In a decision that could make it easier for citizens to record police officers in Maryland, a Harford County judge ruled Monday that state police and prosecutors were wrong to arrest and charge a man for taping his own traffic stop and posting it on the Internet.
Anthony Graber, a staff sergeant for the MD Air National Guard, shown being arrested in the video below, had a helmet-mounted video camera with which he was recording his ride when he was pulled over by a Maryland State Trooper. The trooper, who had been in an unmarked car, somehow felt the need to have his gun drawn when stopping this motorcyclist. Graber was issued a speeding ticket. He then posted the video of his arrest on YouTube, and was subsequently charged with four felonies, including violating Maryland's wiretap law.
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