The incident happened in Halfmoon, New York. Although the pair broke no laws, Sgt. Glans confronted them because he allegedly saw them walk out of nearby wooded area toward their vehicle, which was in the parking lot of a business. The cop also said he noticed a .22-caliber rifle on the back seat.

As the citizen stood his ground and refused to surrender his constitutional right to freedom from unreasonable search, the deputy got more aggressive and threatening. At one point, he appears to deliver a slap to the citizen. The slap itself was not caught on the video, but the sound and the movement of the deputy’s body tell the whole story.