Man arrested in Towson cop-filming incident talks As Baltimore County police condemn the actions of an officer who was caught on tape during an incident in Towson over the weekend, 11 News talks to a man who believes he was arrested in retaliation for his friend recording the incident. George Lettis reports. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT DELTA BALTIMORE COUNTY AND ANOTHER BIG STORY. THE FALLOUT AFTER AN AUXILIARY OFFICER THREATENED TO ARREST A MAN IF HE DID NOT STOP RECORDING POLICE ACTIVITY AND TOWNSEND. TONIGHT, WE'RE HEARING FROM ANOTHER MAN WHO BELIEVES HE WAS ARRESTED IN RETALIATION FOR HIS FRIEND RECORDING THE INCIDENT. GEORGE LETTIS JOINS US LIVE IN TOWSON WITH THE VERY LATEST. THE FRIEND BELIEVES THEY PEGGED HIM AS BEING GUILTY SIMPLY BY ASSOCIATION AND ONE OF THE OFFICERS IN THE VIDEO HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. SHORTLY AFTER TWO PEOPLE ARE HANDCUFFED BY A GROUP OF OFFICERS OUTSIDE OF A STRIP OF TOWSON BARS, ONE OFFICER APPROACHES SERGIO GUTIERREZ HE WAS FILMING. I'M ALLOWED. GET OUT OF MY FACE. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG. LEAVE. THEN THINGS HEAT UP ON IT ARE OFFICER, A VOLUNTEER POLICE SERGEANT GETS IN HIS FACE. DO NOT DISRESPECT US. NOW WALKED AWAY AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH OR YOUR GOING TO JAIL. HE ASKED IF HE COMMITTED A CRIME. DUDE. I'VE DONE NOTHING. DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH. I THOUGHT I HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH HERE. YOU JUST LOST IT. THE POLICE CHIEF RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY. " THESE WORDS WERE INCORRECT, AND APPROVED REAR, AND UNNECESSARY. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL BRING THIS TO CLOSURE." HE WAS ALSO UPSET ABOUT THE CURSE WORDS AND WAS WRONG ABOUT HIS LACK OF RIGHTS TO FILM OFFICERS. AS A RESULT, THE OFFICER HAS BEEN PLACED ON VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. YOU DO NOT SEE HIS FRIEND, SANTIAGO, NEXT TO GUTIERREZ AS HE WAS FILMING. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT AS THEY TRIED TO CALM AN ESCALATING SITUATION AND CLEAR THE AREA. WHEN I SAW SOMEONE WAS FILMING THEM, THEY WOULD NOT ARREST HIM BECAUSE HE WAS FILMING HIM THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE A STATEMENT, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE SITUATION I DO, IN A WAY, FEEL THAT I WAS UNJUSTLY ARRESTED. THE CHARGE AGAINST SANTIAGO STILL STANDS. MEANWHILE, THE CHIEF IS REVIEWING THE ACTIONS OF THE

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