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THE SUNSET SHOWDOWN: THE FINAL HALT

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Morrison followed him for six blocks anyway. At 6:51 p.m., he switched on his emergency lights, and Troy immediately turned into a brightly illuminated CVS parking lot, shut down the engine, and rested both hands clearly on the steering wheel. Concealed equipment inside Troy’s tie clip and briefcase was transmitting a live feed to an FBI team positioned nearby. Morrison walked up to the window and demanded Troy’s license and registration while refusing to say why he had stopped him.“Can I ask why you stopped me?” Troy asked evenly.Morrison claimed Troy had been drifting between lanes, even though Troy had remained centered in his lane and followed every traffic law.“Step out of the car,” Morrison ordered.Troy kept both hands where Morrison could see them and asked, “What are the grounds?”Morrison mocked him for questioning his authority, while Troy calmly asked for a supervisor. Rather than explain himself, Morrison took a step backward and said, “We can do this the difficult way.”A woman walking out of the pharmacy raised her phone and started recording. Another motorist stopped to watch, while a resident across the street stepped onto his porch. Harris pointed out that civilians were watching, but Morrison called for backup and reported Troy as a “non-compliant subject” who was refusing lawful commands.Troy still never raised his voice, threatened anyone, or made an aggressive movement. Morrison’s irritation suddenly turned into fury, and he struck the driver’s window repeatedly until the glass shattered inward. Witnesses cried out as Morrison reached through the broken opening, unlocked the door, seized Troy by his jacket, and pulled him outside. Troy’s head hit the edge of the door frame before Morrison and Harris forced him face-down onto the pavement.“Stop resisting!” Morrison yelled, although Troy had not fought either officer.The federal recording equipment captured every second of it.Four additional patrol vehicles arrived, followed shortly afterward by Captain Thomas Reeves. Morrison immediately told Reeves that Troy had acted aggressively, might have been impaired, and had refused sobriety tests that had never actually been offered. Reeves ordered officers to search the Audi, but the search produced no weapon, no drugs, no contraband, and nothing else illegal. Troy’s driver’s license was valid, the rental agreement was legitimate, and there were no warrants connected to his name.Several civilians had recorded the arrest, yet the officers’ body cameras were either turned off or supposedly experiencing technical problems. Despite that, Reeves still ordered Troy transported to the station on charges of obstruction, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.
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