71 YEAR OLD MAN BLOWS COPS HEAD CLEAN OFF IN THE COURTROOM.
YOU JUST GOTTA WATCH WHAT THIS OLD MAN DOES TO THIS LYING COP IN COURT.
YOU JUST GOTTA WATCH WHAT THIS OLD MAN DOES TO THIS LYING COP IN COURT.
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A 71-year-old man, David Branch, successfully contested a speeding ticket in a Clayton County, Georgia court. Despite the officer's claim of using LiDAR technology to clock the defendant at 65 mph in a 45 mph zone, the judge ruled the defendant not guilty due to a critical discrepancy regarding the color of the vehicle.
Hello!
everybody welcome back to the channel here we're looking
at judge tammy long hayward and she's
going to be presiding over this case here today
this is 71 year old david branch he's going at it
pro se today and he's his opponent
is this lying cop right here officer philip fender so let's
watch this and see how it unfolds
but first i don't know if you've noticed but i've noticed
But it's the Clayton County,
Georgia is always in the news about their policing.
Whether it's the sheriff or whoever down there.
All right.
That's enough of me rambling on.
So let's get her dead.
David Marcus Branch, come on up to the red microphone.
All right.
Ms. John V.A., your witness.
Can you please raise your right hand?
Do you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
So help me God.
Oh, Mr. Philip, do you know what the ninth commandment is?
Well, it goes a little something like this here.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
And Mr. Philip, do you have any idea how ******* hot it is down here?
Uh, can you please state your name for the record?
Yes, ma'am. I'm Officer Phillip Fender
with the Clayton County Police Department.
And, uh, Officer Fender, are you post-certified?
Yes ma'am. Were you post-certified on February the 17th of 2026?
Yes ma'am. Were you on duty
that day? Yes ma'am. Did you have an occasion
to be around Highway 85 South and Rock Hill Drive?
Yes ma'am. What county is that located in?
That's here in Clayton County. And do you recall
what you were doing at that particular location?
Yes ma'am, I do. What were you doing?
So I was conducting traffic enforcement.
That is a high traffic area with both pedestrians and vehicles.
And I was doing speed enforcement there
because that is a routine problem through that stretch of roadway.
Were you using a device?
Yes, ma'am.
What device were you using?
I was using a LiDAR device, DragonEye, serial number 10587.
And how does that device detect speed?
Or how do you use it?
It's a laser device. It has a holographic sight on it.
You put the
For the case of that one, it's a red rectangle.
You place that rectangle over the front bumper or the rear.
In this case, the front bumper of the vehicle coming to you.
You pull the trigger, and it gives you both
a speed and distance reading.
And are you required to do anything prior to placing
the LIDAR on the bumper or tail of the vehicle?
You got to take a visual estimate of the vehicle speed beforehand.
And do you know if the device that you were using has
been or had been calibrated at that time?
Yes, ma'am.
And are you required to do any particular checks prior
to putting that device into use?
Yes, ma'am.
We've got to do an accuracy check before and after each shift.
And did you do that accuracy check on the day in question?
Yes, ma'am.
I do it before I pull into service every day.
And if that device had not been functioning properly,
would you have continued to use it?
Absolutely not.
On the day in question,
did you come into contact with Mr. David Branch?
Yes ma'am I did. Can you tell us how that contact was initiated?
Yes ma'am so as I previously stated
I was conducting traffic traffic enforcement.
I do it from the parking lot of the Texaco gas
station. It's at the southwest corner of highway 85
and Rock Hill Drive in Clayton County. I
observed a gray 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 coming southbound
at me at a high rate of speed.
I visually estimated it to be traveling 65 miles
per hour in a posted 45 miles per hour zone.
I used my LiDAR device to detect the vehicle's speed,
and I tagged it three times with my LiDAR device.
Every single time, this vehicle's speed
was read to be 65 miles per hour.
So 65, 65, 65 miles per hour.
As a result of the vehicle traveling 20 miles per hour over
the posted speed limit, I initiated a traffic stop
with a traffic stop occurring somewhere around Highway 85
in the intersection with Garden Walk Boulevard in Clayton County.
