This tyrant shows why bodycams are so vital. When a routine traffic stop turns into a complete breakdown of constitutional rights, the sworn deposition under oath reveals everything. The arrogance of this deputy will blow your mind. ​Citizen journalist Jeff Gray observed and video-recorded a routine traffic stop conducted by Deputy Cook from roughly 35 feet away. Rather than completing the stop, the deputy claimed recording made him "nervous" and called for backup. ​Upon arriving, Deputy Brian Stoll attempted to control the scene by instructing Gray to stand near a commercial building—only to then approach the property manager to solicit a trespass order against him. When ordered off the private property, Gray immediately complied and walked onto the public right-of-way. Despite Gray standing fully on public property, Deputy Stoll arrested him, damaged his phone, and threatened to hold him as a "John Doe" in jail for 48 hours for not surrendering identification. ​Fast forward to the civil suit deposition, Deputy Stoll's testimony unraveled on the record: • He claimed under oath that officers possess virtually unlimited authority to issue demands, and refusing to comply automatically constitutes criminal obstruction. This is what this bully believes. • He admitted Gray did nothing disruptive beyond holding a camera from 35 feet away, yet maintained that making an officer nervous by filming equals obstruction. • He conceded on the record that Gray had already retreated to the public right-of-way before being handcuffed. Translation his ego was hurt so he wanted to punish Gray for it by arresting him and hoping he will resist. ​The criminal charges against Gray were promptly dismissed, the deputy faced internal reprimands, and Brevard County ultimately settled the federal § 1983 civil rights lawsuit out of court after the damaging deposition stripped away any viable defense. The real crime here is that this person that is not fit to wear a badge got to keep his job and the tax payers had to bail him out with an undisclosed size cash settlement.