Man films Ferguson officer Darren Wilson allegedly violating his rights during confrontation at his home


An online video captured by resident Mike Arman reportedly shows Wilson refusing to allow him to record the incident and threatening to 'lock (his) a-- up.' Wilson arrested Arman on Oct. 28, 2013 for failure to comply but the charge was later dropped.

BY JOEL LANDAU

The Ferguson, Missouri officer who killed an unarmed 18-year-old is featured in an online video taken by a man who said Darren Wilson unlawfully arrested him and violated his rights.
The 15-second video shows an officer alleged to be Wilson in uniform in the middle of a conversation with resident Mike Arman, who made the brief recording.
Resident Mike The video begins with Arman asking the officer his name, and Wilson replies, "If you wanna take a picture of me one more time, I'm going to lock your a-- up."
Arman replies he is not taking a picture but recording the incident, then Wilson walks several feet toward him.
Arman asks Wilson if he has the right to record the incident and Wilson replies "no" and says "come on" as the video comes to a shaky end.
The video shows only a small glimpse of the encounter but Arman writes in the description of the video posted Friday that Wilson violated his First Amendment rights, arrested him unlawfully and lied on the police report.
Wilson is the officer at the center of the fatal Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Wilson has said he was threatened by Brown and said the teenager tried to grab his gun. But witnesses said Brown had surrendered before Wilson shot him.
A grand jury is currently mulling whether to indict Wilson and the decision is expected soon.
The incident has sparked months of protests in the St. Louis suburb as well as national attention and debate on police brutality and racial profiling.
If you wanna take a picture of me one more time, I'm going to lock your a-- up.
A police report of the Arman incident written by Wilson states he went to the home on Oct. 28, 2013 because Arman had multiple derelict vehicles on his property, which violated a local ordinance.
Arman told The Guardian he believes Wilson lied on the report and should have been allowed to record the incident. He said he began filming moments after the officer approached his home.
The Ferguson Police Department declined to comment on the video and a spokesman told the newspaper he did not believe it was Wilson though the officer's name appears on the police report.
The officer wrote he told Arman he would issue him a summons when the resident became upset and claimed the city was harassing him.
The officer then stated Arman took out his cell phone and Wilson said only a voice recording of the conversation would be acceptable — but Arman told The Guardian he was only told that after he was already arrested.
He also wrote he told Arman he would not give him his name and that he could read it off of his nameplate. He also said he told Arman to remove the camera from his face.
Wilson then charged Arman with failure to comply and transported him to county jail. He wrote in the report that Arman laid on the floor for about 10 minutes and said he was having trouble breathing and was unable to feel his arms and legs before being booked. Wilson wrote Arman later calmed down and acted normally.
Arman told The Guardian the charge was dropped after he told his lawyer he had video footage of the incident. Wilson also charged him with violating local pit bull regulations but those charges were also dropped when Arman showed his canine was actually a bulldog, the newspaper reported.
The 30-year-old told the newspaper he was working on his porch and was being cordial, but wanted to record the conversation to safeguard himself.