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<\/p>\nPORTLAND, Texas \u2014 A former corporal with the Portland Police Department was terminated following an internal investigation into a December arrest.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 23, then-Cpl. Alexander Vallejo stopped an individual, according to body camera footage obtained by KRIS 6 News. Later in the video, Vallejo says there is a warrant for the individual\u2019s arrest, though the person\u2019s name and face were redacted.<\/p>\n
Portland PD terminates corporal following December arrest investigation<\/p>\n
About five minutes later, another man arrives on the scene on a bicycle. Vallejo tells the man to go around. The man moves into a parking lot and begins filming Vallejo with his phone.<\/p>\n
Vallejo begins yelling at the man to go around. \u201cI\u2019m going to take you to jail,\u201d Vallejo tells the man filming him. Vallejo says the man is interfering and orders him to put the phone down.<\/p>\n
Vallejo then approaches the man and grabs his arm, attempting to place it behind his back. \u201cWhat did I do?\u201d the man repeatedly asks as several more officers arrive on the scene.<\/p>\n
At one point, Vallejo is heard yelling \u201cleave\u201d multiple times, to which the man responds, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to shout at me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man argues that he was unable to go around, as instructed, because Vallejo\u2019s vehicle and the initial stop were blocking the sidewalk. Moments later, Vallejo places the man in handcuffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t I talk to you?\u201d the man asks multiple times.<\/p>\n
WATCH THE FULL BODYCAM VIDEO HERE:<\/p>\n
BODY CAM: Former Portland PD Officer arrests man filming him in December<\/p>\n
As another officer escorts the man to a squad car, Vallejo is seen pulling the phone from the man\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n
Moments later, the two continue arguing from the back seat of the patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou standing behind my back, I have prior experience where I have been assaulted,\u201d Vallejo tells the man. \u201cI don\u2019t want to take you to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vallejo adds, \u201cIf you had just moved 10 feet that way, we would\u2019ve been fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t ask me to move 10 feet. You asked me to leave. I do not have to leave public space,\u201d the man responds.<\/p>\n
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Portland PD<\/p>\n
Bodycam of then-Cpl. Alexander Vallejo arresting a man filming him in December.<\/p>\n
Vallejo again says the man was interfering. The man responds, \u201cThat\u2019s not how interference works.\u201d Vallejo asks him to recite the law.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor interference, I have to come between you and \u2014\u201d the man begins before Vallejo cuts him off.<\/p>\n
After further arguing, Vallejo says, \u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d and shuts the squad car door.<\/p>\n
According to a statement released by the Portland Police Department, a complaint was filed Jan. 5, prompting an internal investigation and Vallejo being placed on administrative leave. Two days later, the department determined Vallejo violated department policies, procedures and standards, and he was terminated.<\/p>\n
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KRIS 6 News<\/p>\n
The department says the investigation has since been forwarded to the Texas Rangers for further review.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe conduct thousands of traffic contacts and contacts with the public throughout the year, and 99.9% of those contacts end with a favorable outcome,\u201d Police Chief Mark Cory told KRIS 6 News. \u201cIn this particular case, the officer violated departmental policy and was let go.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to ACLU Texas<\/a>, when people are in public spaces where they are lawfully present, they have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including police.<\/p>\n For the latest local news updates, click here<\/a>, or download the KRIS 6 News App.<\/a><\/p>\n