The 1-minute video shows a law enforcer from the Merced County Sheriff’s Department, who is not wearing a face mask and whose name tag says his last name is Valenzuela, insisting the man recording possibly committed a crime and faces detainment.
Valenzuela says the unseen man is risking detainment because of “the totality of the circumstances.”
The man is asking if he has committed a misdemeanor or felony. Valenzuela says it’s “not an arrest” and that they will “agree to disagree and if you wanna sue me, you can sue me.” Advertisement Hide
“I’m telling you it’s my authority to detain you, to at least get your identification,” he says.