Cop Gets FIRED, ARRESTED, And SUED After This Stop - Summary

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The text is a transcript of a video from Audit the Audit, a YouTube channel that analyzes police interactions. The video covers a traffic stop in South Carolina, where a driver named Timmy Miles was pulled over by Corporal Robert Barono, who mistakenly believed that Miles had picked up a package of marijuana that was sent to his home. Barono used excessive force to remove Miles from his vehicle, choking and punching him in the face. The officers searched Miles's vehicle without his consent or probable cause, but did not find any illegal substances. Barono was later fired, arrested, and convicted of assault and battery. Miles filed lawsuits against Barono and the other officers involved. The video gives grades to both parties based on their conduct and legal rights.

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1. On August 20th 2020, Corporal Robert Barrino of the Somerville Police Department stopped Timmy Miles, a 42 year old grandfather, after he drove away from his home where a package of marijuana was delivered by mistake.
2. Corporal Barrino pulled Miles out of his vehicle and punched him in the face twice, even though Miles did not resist physically or pose any threat.
3. The officers searched Miles' vehicle without his consent and without probable cause, but did not find any illegal substances.
4. Miles was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and disobeying a lawful order of police, but both charges were later dismissed.
5. Corporal Barrino was terminated from the Somerville Police Department, arrested and charged with third degree assault and battery, and found guilty after a bench trial.
6. Miles filed lawsuits in both state and federal court against Corporal Barrino and other officers involved in the encounter, and the federal case is still pending as of the date of writing this episode.