![]() “We are fortunate that these disruptions to public safety operations have not led to injury or death,” Hansen told the Newton Daily News. ![]() Newton Mayor Mike Hansen said last fall that the video had triggered hundreds of telephone calls from people complaining about the matter. Galanakis then asked to speak to Winters, who “remained defiant” and refused to apologize, according to the lawsuit.Ī few weeks after the incident, Galanakis shared on Facebook and YouTube edited versions of the body-camera footage of the traffic stop. concluded Galanakis was not intoxicated or showing any signs of drug or alcohol use. According to the lawsuit, the department’s drug recognition expert administered the tests and at 2 a.m. Galanakis was taken to the Newton Police Station where he agreed to drug recognition test and urine test. “Absolutely I can,” one of the officers responded. “Why are you saying - Wait, I blew a zero, and so now you’re trying to say I smoked weed. “I’ve had no weed tonight,” Galanakis can be seen in the video telling the officers. ![]() The video shows that immediately after the breath test, Winters began reading Galanakis his rights and then asked how much “weed” he had been smoking. Galanakis asked for a breath test which, when administered, showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.00, according to the lawsuit. Winters allegedly told Galanakis he had sufficient cause to arrest him based on his inability to find his registration, his bloodshot eyes and the field tests. The lawsuit alleges Winters falsely claimed Galanakis performed poorly on the tests, although, the lawsuit claims, the police body-camera video shows otherwise. The video shows Winters subjecting Galanakis to a variety of field sobriety tests. “Great, let’s do a test then,” Galanakis said. “And so does the odor of alcohol coming from your person.” “OK, so your movements in the car, with you fumbling over the registration, kind of say otherwise,” the officer responded. “I’ve had nothing to drink,” Galanakis responded. Later, the same officer asked Galanakis again how much he had been drinking. “Why would you - why would your eyes be watery and bloodshot?” “I’ve had nothing to drink,” Galanakis said. “What do you mean ‘none’?” the officer asked. “How much have you had to drink tonight?” one of the officers asked, as seen in the body-camera footage later obtained and posted online by Galanakis. Video of the traffic stop shows Galanakis telling Winters and Wing he was driving with his high beams on because one of his headlights had a broken bulb. Christopher Wing after he drove past their patrol car without dimming his headlights for oncoming traffic. 28, 2022, he was pulled over by Newton Police Officer Nathan Winters and Lt. ![]() Galanakis alleges that shortly after midnight on Aug. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Tayvin Galanakis, 19, of Newton alleges the city and its police department are guilty of false arrest, civil rights violations and negligent supervision and training. An Iowa college student whose YouTube video of a police traffic stop generated 1.6 million views is now suing the city of Newton for false arrest.
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