A resurfaced cellphone video from 2020 showing police entering a man’s apartment without his permission raises questions over proper police conduct and a citizen’s constitutional rights.
YouTube channel Audit the Audit reposted a Facebook Live video posted by Christopher Finley showing his encounter with Arlington, Texas, police officers who came to his apartment after they received a call about a domestic disturbance on June 13, 2020.
Someone called police that day after they heard an argument between a man and woman and glass breaking in a neighboring apartment.
Although it’s unclear if Finley’s apartment was the source of the altercation, police came to his home to question him. Finley started recording a Facebook Live video when one of the officers blocked the apartment door with his foot after Finley moved to close the door and end the encounter.
The officers requested to enter, but Finley told them he felt threatened by their conduct and denied them entry without a warrant.
Police tried to question if there was a disturbance at Finley’s apartment, but Finley refused to answer their questions and continued to request the officers to leave after accusing them of trespassing since they continued to block his apartment door.
A police supervisor comes to Finley’s door to attempt to talk to Finley, asking Finley about his wife and child. Finley says he doesn’t have a wife and only he and his child live in his apartment. He insists that the officers leave and return with a warrant if they are invested in searching his home.
That supervisor stated that exigent circumstances allow them to enter Finley’s home without a warrant, which Finley challenges. Finley was also questioned about broken glass the officers saw on the floor, and Finley told them his son dropped his snack bowl.
Finally, the officers ask Finley if they can see his child, and Finley calls his young son over to the door. After Finley rejects the…
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