South Whitley, Indiana — April 13, 2024 — (from South Whitley Police Facebook page)
In response to a social media post of an edited video of a local law enforcement encounter, the South Whitley Police Department notes that it is limited in its ability to offer additional information.
South Whitley IN Police Officer opens car and pulls driver out in 1min 30s
Brent Augustus You Tube Video (not from the press release)
The social media post and comments suggest a uniformed local officer acted unreasonably in his interaction with a driver pulled over for speeding on January 24, 2024. The incident resulted in a criminal charge and judicial finding of probable cause that the driver committed a crime. Persons charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
It is a crime to refuse to identify yourself if stopped for a traffic infraction. Further, a law enforcement officer is authorized to arrest an individual who commits a crime in the officer’s presence. The reasonableness of this officer’s conduct during the arrest is being reviewed.
To ensure the fairness of the process to all parties, the Town’s Attorney has advised that it is inappropriate to comment on the underlying facts of this incident while they are being reviewed.
Mercer County Outlook 
Fofo What did the driver think was going to happen when they refused to follow instructions ? The officer did nothing wrong
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Not the smartest? thats okay, in America they can’t just order us around like tyrants. Please, the officer ripped that teenager out of her car onto the ground, and then talked down to her like an egotistical fucking brat after she had done absolutely nothing to deserve that treatment. This pig deserves to rot in a cell in his uniform. Our public servants should be humble, not acting out of line and throwing tantrums. This kind of blind submission is what brings dictators to power.
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