IN Pol Arrest Man for Recording Aftermath of Officer-Involved Shooting

An Indiana man is still facing charges after he tried to record the aftermath of a police shooting last December, even though his video proves he violated no laws.

But that’s only because his video so far has received less than 500 views since he posted it in December.

Prosecutors and police might take a different approach if they receive a flood of phone calls calling them out on their unconstitutional ways.

Jeremy Nielson, 30, was first told he was being arrested for refusing to provide identification, which he was under no legal requirement to provide.

He was then told he was interfering with an investigation, even though the video shows he was standing outside the marked perimeter.

Eventually, he was charged with refusing to aid an officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, spending three days in jail.

“They wanted me to give them the video as evidence,” Nielson said in a telephone interview with *Photography is Not a Crime.* “I told them no, they can’t have it. They took it anyways.”

It took him several days of filing complaints with the mayor’s office and the police chief before they finally returned his phone after his release from jail.

He has also been trying to obtain surveillance from outside the Lake Station government complex that houses the police department, city hall and the local jail.

But they have refused to abide by his requests.

“I told them I would pay up to pay $20, but they told me it will be much more than that, but they never tell me a price,” he said.

Nevertheless, he is confident he will beat the charges when he goes to trial in May where he will represent himself.

Nielson said he showed up to the scene about an hour after [__police shot and killed an 84-year-old man__](http://photographyisnotacrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/police-shoot-kill-elderly-man-armed-with-shotgun) who had fired a shotgun in the parking lot of the government complex.

Within seconds of him recording, officials from the fire department began harassing him, ordering him to leave. He stood his ground, asserting his rights to record.

Fifteen minutes later, a Lake Station police officer demanded his identification “because you’re taking pictures of a crime scene.”

He refused to provide identification, which is when they surrounded him. He said he immediately placed his hands in the air, allowing himself to be arrested, which should be confirmed by the surveillance video, disproving his resisting arrest charge.

The arresting officers were G.Baldazo and G.Monroe of the Lake Station Police Department, which can be reached at (219) 962-1186. Detective J. Tomko of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was also involved, which can be reached at (219) 755-3822.

Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist, who is well aware of the arrest, can be reached at (219) 962-2081. And [here’s a directory](http://photographyisnotacrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/officials.html) of Lake Station council members, who should become aware of this incident.

He also said the Hobart prosecutor’s office is handling his case, which can be reached at (219) 947-4249.

An Indiana man is still facing charges after he tried to record the aftermath of a police shooting last December, even though his video proves he violated no laws.

But that’s only because his video so far has received less than 500 views since he posted it in December.

Prosecutors and police might take a different approach if they receive a flood of phone calls calling them out on their unconstitutional ways.

Jeremy Nielson, 30, was first told he was being arrested for refusing to provide identification, which he was under no legal requirement to provide.

He was then told he was interfering with an investigation, even though the video shows he was standing outside the marked perimeter.

Eventually, he was charged with refusing to aid an officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, spending three days in jail.

“They wanted me to give them the video as evidence,” Nielson said in a telephone interview with *Photography is Not a Crime.* “I told them no, they can’t have it. They took it anyways.”

It took him several days of filing complaints with the mayor’s office and the police chief before they finally returned his phone after his release from jail.

He has also been trying to obtain surveillance from outside the Lake Station government complex that houses the police department, city hall and the local jail.

But they have refused to abide by his requests.

“I told them I would pay up to pay $20, but they told me it will be much more than that, but they never tell me a price,” he said.

Nevertheless, he is confident he will beat the charges when he goes to trial in May where he will represent himself.

Nielson said he showed up to the scene about an hour after [__police shot and killed an 84-year-old man__](http://photographyisnotacrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/police-shoot-kill-elderly-man-armed-with-shotgun) who had fired a shotgun in the parking lot of the government complex.

Within seconds of him recording, officials from the fire department began harassing him, ordering him to leave. He stood his ground, asserting his rights to record.

Fifteen minutes later, a Lake Station police officer demanded his identification “because you’re taking pictures of a crime scene.”

He refused to provide identification, which is when they surrounded him. He said he immediately placed his hands in the air, allowing himself to be arrested, which should be confirmed by the surveillance video, disproving his resisting arrest charge.

The arresting officers were G.Baldazo and G.Monroe of the Lake Station Police Department, which can be reached at (219) 962-1186. Detective J. Tomko of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was also involved, which can be reached at (219) 755-3822.

Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist, who is well aware of the arrest, can be reached at (219) 962-2081. And [here’s a directory](http://photographyisnotacrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/officials.html) of Lake Station council members, who should become aware of this incident.

He also said the Hobart prosecutor’s office is handling his case, which can be reached at (219) 947-4249.

Support our Mission

Help us build a database of bad cops

For almost 15 years, PINAC News has remained active despite continuous efforts by the government and Big Tech to shut us down by either arresting us for lawful activity or by restricting access to our readers under the pretense that we write about “social issues.”

Since we are forbidden from discussing social issues on social media, we have created forums on our site to allow us to fulfill our mission with as little restriction as possible. We welcome our readers to join our forums and support our mission by either donating, volunteering or both.

Our plan is to build a national database of bad cops obtained from public records maintained by local prosecutors. The goal is to teach our readers how to obtain these lists to ensure we cover every city, county and state in the country.

After all, the government has made it clear it will not police the police so the role falls upon us.

It will be our most ambitious project yet but it can only be done with your help.

But if we succeed, we will be able to keep innocent people out of prison.

Please make a donation below or click on side tab to learn more about our mission.

Subscribe to PINAC

Bypass Big Tech censorship.

Carlos Miller
Carlos Millerhttps://pinacnews.com
Editor-in-Chief Carlos Miller spent a decade covering the cop beat for various newspapers in the Southwest before returning to his hometown Miami and launching Photography is Not a Crime aka PINAC News in 2007. He also published a book, The Citizen Journalist's Photography Handbook, which is available on Amazon.

Leave a Reply

- Advertisement -

Latest articles