Ohio police reportedly caught on camera changing story then arresting couple

Sandusky, OH — An Ohio police officer was allegedly  caught giving false statements.

A video has gone viral of a couple in Ohio being arrested for obstruction during a traffic stop. It appears the officer gave conflicting stories to the couple before arresting them.

Traffic Stop

Kathryn Said, 30, of Taylor, Mich., and Andre Stockett, 34, of Huron, Ohio, were driving with their 2-week-old baby when police pulled them over and asked for Said’s license.

She obliged. But something didn’t feel right to Stockett. He turned on his cellphone camera and started recording the incident, according to the Sandusky Register.

Police found that Said’s information checked out. However, instead of returning to her side of the vehicle, an officer approached Stockett’s side.

Ohio police caught lying?

That is when the situation took a turn.

According to the police report viewed by the Sandusky Register, Officer Christopher Denny said that he had seen Said pick up Stockett from an apartment complex. He says he believed Stockett to be Jeremy Newell, a man wanted on felony warrants.

The video shows Denny asking for Stockett’s ID. Stockett refused stating that he didn’t need to show ID because he hadn’t done anything wrong.

The officer then asks him to step out of the car. A request that Stockett also refuses, indicating that Said was pulled over for a minor traffic violation.

Stockett then asks the officer why they have been stopped. Several viewings of the video seem to provide several different answers. First, the officer claims that Said was driving without her lights on, to which Stockett replies, “But it isn’t even dark.” The camera seems to clearly show the sun beaming behind the officer. The officer again asks Stockett to step out of the car, and the following exchange can be heard:

Stockett: “No, for what?”

Denny: “Cause you look exactly like a person that has warrants, OK?”

Stockett: “But that’s not me.”

At this point the officer can be heard referring to Stockett as “Mr. Newell.”

“I’m not Mr. Newell. I have done nothing wrong, you have no probable cause. I’m not coming outside the car. I’m scared for my life,” Stockett says. “I haven’t done anything wrong. Haven’t broken the law. I don’t have to get out the car. And I don’t have to tell you who I am.”

“It’s a lawful stop, understand that. You match the exact description,” Denny can be heard on the video saying.

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