Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers Daniel Martin and Tommy Allen assault a bystander trying to walk past a traffic stop Oct. 3 in Holdenville, OK.
After six weeks of paid leave, the troopers were excused for using excessive force by OHP’s Internal Affairs.
The attorney for Kristopher Douglas, the man beaten, called the OHP’s investigation a “dog-and-pony show” and “a sham,” and called Martin a menace.
Trooper Daniel Martin is best known for stopping an ambulance last July carrying a heart attack victim and choking a paramedic he felt did not show him respect. The YouTube video of that incident, captured on cell phone, was the second most watched YouTube video worldwide at the time.
That video is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KluItc365hU
And OHP was eventually forced to release the dashcam video:
The troopers in this round claimed that Douglas confronted the troopers during the traffic stop of a worker’s vehicle they claimed didnt yield sufficiently at a stop sign, which took place in his uncle’s driveway where they were remodeling his house. The Troopers stated they felt threatened by Douglas as he tried to walk around the arrest scene, and that they thought he was drunk and on drugs.
As Douglas walks along the fence past the arrest, Trooper Martin leaves the arrest scene to confront Douglas, at one point leaping directly into Douglas’ path.
Allen, the second Trooper, walks over and grabs Douglas’s wrist. Allen would later say he felt threatened by Douglas when Douglas looked at the hand grabbing his wrist and then back at the trooper assaulting him.
At this point, Martin whips out a retractable baton, striking Douglas near the groin in the process, while Allen grabs Douglas by the neck in an attempt to take the man to the ground. As Douglas is complying with orders to put his hands behind his back, Martin strikes him again with the baton on his backside.
Douglas was arrested and charged with obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor. Douglas’ uncle, Jerry Ford, witnessed the arrest and said the troopers overreacted and used excessive force.
Six weeks after the incident, where the OHP failed to interview any non-OHP witnesses and kept the dash cam video secret, the state police agency declared the troopers were justified in their use of force against Douglas and called the arrest “cut and dried.”
Lt. Tim Tipton, the OHP’s training officer on the use of force, led reporters through an elaborate explanation on how police use force, often contradicting what the video showed with his narration.
He said if Douglas had followed the officers’ first command to get away from the traffic stop “this would have been over very quickly.”
Tipton said Martin’s use of the baton was appropriate and within standards used by police to subdue combative suspects.
The video shows Douglas’ hands to his side throughout the incident, and no physical signs of combativeness.
Douglas’ attorney, Richard O’Carroll of Tulsa, asked “Why not just let the gentleman walk by?”.
He also asked why some of the witnesses to the arrest were never called to testify during the OHP’s board hearing.
O’Carroll also is the attorney for Maurice White, the paramedic involved in the May 24 scuffle with Martin at Paden. White has filed a federal lawsuit against Martin.
OHP Trooper Union’s attorney Gary James of Oklahoma City, said Tipton explained the arrest well.
James has also been the subject of conflict of interest and Department of Public Service corruption investigations.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=61&articleid=20091011_214_G1_Troope432845
Copyright info: This dashcam video was created by and on equipment of the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma, is public property subject to Fair Use laws, and not the property of FOX News Network nor any private entity.
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Comments
How to survive a …
How to survive a police encounter? Do what you are told and you won’t get beat. But if you are death, or mentally challenged you might still be beat if you don’t move quick enough.
my big concern is …
my big concern is that evil monster who didnt properly stop at that big red stop sign
my goodness if you halfway stop at a sign what other crimes are you willing to commit.
i sure hope they got that menace .
@OspreyAdventures …
@OspreyAdventures Love the ‘buttfuck your cop buddies’ reference. Is this your way of telling the YouTube audience that you’re secretly wanting to a guy? Typically I don’t act homophobic when i reply to a video or fucktard response like yours. It seems to be your first go to response. It’s okay if you want to a guy. Just take the that you’ve been sucking on and stick it in your ass. Your mom will be proud.
@CaribbeanLounger …
@CaribbeanLounger This officer is the same scum bag who chocked the paramedic! Why don’t you think cops should have to be held accountable and use better judgment. Those cops are on private property messing with someone not involved in the “traffic stop”. you are the idiot that should have your scull kicked in for supporting abuse of power like this. so go buttfuck your cop buddies!!!!
I think that at the …
I think that at the very least, we can all agree, that these cops need to lay off the sugar and just stick to plain doughnuts.
