Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop
A U.S. Navy veteran filed a federal lawsuit after being unlawfully arrested for recording a police traffic stop. The incident involved the use of Flock surveillance technology, raising concerns about police retaliation against citizens exercising First Amendment rights.
Why it matters
This case highlights the intersection of civil liberties and the increasing use of automated surveillance tools by law enforcement.
(Courtesy photo of Napoleon Jones/Nate Cade) While standing in a private parking lot in Sussex, Wisconsin, on May 4, 2025, Napoleon Jones witnessed a traffic stop made by an out-of-county police officer. "It just didn't sit right with me," Jones told TMJ4 News, a local NBC News affiliate. "So I did what I legally could do, and I walked over and recorded it."
Jones, a United States Navy veteran, was well within his rights to record the police stop. But even though he recorded from a safe distance without interfering, that didn't stop the Waukesha County Sheriff's deputy, Brandon Shayhorn, from later unlawfully stopping and arresting Jones.
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