Plainclothes Massachusetts Police Detective Threatens to Kill Man

A man survived a harrowing experience with an off-duty plainclothes Massachusetts police detective Sunday after driving the wrong way through a traffic circle before the cop threatened to kill him during the subsequent traffic stop.

In a dashcam video recorded by the motorist, who Boston.com has identified only as “Mike,” Medford Police Detective Stephen Lebert is seen stepping out of an unmarked, red pickup truck while wearing a white, sleeveless shirt and shorts.

Lebert begins reaching behind his back while approaching the car menacingly.

Fearing for his life, Mike puts his car in reverse and begins driving away, but stops as it becomes clear that Lebert was reaching for a police badge, not a weapon.

“I’ll put a hole right through your fucking head,” Lebert screams as he approaches the vehicle.

“I didn’t know you were a cop,” Mike replies.

“I’ll put a hole right through your head,” Lebert again threatens.

Mike pulls into a parking space and Lebert approaches him again and begins yelling and swearing at him.

“You’re lucky I’m a cop ’cause I’d be beating the fucking piss out of you right now,” Lebert threatens.

Mike mentions that he was recording the traffic stop with a dashcam and Lebert responds by threatening to take the camera, which is generally illegal for police to do without a warrant, although he didn’t end up following through with the threat.

Mike told Lebert he was recording because he was under the impression he was required to do so by Massachusetts state law. Boston.com further explains that “Massachusetts is a ‘two-party consent’ state, which means it’s illegal to record audio without the knowledge and permission of the person being recorded.”

However, this information is false.

According to the 2001 Hyde ruling, it’s only necessary to keep an audio recording device in “plain sight” to avoid violating the wiretapping law and no consent is required. Furthermore, the 2011 Glik ruling, which found that recording police and other public officials is protected by the First Amendment, has left it ambiguous as to whether the Massachusetts law is Constitutional.

Later, another police officer shows up and Mike tries to explain how Lebert threatened him, but the officer shows no concern at all and instead begins grilling the driver about allegedly not having the correct address on his license.

After Mike is issued a citation, the police officer begins to walk away until the driver asks to speak with him again. Mike again explains how Lebert had threatened him, but the officer continues to show no concern at all.

Rather than advising the driver of how to make a complaint against Lebert, he instead suggests appealing the ticket. He then says, “The longer you stay here, the more trouble you’re just gonna get into.”

Nevertheless, Lebert was placed on paid administrative leave Monday morning after Mike uploaded his dashcam video to YouTube.

“He’s a 30-year member of the department and works in our detective division,” Medford Police Chief Leo Sacco told Boston.com. “He’s a very effective police officer but last night’s incident that’s on video, at least that portion of the video that I saw, is troubling to say the least.”

Here is the full description of the video that Mike posted on YouTube:

Driving home today I got lost and made a wrong turn. In an unfamiliar area I drove slowly but made the mistake of not seeing a poorly marked rotary. I stopped midway through it when I realized I screwed up and fortunately there were no close calls or potential accidents. Only a single oncoming car (not the medford cop/detective in the video, he was on the other side) that had fully stopped before the rotary seeing my stupid mistake. After I stopped and realized it was too late I just continued out of the way and back onto the correct road in front of me. This man starts tailgating me and puts his high beams on in his Red Chevy Silverado pick up truck. He then yells how I’m an asshole and that he is going to hurt me, and well the rest is in the video.
The date is incorrect as my dashcam apparently was set wrong. I very rarely ever need to pull videos off of it over the period of time I’ve owned it and just didn’t notice the date mistake. The time however is right.
I also never gave my address to him, he found it by running my plates/license so him saying I’m not registered is false. I have had that info updated since I moved.

Mike has not yet responded to a request for comment.

You can email Police Chief Leo Sacco at: LSacco@medfordpolice.com.

You can call the Medford Police Department at: 781-395-1212.

You can also find them on Twitter.

UPDATE: In 2012, Lebert, who was in uniform, harassed a citizen trying to record him by licking his finger and touching the man’s camera lens.

