After pulling interior panels off, running the dogs through, etc (they made a REAL mess of my Z28), they bring me my locked briefcase and demanded I open it.
"I refused a search of my car once, they got a warrant that listed the interior of the car.
After pulling interior panels off, running the dogs through, etc (they made a REAL mess of my Z28), they bring me my locked briefcase and demanded I open it.
"I'm sorry, that isn't on the warrant."
They tried to get ANOTHER warrant but the judge wouldn't answer the phone again (by then, it was early AM..)
So I got my briefcase back (which contained a Glock 21), and on my way I went.."
Which is the reason I avoid travel in Illinois as much as possible. When you look at the above it's clear that the extra cost in time and money to go around is well worth it. The same can be said of most of the northeast and California. They won't miss me, nor I them.
To be fair to the ISP and Knox County deputies, this wasn't your 'typical traffic stop'.
Sounds like Shoemaker?To be fair to the ISP and Knox County deputies, this wasn't your 'typical traffic stop'.
I was a known member of a militia group, speeding on the interstate at 1 AM, about 20 minutes from where the leader of the group was sitting in jail awaiting trial on 13 felony counts.
They sent out a statewide alert, brought in a tac team, had news reporters show up (and get sent away), and shut down interstate 74 westbound.
Quite the event.
I was on my way to work in Iowa, had to be there in the morning to fix a computer network. But the timing and location where I got stopped.. horrible.
(The Glock was unloaded, and legally carried in an "other container", but I was in my early 20's and felt like messing with them when I refused the search. What set it all off, was I had a dud 308 round visible in my ashtray, the officer saw it from the passenger window when talking to me. I showed him my FOID and argued that a single rifle round was not probable cause for a search... that's when things went south)
Sounds like Shoemaker?
I met him once before they made an example of him and made him the poster boy for what happens when you challenge the authorities and their laws. I think he didn't have much fun for quite awhile after that.