Deputy reassigned after confrontation with tow truck driver An Orange County Sheriff's Deputy has been reassigned to administrative duty after a nasty confrontation with a tow truck driver that was all caught on tape. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT >> YOU'RE WATCHING WESH 2. SUMMER: AN ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY AFTER A NASTY CONFRONTATION WITH A TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE. MEREDITH: THE DEPUTY WAS UPSET THAT HER PICKUP TRUCK WAS BEING TOWED, AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAYS HER REACTION WAS OVER THE TOP. WESH 2'S AMANDA OBER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH MORE. AMANDA. AMANDA: THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CONFIRMS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT, INCLUDING A CLAIM BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE OFF-DUTY DEPUTY INITIALLY CAME AT HIM WITH HER GUN IN HER HAND, BUT THAT SHE'D PUT IT IN HER POCKET BY THE TIME HE STARTED RECORDING. >> I'M A COP, DROP MY TRUCK, DROP MY TRUCK. AMANDA: ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY TRACY WEISS WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE TUESDAY RANTING AT A TOW TRUCK DRIVER. >> CALL 911. I ALREADY CALLED THEM. YOU'RE STEALING MY TRUCK. YOU'RE ILLEGALLY STEALING MY TRUCK. I AM A COP. YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL FOR STEALING MY CAR. AMANDA: THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, WHO ASKED US NOT TO IDENTIFY HIM FOR FEAR OF RETALIATION, SAYS THIS PHOTO SHOWS WEISS' TRUCK BREAKING HOA RULES BY BLOCKING A SIDEWALK INSIDE THE STARLIGHT RANCH RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WITH HER PICKUP, HE GOT A SURPRISE. >> I WAS CONFRONTED BY A VEHICLE RACING DOWN THE WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET COMING DIRECTLY AT ME. AMANDA: HE SAYS THIS PHOTO SHOWS WEISS DRIVING TOWARDS HIM THE WRONG WAY AND BLOCKING HIS EXIT. >> WHEN SHE GOT TO MY WINDOW, SHE WAS JUST SCREAMING AND RANTING AND RAVING. AMANDA: THE DRIVER SAYS SEVERAL DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. EVENTUALLY, WEISS PAID HIM T STANDARD $125 DROP FEE, AND WAS GIVEN HER CAR BACK. THE OWNER OF UNIVERSAL TOWING SAYS THE DEPUTY'S REACTION IS ONE OF THE WORST HE'S EVER SEEN. >> ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF SHE HAD CALMLY TALKED TO THE DRVIER. HEY, I'M A DEPUTY. I MADE A MISTAKE. WHAT DID I DO WRONG? SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. WE WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT BACK TO HER FOR FREE AMANDA: THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED INTERNALLY AND THAT THE DEPUTY, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 11 YEARS HAS BEEN REASSIGNED FROM UNIFORM PATROL TO

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