A police officer with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office identified as Clay Michael Saunders is currently going viral for all the wrong reasons.
Detective Clay Saunders was caught on camera engaging in a traffic stop that quickly escalated from 0-100 in a matter of seconds.
Video of the incident, shared to TikTok and YouTube, quickly wracked up insane views and sparked heated conversations about the interactions between cops and civilians.
All About Detective Clay Michael Saunders – Cop Going Viral Over Heated Traffic Stop
In March of 2024, a detective with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Pinellas County, Florida, Clay Michael Saunders, initiated a traffic stop that he did not know was about to make him an internet ‘celebrity’, and not in the good sense.
Saunders, who was ‘loaded for bear’, to use the well-known euphemism, stopped two people who were driving and initiated a conversation, asking for the driver’s license and registration, as per usual.
However, the other person in the car refused to allow this interrogation to take place as he questioned the cop, Clay Michael Saunders on why they were stopped in the first place.
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This sparked off the heated section of the showdown as they exchanged words back and forth with Detective Saunders insisting the driver has to show him his license and registration and the other person interrupting and asking for the reason behind the stop.
Things turned personal when it turned out that one of the occupants of the car had some dirt on him ie. he knew his name and also knew that Saunders had barged into the home before after the cop’s son had hit his vehicle.
He questioned him on that unprofessional display at his home which Saunders denied but it was clear that he had been outed. The passenger then insisted that Saunders get his supervisor to deal with but the cop whilst maintaining his supervisor was around made no move to bring him over.
That got to the most disturbing part of the video when Saunders threatened that if they don’t show their ID then things would not end well for them.
They countered that they know his record contains a reprimand for another incident in which he misconducted himself, just as he was doing in this one.
@street_justice714 He Called This Officer Out #firstamendmentaudit #wethepeople #lawenforcement #dismissed #copwatch #knowyourrights #idrefusal #texas #constitution #fyp #foryou #foryoupage ♬ original sound – Street_Justice714The heated traffic stop and the ‘unprofessional’ conduct from Clay Michael Saunders sparked almost universal condemnation from social media users.
“I’m no psychologist but something tells me this guy shouldn’t be in a position of power,” one netizen wrote on TikTok.
Another said: “This man is equipped like he bout to carry out a secret mission or something he doesn’t seem like the public servant that he is,”
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