Great reply. Bunch …
Great reply. Bunch of mental midget 15-year olds on this forum acting like they’re some NWA rip-off. Bunch of cowards that hide behind the internet and probably have had their (rightfully) kicked by the police. Here’s to hoping that their next experience with a night stick will be fatal
@singram94 you …
@singram94 you, you stupid mother fucker. You’re too stupid to live. Here’s to hoping that someone throat you. coward.
What retard …
What retard can’t figure out that this fat fucktard should have just cooled his heels while waiting for everything to play itself out. How about just waiting until they were done?! Any moron that wants to drop the idiotic tags like, “pig”, “dumbass cops” and “bastard cops” should have their skulls kicked in. You’re a bunch of tough guys over the internet but wouldn’t do a thing if a cop told you to move. YOU!!
wont let the guy go …
wont let the guy go home wat a worthless police officer he is the one who choked the paramedic
wont let the guy go …
wont let the guy go home wat a worthless police officer he is the one who choked the police officer
Punk pig …
Punk pig scum!!
Dumbass cops…. …
Dumbass cops….Idiots…Power hungr Pricks
first off i dont …
first off i dont give a bout the what law says what if i seen something like this at my house and someone arrested someone for walking by to get home and then beating them sorry to say it but id have a really big gun walking out side that un called for
You should have …
You should have whipped them cops
@orangecam1234 You …
@orangecam1234 You can call it protection but someone else can call it controlling. How do you feel, controlled or protected? And there are cops who ride the beat taking money and drugs or whatever. Now because you might not be able to protect yourself and feel you need the police, others are victims of police brutality. your either OLD or you have a relative or sibling who are cops. Im wondering how you missed the declining relationship between law enforcement and civilians.
@golapd Relax man I …
@golapd Relax man I wasn’t saying it to prove a point. I didn’t know that anyway but I suppose it makes sense. I still think it would be cool if someone actually did that.
@Shaehl Your …
@Shaehl Your probably one of these punk kids that has just received a ticket and wants to go on the internet and talk bs. Im not a “tool” and law enforccement goes out and protects your and everyone elses. They dont just drive around and take peoples money or whatever bs u just said.
At their whim? …
At their whim? They were conducting police business and didn’t want someone twice their size walking behind them. There was no reason for him to have to get to the house until they were done. Its called a lawful order, look it up. Poor little whiny little biatches like you think you don’t have to listen. Don’t listen and get tuned up like he did. If that big ogre would have listened he wouldn’t have gotten arrested. Moron could have went around other side of the house if he wanted to!
At their whim? …
At their whim? They were conducting police business and didn’t want someone twice their size walking behind them. There was no reason for him to have to get to the house until they were done. Its called a lawful order, look it up. Poor little whiny little like you think you don’t have to listen. Don’t listen and get tuned up like he did. If that big ogre would have listened he wouldn’t have gotten arrested. Moron could have went around other side of the house if he wanted to!
At their whim? …
At their whim? They were conducting police business and didn’t want someone twice their size walking behind them. There was no reason for him to have to get to the house until they were done. Its called a lawful order, look it up. Poor little whiny little like you think you don’t have to listen. Don’t listen and get tuned up like he did. If that big ogre would have listened he wouldn’t have gotten arrested. Moron could have went around other side of the house if he wanted to!
@golapd Officers …
@golapd Officers don’t get to command people around at their whim. Why could they just not have let him pass? Then there would have been no confrontation at all. Sad sad macho BS
@P3trarch Yeah and …
@P3trarch Yeah and it would have been epic for the home owner to be shot and killed by the police. If the police pursue a suspect on to your property you have no right to tell them to leave. Their jurisdiction to pursue a suspect trumps your private property claim. Try to interfere and see how fast you end up in jail.
@myveryown07 …
@myveryown07 Actually they can. If they are acting in an official capacity they can make commands for individuals to stay out of their way. Its called a lawful order. Private Property has nothing to do with this case.
Talk about a story …
Talk about a story totally siding with the “victim”. The polie department doesn’t need to interview external witnesses when the entire confrontation is on video! Why waste time and money when they can see it happen!? This guy was a complete jackass. They told him numerous times to stay away. He tried to walk past them. That’s an aggressive gesture. He didn’t have to use his hands. Plus he was twice the size of the officer. You don’t want to be arrested then listen jackass!!!
@orangecam1234
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@orangecam1234
What a tool, the only time you’re going to “need” a cop is when one isn’t gonna help you. A cop isn’t going to be there when some jackass breaks into your house, or when you get jumped on some ill-traveled alleyway. In fact, 9 times out of 10, the only time you with a cop is when one is taking your money for violating some bullshit, cash-farming fluff-crime.
This was private property, he had every right to be there. If anything, cop should have got the out of the driveway.