Clayton was filming marked police cars outside the department's Falcon Division and in the secure parking lot. Two officers approach Clayton, take his camera and cell phone he was recording with, and place him in the back of a squad car. The incident happened on November 2nd. Clayton says he was filming as part of the First Amendment Audits movement.
Clayton says he filed a complaint the day after it happened, citing wrongful detainment. The city just settled the claim in May. In addition, the Colorado Springs Police Department must add to their General Order "Taking photographs or recording from a public place in and of itself does not constitute suspicious activity. All officers must watch that video by December 31, Howard Black on Friday and was told "the video is being developed. Black said an internal review is "in progress.
Part of the settlement includes that the city does not have to admit any "wrongdoing, misconduct, or liability. In it, you can see Clayton walking outside of the police department substation. Clayton was approaced by an officer who introduces himself. The officer asked Clayton if he had a name, Clayton said he did, but he didn't want to share it at the moment.
Clayton asks for the first officer's badge number. The officer said he would be happy to give him all the information when they were done talking. The officer added he was "making a threat assessment. Stating he was trying to get pictures of squad cars, particularly marked units. The conversation continued and the second officer said he "wasn't buying it," in regards to Clayton's story.
The second officer asked for Clayton's ID and Clayton refused. The second officer continued to request Clayton's ID, adding, quote, "I'm asking you for an ID or we're going detain you to get it. The second officer went on to say Clayton was outside of a law enforcement facility acting suspiciously.
