LANTANA, Fla., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A Florida man pulled over by police in a traffic stop was arrested when the officer caught him taping the conversation on his iPhone, police said.

Carl Paul, 21, of Pompano Beach, Fla., is charged with illegal interception of communication, The Palm Beach Post reported.


Paul was arrested shortly after midnight Tuesday after he was pulled over by Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies in Lantana.

The man, who had his iPhone with him, asked the deputies their names and told the officers he was "documenting what was happening," the police report said.

The man was told it was illegal to record the conversation without permission and was arrested when he failed to stop the recording, the newspaper said.