A man survived a harrowing experience with an off-duty plainclothes Massachusetts police detective Sunday after driving the wrong way through a traffic circle before the cop threatened to kill him during the subsequent traffic stop.

In a dashcam video recorded by the motorist, who Boston.com has identified only as “Mike,” Medford Police Detective Stephen Lebert is seen stepping out of an unmarked, red pickup truck while wearing a white, sleeveless shirt and shorts.

Lebert begins reaching behind his back while approaching the car menacingly.

Fearing for his life, Mike puts his car in reverse and begins driving away, but stops as it becomes clear that Lebert was reaching for a police badge, not a weapon.

“I’ll put a hole right through your fucking head,” Lebert screams as he approaches the vehicle.

“I didn’t know you were a cop,” Mike replies.

“I’ll put a hole right through your head,” Lebert again threatens.

Mike pulls into a parking space and Lebert approaches him again and begins yelling and swearing at him.

“You’re lucky I’m a cop ’cause I’d be beating the fucking piss out of you right now,” Lebert threatens.

Mike mentions that he was recording the traffic stop with a dashcam and Lebert responds by threatening to take the camera, which is generally illegal for police to do without a warrant, although he didn’t end up following through with the threat.

Mike told Lebert he was recording because he was under the impression he was required to do so by Massachusetts state law. Boston.com further explains that “Massachusetts is a ‘two-party consent’ state, which means it’s illegal to record audio without the knowledge and permission of the person being recorded.”

However, this information is false.

According to the 2001 Hyde ruling, it’s only necessary to keep an audio recording device in “plain sight” to avoid violating the wiretapping law and no consent is required. Furthermore, the 2011 Glik ruling, which found that recording police and other public officials is protected by the First Amendment, has left it ambiguous as to whether the Massachusetts law is Constitutional.

Later, another police officer shows up and Mike tries to explain how Lebert threatened him, but the officer shows no concern at all and instead begins grilling the driver about allegedly not having the correct address on his license.

After Mike is issued a citation, the police officer begins to walk away until the driver asks to speak with him again. Mike again explains how Lebert had threatened him, but the officer continues to show no concern at all.

Rather than advising the driver of how to make a complaint against Lebert, he instead suggests appealing the ticket. He then says, “The longer you stay here, the more trouble you’re just gonna get into.”

Nevertheless, Lebert was placed on paid administrative leave Monday morning after Mike uploaded his dashcam video to YouTube.

“He’s a 30-year member of the department and works in our detective division,” Medford Police Chief Leo Sacco told Boston.com. “He’s a very effective police officer but last night’s incident that’s on video, at least that portion of the video that I saw, is troubling to say the least.”

Here is the full description of the video that Mike posted on YouTube:

Driving home today I got lost and made a wrong turn. In an unfamiliar area I drove slowly but made the mistake of not seeing a poorly marked rotary. I stopped midway through it when I realized I screwed up and fortunately there were no close calls or potential accidents. Only a single oncoming car (not the medford cop/detective in the video, he was on the other side) that had fully stopped before the rotary seeing my stupid mistake. After I stopped and realized it was too late I just continued out of the way and back onto the correct road in front of me. This man starts tailgating me and puts his high beams on in his Red Chevy Silverado pick up truck. He then yells how I’m an asshole and that he is going to hurt me, and well the rest is in the video.
The date is incorrect as my dashcam apparently was set wrong. I very rarely ever need to pull videos off of it over the period of time I’ve owned it and just didn’t notice the date mistake. The time however is right.
I also never gave my address to him, he found it by running my plates/license so him saying I’m not registered is false. I have had that info updated since I moved.

Mike has not yet responded to a request for comment.

You can email Police Chief Leo Sacco at: LSacco@medfordpolice.com.

You can call the Medford Police Department at: 781-395-1212.

You can also find them on Twitter.

UPDATE: In 2012, Lebert, who was in uniform, harassed a citizen trying to record him by licking his finger and touching the man’s camera lens.

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