Police Incident and Legal Proceedings

How you doing? Detective Herrick, Canton Police Department.

The reason I pulled you over is because you failed to signal

when you turned to the

curb here.

What you mean, failed to signal turning to the curb?

Yeah, you got, you got to signal when you turn to the curb here and park.

You got your ID on you, man?

Yeah, I got my ID.

That's fine. You valid.

You not allowed to search the car or whatever.

Relax, relax.

I ain't say anything about searching it, man.

He over here trying to open my car door.

Hey, unlock the back door for me.

For what?

Because I can't see in.

There ain't nobody back there. He can see.

Okay.

No, I'll... Bro, what you doing?

Do you have your...

You, you can't search my car.

As you can see, the officer on the back right passenger

opened the door, but

case law, United States versus Jones, what the court actually said, when

police physically touch or intrude on your property to

investigate, that

action is a search under the Fourth Amendment.

Applied to your car, your vehicle is your property.

If an officer opens your car door, that is a physical

intrusion. If they don't have a warrant or a valid exception, the

search is illegal. Key takeaway, police cannot open your car

door just to look or investigate.

No probable cause.

Hey, hey, hey, we're not gonna get into that right now.

It's fine.

Look, we're not gonna have-

It's, it's JT we're talking about, bro.

Right, right. Here's the-

He been, he been trying to get us the whole time

I, I hear you guys, but we're not gonna have people yelling,

because we're s- we're

just talking, and we're trying to-

He been trying to get us since last year

... look through this. Do you have his phone? Turn around.

What you mean?

Turn around.

For what?

You're going in handcuffs.

For what?

Put your other arm out.

What you mean? Bro, what you mean?

Whoa, hey, hey, relax. No resisting.

Bro, what you doing, bro? What you doing, brother? How you going to jail?

Hey, hey, hold on, brother.

Officer, I got him.

I need the passenger.

Together. I'm gonna tell you again.

250.

What? Hey. No.

No. No.

Send us another car.

I need everybody to the side of the road right now.

you, man.

Side of the road.

What?

Let's go. Side of the road.

Trying to resist, 149.

Side of the road.

What the...

Side of the road. I will start pepper spraying people.

That's your girl

That's fine. I'm not talking to you.

Are you going to pepper spray us?

Here, I need you to get to the side of the road.

I need y'all to protect and give us guns.

Side of the road. Side of the... Get back. Get back.

You bet not.

Get back.

You bet not.

Get back.

Come on, man.

Get back.

You bet not.

Get back.

Ain't nobody doing

On the side.

Go flex your muscle somewhere else. What's the reason?

Any available person.

Nobody got to explain nothing to you guys.

you, yes you.

You guys are being disorderly. You guys are being disorderly.

you got to.

You guys are being disorderly.

you. You got to explain.

Get off the thing.

you. You gotta explain.

Whoa. I...

You gotta explain,

. Do something .

Mama, her bag.

you. That's my mom.

That's fine. If you wanna, if you wanna have a,

if you wanna have an adult

conversation, we can do that.

you.

All right, turn around.

Do something

Hey, guys.

People now, without a warrant.

Guys.

So at this point is where the Canton police officers decided

they had enough of the citizens talking using

their First Amendment while standing in their yards.

So they decided to go into the yard of the homeowner, throw him

down, and place him under arrest. While he's on the

ground and his hands are behind his back, the K-9 officer

decides to allow his dog to attack the

homeowner, who's already on the ground surrendering

with his

hands behind his back. And who do you think was behind it all?

You guessed it, Super Tyrant. And then the Black male in the

black shirt was next. As he entered into the yard, all the

officers attacked him and placed him under arrest as well.

He had, he had bucked off, like, two people already.

Yeah, he, he, he bucked off me.

That guy told me his dog was biting him.

He's behind his handcuffs. Hands behind his...

Go inside and we're going to jail.

Can we just leave?

We were trying to. Um-

Call a-

We're waiting on the tow, but-

I know, but at this point, is it worth the tow?

I mean, at this point, we, we-

Is it a bullet vehicle? I mean, is it-

It's a sus... It's a, it's a subject of interest, but-

Okay

... at this point, if we leave, then they control it.

What do you mean? If we leave, this, then we can get rid of, be done with this.

Is it worth, I'm saying, trying to get an impound right now.

He's got a bruised

eye.

He's been in an impound?

Yeah.

Why you, why you do that?

He left the crosswalk.

Passed out.

Yeah.

Passed out.

239, do you guys want a logger or a feedback out there?

We'll clear it up now.

We'll clear it up now. I think he can't move, so-

For real?

... get everybody out here.

I can't see

Don't, don't write him.

I already did that

239, just going. Six quarters from the other scene code,

they're rolling to the

south now.

And that is where the video ends. All of this because two teenagers

did not put on a blinker to pull to the side of the road to park.

But if you pay attention, there's four officers

that get out with them.

This wasn't about a blinker. This was a pre-textual stop.

They had their eyes on them, and they wanted to get inside of the car,

meaning they wanted to see what these guys had inside their car.

This started with the officer in the back right side of the vehicle illegally

opened the door, which constitutes an illegal search,

which allowed him to

see a bottle of alcohol. We don't know if it was open or if

it was sealed, but it gave them what they thought

was probable cause

to search the vehicle. Then they found a gun,

and then they placed

these teenagers under arrest. Well, if you go backwards, if

they had never opened that door illegally to get, uh, the

opportunity to search, they never find a gun.

Well, it's like Mapp v. Ohio. It's the fruit of the poisonous tree.

You found, yes, a gun, but you did so illegally.

Again, this was all based on the fact that two

teenagers tried to park because they were going

home, but they failed to put on their signal.

Here's the summary and the update.

So let's first answer the question, why was a 19-year-old charged?

Even though guns are legal, a 19-year-old still can be charged

if any of the

following apply. Concealed carry, you must be 21 to lawfully

carry a concealed handgun. Improper handling in a motor

vehicle, a loaded handgun can't just be within

reach

unless you meet specific legal conditions.

Weapon under disability, if the person is prohibited due to a

prior case, probation, or other legal restrictions.

So even though guns are legal, the charge is usually about age,

where the gun was, how it was carried, and whether it was accessible.

And now the summary. On May 30th 2024, the K-9 incident,

a Canton Police K-9 was deployed during a traffic stop on the

16th Street Northwest when a crowd gathered.

Body cam video showed the dog biting a man on the ground.

Officers were also reportedly pepper sprayed.

Initial arrests were made on resisting, obstruction, and weapons

charges. On June 2024, the K-9 officer

was fired. After reviewing the incident, the Canton Police Chief

recommended termination of the K-9 handler, and the city

fired Officer Nicholas Costo for violating department use

of force policy in connection with the dog deployment.

However, on September 2025, an arbitrator ruled that

Costo must be reinstated to his job with the Canton Police

Department and receive back pay. The arbitrator said the

K-9 deployment helped expedite the arrest during a

volatile situation. And what's currently in process, the

city plans to appeal. Following the arbitrator's decision,

the City of

Canton announced it will appeal the ruling in the court, meaning

the reinstatement could still be legally challenged.

So one officer was fired, and that was the K-9 officer, but

currently he's back on the job and the City of Canton, Ohio,

is appealing that, and they are trying to fire him again.