And Officer Fender, if there had been a second vehicle
that was traveling next to the defendant's vehicle,
would that have impeded your ability to get an accurate speed?
No, ma'am. Um, from a, from a distance of about a thousand feet,
the laser beam is at most four
feet wide. The average vehicle
is the average lanes about 12 feet wide. The average vehicle
is about eight feet wide. That would have
not impeded it from the distance I got that vehicle
at. And, um, are you certain that it was the vehicle
that you initiated traffic stop on and
not another vehicle? Absolutely.
That was the vehicle I placed my reticle over and tagged three
Okay. And did you eventually pull that vehicle over or make a trip?
Yes, ma'am. I did.
And did you identify the person
that was operating the vehicle at that time?
Yes, ma'am. I did.
And who did you determine that to be?
That would be one Mr. David Branch.
I confirmed his identity by he provided me with his driver's license,
and I compared the face in front of me to the photo on the license.
And did you ultimately issue a citation to Mr. Branch?
Yes, ma'am. I did.
And what was that citation for?
Speeding, 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, 65 on a 45.
Thank you.
No additional questions, Your Honor.
Mr. Branch, did you have any questions for Officer Fender?
Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.
Okay, go ahead.
Come to the red microphone, sir.
The microphone in front of you, the red one to your left.
Yes, I have a question.
I've got a few questions for him.
Okay, go ahead, sir.
All right.
In your testimony, you said that I was driving a gray car.
Uh, gray Mercedes Benz. Yes, sir.
I'm sorry, sir, but my Mercedes is a black car.
My Mercedes is a black car.
My Mercedes is a black car.
I'm sorry to tell you that.
Okay, so...
My Mercedes is a black car.
So, sir, can you, um, you can testify at the appropriate time,
but just ask questions from his perspective, okay?
Okay. He just, he says I was driving a gray Mercedes.
My car is black. Tinted windows, black.
Okay. Did you have another question, sir?
Yes, I have another question.
You're testifying.
Yes, I have another question for him.
Did he ever show me on his radar gun that I was doing 65 miles an hour?
Uh, two, I have two answers to that.
First of all, it's not a radar gun.
It's a LiDAR gun. It's light detection and ranging.
And second of all, I did not show you the, the reading.
I am not required to show you the reading.
Also, in other words, he gave me a ticket. He was being aggressive
and he ripped, he practically ripped the ticket in half.
That's a negative. My body cam was rolling at the time.
I, well, I, I.
Tiana, I have a problem
with this because I'm blatantly calling him a liar.
And I wish I had brought the ticket with me today
because I still have it home where the ticket is ripped.
And he even told me point blank, I'm sorry, I ripped the ticket.
Okay.
So I'm asking him a question now.
Okay, Mr. Branch, Mr. Branch, slow down.
Okay. You can't make people say what you want them to say.
Whatever he's... Listen to me now.
Okay.
I'm going to need you to breathe
because you're in the zone and you're not listening to me.
Yeah, because this has been...
Okay, sir, sir, sir, sir. Whether he ripped the ticket
or not is not going to change whether I find that you were speeding
or not. That has nothing to do... One has nothing to do with the other.
Okay, so you're talking about stuff
that really has nothing to do with me.
If you want to have an issue about the officer's conduct,
he has supervisors that you can relate that to.
I disagree, Judge Haywood.
You swore him in.
He's under oath.
He's done nothing but a lie.
Why don't you hold him accountable?
Huh?
Huh?
Why not?
That's because they know they're not going to get held accountable
by these judges, and they get up there and just lie like hell.
What I'm interested in is whether he did what was necessary to document
your vehicle and that it was your vehicle that was speeding
and that he took all the necessary steps to properly operate the LIDAR.
So that's what I need to know.
Did you have any other questions related to that?
Yes, I do.
Okay, officer, I forgot your name.
When you pulled up in back of me at the light, what did I do?
What did I do?
To you, to inform you that I knew that you was in back of me.
I don't recall.
