WARNING – Please be advised that the following video contains profane, inappropriate language.
While the Cadillac Police Department was conducting a routine traffic stop on October 21, 2018, an onlooker
recorded video and posted a partial video along with an inaccurate narrative about what they were witnessing
on social media with the tag “police brutality”. The video very quickly became “viral” and resulted in the
posting of several comments that were factually untrue in addition to rhetoric that went well beyond anti-
police by escalating into threats to kill police officers, children of Police Officers and further identifying police
family members and their places of employment. The Cadillac Police Department takes all threats seriously,
and where appropriate, is investigating the validity of those that were made in order to prosecute anyone
inciting violence, killings and making terroristic threats against our Officers and families.
The video that is posted below by the Cadillac Police Department is the entire video of the traffic stop. Audio
that captured information from the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) was removed; no other
edits were made. The Complaint Number for this incident is 18-002982.
Thank you,
Cadillac Police Department
Background of the Traffic Stop
On October 21, 2018 at approximately 12:25 PM, Cadillac Police was dispatched to 818 First Avenue for a
suspicious blue vehicle that was reported to be parked in front of a house for over an hour. Upon arrival,
Cadillac Police witnessed a vehicle matching the description being driven down an alley. Subsequently,
Cadillac Police conducted a stop on an un-plated vehicle that in the video is seen parked partially in the alley.
The video starts with the vehicle already stopped in the alley, and the driver does verify on the video that he
was the one that Police witnessed driving the vehicle.
During this routine traffic stop, the driver’s name was checked through LEIN where driving status and warrant
information was obtained. Consequently, the driver was detained and arrested on charges. The video shows
resistance by the driver to comply with orders from Cadillac Police, and although the driver stated “no” when
asked if he had anything illegal on him, drug paraphernalia and suspected drugs were obtained during a search
of his person. Further, the vehicle was impounded to await a search warrant for the continuation of the drug
investigation. The driver was transported to the Wexford County Jail for processing, and arraigned on the
following charges:
Habitual Offender 2nd
Resisting and Obstructing x2
Suspended 2nd subsequent
Unregistered Vehicle
No insurance
Possession of marijuana 2nd
