Arlington PD Arrest Another Pair of Cop Watchers

ARLINGTON TX – In what seems like a broken record, Arlington police have arrested another pair of cop watchers for exercising their first and second amendment rights, simultaneously. In video posted to Facebook, Kenny Lovett can be seen being arrested for openly carrying his pre 1899 pistol (completely legal under Texas law), followed by Joseph Tye, founder of Texas Cop Block, for standing on a sidewalk and not obeying orders to move to another arbitrary location. The video shows an unprecedented attempt by Arlington police officers, Kemp and Deary to intimidate cop watchers by telling them to put any weapons back in the car. Officer Kemp, did not specify openly carried weapons, he instructed all weapons need to be “put up”.

After debating with the videographer, Jacob Cordova, who was arrested one month prior for seemingly exercising his first and second amendment rights, the officers approach another vehicle of cop watchers who arrive on scene to give them a warning that weapons will not be tolerated. Lovett says nothing and simply films the officers, who are completely ignoring their original traffic stop on the complete opposite side of the street, four lanes of traffic and one parking lot away. The officers decided that they would go ahead and break their oaths on video for the rest of us to see, and arrested Lovett for not obeying their unlawful orders.

Shortly thereafter, Joseph Tye who was standing on a public sidewalk, on the opposite side of the street from the original traffic stop, was instructed to move further away. Tye did not obey the unlawful order, and was promptly arrested.

You may recognize Joseph Tye from his previous arrest last September where he was arrested, along with fellow cop watchers, Kory Watkins and his wife Janie, for what appears to be the same activity, filming the police. The Arlington PD mouthpiece, Lt. Christopher Cook continually goes on record that his department has no problem with cop watchers filming his fellow officers as it’s “their first amendment right.” However, they continually violate that commitment and their respective oaths to the Constitutional of the United States.

Ways to Contact the Arlington PD:

Phone:817-459-5700

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonPolice

Twitter: @arlingtonpd

Other Contacts: http://www.arlington-tx.gov/news/contact/

Full video of arrests

