The episode of "Audit the Audit" discusses a confrontation between Joshua Roberts, the owner of the Pepperoni Audits YouTube channel, and two workers from Dove Technologies in Florence, South Carolina. Roberts was filming outside the company when the workers approached him, leading to a physical altercation. Roberts claimed that he was assaulted, and he pulled out a taser in self-defense.
The workers and the police officers involved in the incident argued that Roberts was on private property, while Roberts insisted that he was on a public easement. The workers' claim was supported by Florence County's geographic information system (GIS) data, which indicated that Roberts was on public property. However, Roberts argued that the presence of utility poles on the property did not necessarily mean that the property was open to the public.
Roberts was charged with third-degree assault and battery, and the workers were charged with willful and malicious injury to his personal property. However, the charges against Roberts were later dropped. The episode also discusses the legal implications of Roberts's actions, including the potential for a breach of peace charge if he yelled across the parking lot.
The episode concludes with a discussion of the incident's aftermath, including the internal affairs investigation by the Florence County Sheriff's Office and the resignation of Sergeant Morrison, who had arrested Roberts. The episode also criticizes the behavior of the police and the workers, and it praises the other deputies for affirming Roberts's right to film in public and educating the workers about their First Amendment rights.
1. The episode is about police interactions and covers assault, fighting words, and resisting. It is brought to viewers by Pepperoni Audits's Channel .
2. The incident took place outside Dove Technologies in Florence, South Carolina, where Joshua Roberts, the owner of the Pepperoni Audits YouTube channel, was filming .
3. Two workers from the building approached Roberts while he was filming and asked him to leave. Roberts argued that he was on an easement, not private property, and that the utility poles on the property belonged to the city .
4. Roberts claimed that one of the workers assaulted him by grabbing his camera and pushing him. He pulled out his taser in self-defense .
5. According to South Carolina law, a person commits assault and battery in the third degree if they unlawfully injure another person with the present ability to do so. However, actual physical injury to a victim's person is not required to constitute an assault and battery .
6. Section 16-11-510 of the South Carolina code states that it is unlawful for a person to willfully and maliciously injure or destroy any kind, class, article, or description of personal property or the goods and channels of another .
7. The Florence County Sheriff's Office responded to the workers' call and opened an internal affairs investigation. Sergeant Paul Morrison was found to have violated numerous FCSO policy violations during the incident .
8. After the incident, Roberts filed a formal complaint with the Florence County Sheriff's Office. The department referred the matter to the 12th circuit solicitor's office. However, no criminal charges have been initiated against Sergeant Morrison .
9. Roberts alleged that Sergeant Morrison deleted the video footage of the encounter from his camera. However, Roberts was able to recover the footage and post it to YouTube .