I pulled up behind you and I activated my emergency equipment
to initiate a traffic stop and you pulled over.
I'm going to rest my case on questioning him,
but I am going to speak on my behalf.
Okay, sir.
Because his testimony is wrong.
Okay, sir.
All right.
Ms. Javier, did you have anything else?
No, Your Honor.
All right.
Did you have anything?
Hold on, Mr. Brandt.
Did you have any other witnesses
or evidence to present before the court?
No, I have myself.
All right.
Mr. Branch, raise your right hand for me.
You solemnly swear or affirm any testimony you give will be true.
Yes, I do.
All right.
You can put your hand down.
So, Mr. Branch, you understand you do not have
to give any evidence or testimony.
No, I'm going to talk and everything
because I want to get this over with.
Okay, but I got to do certain things to make sure I make a record.
So you understand you have a right to remain silent
by the Constitution of the United States?
Yes.
Has anybody promised you anything
or threatened you in any way to make you testify?
No.
All right, sir. You can tell me what happened.
Okay. First of all, I do not drive a gray Mercedes Benz.
My car is black.
First of all, so he couldn't identify my car.
Secondly, and everything,
I know for a fact that he was in an Indian temple
because he sits there every day.
I drop off a friend from work.
And I've been driving for 53 years.
I've had one speeding ticket in my whole life, and that was in 1975.
I've never in my life had another ticket for speeding or anything.
I'm from New Jersey.
My transcript tells it all and everything.
And when he pulled up behind me, I didn't even know he was behind me
because I was sitting at a light.
And when his light came on, I took my hand out the window
and waved to him to go around me
because I didn't even know what he was stopping me for.
People tell me I drive too slow because I drive to my music.
I listen to a lot of blues, and I drive to my music.
I don't speed.
So for him to come in and tell me I got a great Mercedes
and I'm doing 65 miles an hour.
I find that to be ludicrous.
I'm sorry, that's just how I feel.
You can find me guilty, and I have to pay my fines,
but this is me.
If you check my car, my registration, my car,
my car says it's black.
And how can you tell them to have a difference
between a silver car, gray car, and a black car?
The reason why I feel that he pulled me over,
Your Honor, is the fact that...
I do have a black Mercedes, the car is tinted,
and a guy that I was dropping off home was
reading something on his phone, and he had the light on in the car.
So what he said, well, I'm assuming,
and that makes out, that's me and you.
But what I'm thinking is, he's pulled me over thinking there
was something illegal going
on and everything, and when he saw
this old 71-year-old man sitting there in the driver's
seat, he came up with something.
Because I waved him around me.
I was sitting at the light for almost
a minute before he came up behind me.
And I rolled over and I pulled, and I said, and I'm sick of it.
I don't know what's going on.
I'm waving him around, all around me.
And then he's going to pull me over and say, you pull over.
And then I'm going to find out what was the job at 65 and a 45.
That's ludicrous.
I'm sorry.
That's my testimony.
That's it.
But for him to say that my car is gray and I know it's black,
right there, right there,
and everything he told me that, he don't know what he was looking at.
And I have to question his judgment.
Ms. Jean-Pierre?
No questions, Your Honor.
All right.
Mr. Branch, did you have anything else at this time?
All right. Any argument from the state?
Your Honor, the state was submitted on the evidence presented today
by Officer Fender, who advised that he made a visual estimation
of the vehicle that the defendant was operating,
as well as placing the LIDAR on the vehicle on three separate occasions
to confirm the speed the defendant was traveling.
And the state would ask that you find the defendant guilty.
Mr. Branch, any argument on your behalf?
That's the only thing I'm going to say.
Like the prosecutor said, he scanned the car three times,
and three times he still come up with a gray car.
My car is black.
Okay.
All right, so based on the discrepancy
in the identification of the vehicle,
the court is going to find you not guilty, sir.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Oh, that 71-year-old man just tore his ass up.
Alright, Mr. Fender, obviously the judge
is not going to hold you accountable there on Earth,
so I guess I might be seeing you sooner than you thought.
Love y'all. See you in the next one. Y'all come back now, you hear?