www.napacounty.gov/1292/Sheriff
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ICE might have a spot for him
Power-hungry cop grossly violates rights.
"Justice" system dismisses charges against said cop.
Civilian gets charged/humiliated.
So, EXACTLY as we expected.
His lawyer must have beena pos for him to get convicted
That is not how I would have found Sampson. I did not here the police officer give any directions until he grabbed the young man lifted off the ground. It was clear nessary force.
He should of been sent to North Korea.
I guarantee that either the jury was very biased or pro police the other part is that the jury most likely wasn't allowed to see that video. They did not produce that video into evidence
There was a bribery here!!!
So sad, definetely needs to appeal.
I just don't understand how they can convict him when the officer didn't tell him he was under arrest!
How many more Americans will be executed in the streets by a masked federal police force before the civil rights lawyer covers it?
Hey guess what…..just another pos cop
VOTE NO ON OPERATING LEVIES IF YOUR LOCAL POLICE ACT LIKE THIS.
Name the attorneys and law firm😂😂😂. Obviously the attorney is incompetent and the public should be warned. But that will never happen.
Should have stopped with the prosecutor and judge…what were their names i missed it.
The Judge and jury are absolutely BRAIN DEAD! There are a lot of good police officers out there. But cops like this POS are the direct cause of NEGATIVE VIEWS TOWARDS LAW ENFORCEMENT as a whole! The abuse of power is frigging DISGUSTING!!!
We have to fight the police union, they are the ones protecting the police.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State , the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Americans across the country need to stop serving ICE and their families to let these people know how much they are despised. They should be made to feel uncomfortable and ostracised.
That stupid cop didn't even need to be there!!! 😒
He never had a right to do anything. He might have had authority.
Read 18 USC 242.
The kid should’ve shown the video to his lawyer and have the lawyer shown the video to the judge for I don’t think the judge saw it. Maybe the judge is friends or related to the cop. I feel so bad for the kid and I hope he and his parents appeal his case and make sure the video is presented at court.
Psychopath cop!
We can only hope that the cop and the victim get what's coming to them.
Resisting WHAT?
Absolute BS
That verdict ought to be thrown out. Wth, were a bunch of anti dirt bikers on the jury? Unbelievable.
You can’t get justice against tyrant cops it may be time to take justice in our own hands.
Bad cops being passed from one district to another…disgusting.
America has no rules
Completely freaking despicable that a jury would convict this kid of resisting an UNLAWFUL arrest — aka criminal excessive force — aka sanctioned domestic terrorism! And it's not the first time, I highly doubt it'll be the last.
Almost as if people are utterly oblivious to the atrocities & terrors that accompany living under an authoritarian rule.
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What would happen if he was black?
We’re also talking about assault on a MINOR. This is so wrong Please some lawyer help this kid.
True California cop, corrupt as hell.
Appeal it immediately and notify his new employer of everything
How about the officers knee on the neck of the “suspect “!!! WTH
Bulllshit
What in the FUCK is wrong with these juries? Did the kid represent himself?
If you lose your job as an LEO you should NEVER be able to have a badge ever again. Now these trash cops just get hired of another department!
If that was my son, that officer would be dead.
The cops is off the rocker
Been saying it for many years. It's only a matter of time before the USA government is just like the nazi party. Democrat, or republican, they are pushing you towards the same goal. They are two sides of the same coin. Total control of every aspect of your life. If you think I'm wrong just look at the daycares, the epstien files, or the Clinton's being above the law. Trump is just a male version of Hillary
That cop needs prison time.