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Sandusky has placed police officer Christopher Denny on paid administrative leave during an investigation into a controversial traffic stop that was caught on video.

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A Sandusky police officer shown on a viral video of a controversial traffic stop last week has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to news reports.

An internal review of the Oct. 1 traffic stop has revealed inconsistencies in statements by Sandusky Officer Christopher Denny, reports the Toledo Blade.

The Sandusky Register reports Denny was notified Wednesday that he must stay away from work until the Lucas County Sheriff's Office, an outside agency, completes an investigation.

The investigation, which begins Friday and could take three weeks, centers on Denny's actions during a traffic stop involving Andre Stockett, 34, of Huron, and the driver of the car, Kathryn Said, 30, of Taylor, Mich.

Stockett used his cell phone to record the tense standoff with Denny. Said was pulled over because her Ohio license plate number showed she had an expired Ohio driver's license, the Sandusky Register reports. The couple's 2-week-old infant was in the backseat.

Said's license was valid, but tensions quickly increased as Stockett argued with Denny about whether the stop is justified. Denny wanted to see Stockett's ID, saying he matched the description of a man wanted on felony charges. Stockett refused, saying he wasn't the man police were looking for and that he was not obligated to show police his ID. He also said the traffic stop was not justified.

Both Said and Stockett eventually were charged with obstructing official business and released. Both have pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to appear in Sandusky Municipal Court on Nov. 18.

During a news conference Tuesday, Sandusky officials said prosecutors who reviewed the case ruled that the officers "acted lawfully" during the stop, though the city was conducting an internal review, the Blade reports.