It is extraordinarily uncommon for any chief of police to publicly criticize their counterpart at another agency, but this is an extraordinarily uncommon scenario.
First, the story:
On March 29, 2019 two citizens separately called 911 to report that an Aurora, Colorado police officer was unconscious and unresponsive in the driver’s seat of what would turn out to be Agent Nate Meier’s unmarked police vehicle. The unmarked cruiser was stopped in the middle of East Mississippi Avenue in Aurora, just east of the south gate of the Buckley Air Force Base.
Meier could not be roused, which ultimately resulted in his window being broken by Aurora Fire Rescue, and responding officers noted the smell of an alcoholic beverage about Meier. Agent Meier was on duty, in uniform, armed with his duty weapon, and operating a vehicle when this occurred. When Meier was found his car’s engine was still running, the vehicle was in gear, and Meier’s foot was on the brake.
During a subsequent internal affairs interview Meier admitted that he had left work, gone home, and drank vodka “from a bottle” — all while on duty. Meier claimed to have no recollection of anything that happened from that point until he woke up in the hospital.
Although the internal affairs investigation concluded that Meier had violated four department policies, he has not faced any criminal charges. Meier was demoted from “agent” to “officer” and received an unpaid suspension whose duration has not been publicly specified. In response to widespread criticism, Aurora Police Department issued a statement (included in this video), which states in part: “Questions have been raised as to why this was not a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) investigation and why he was not charged with a DUI-related charge. Due to an inability to exclude a medical condition, and absent confirmatory information a DUI investigation was not conducted.”
If after seeing the available evidence you find APD’s explanation difficult to swallow, you are not alone. In a highly unusual move, Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith posted to Facebook a scathing criticism of APD’s response to this incident, writing – among other things – that “Meier should have been criminally charged and fired, and those who swept it under the rug should be held accountable.” Smith noted that other Colorado counties, his own included, have fired and arrested officers found breaking the law “like any other citizen,” and stated “This kind of BS behavior by the officer and lack of action by the department are inexcusable and are a slap in the face to the 14,000 brave and honorable peace officers across the state.”
Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler announced last week that he had directed his staff to begin an inquiry into the actions – and inactions – of the Aurora Police Department.
*The intro to this video directs viewers to the video description. Although the on-screen text indicates that you are about to see all of the body-worn camera footage and reports associated with this incident, I have reason to believe that there may exist additional documentation that is (a) relevant, and (b) not exempt from disclosure. I am actively pursuing that material and if it is not exempt I WILL get a copy of it — whatever it takes. This video contains all of the audiovisual material that is available, apart from the silent pre-event buffer for each video, which did not capture anything material and has been removed.
**I am aware that other media outlets cite unnamed sources as stating that Meier’s blood alcohol concentration was over 0.45%. I have requested that APD confirm or deny that figure. I will not repeat that figure as fact without verifiable evidence.
***Less related, a surprisingly large number of people have emailed me asking to hear the rest of the new intro track. You got it, folks. The rest of the track begins at 24:56.
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PIGS
Wow so I guess that town is full of criminals but because the cops let them go like in this video! Good job for watching your own. But if anyone gets stopped for drinking just pull this video up and ask whats the difference?
Apparently, there are no physical requirements to join the Aurora PD, either.
How did he not get n trouble
Disgusting.
I'm honestly shocked at how much care they took to get him out of the car, how many people they used to do that, and how like…calm (??) they all seem….
Bad guys come out of jail and get a gun why can’t thins guy get something good after screw up
Its crazy to think he was so drunk it saved his career🤣 could only happen to a pig because they're above the law apparently
Sigh just stupid
He was exposed to fentnol.
If this was EEO Complaint, done.
If he gets away with a DUI, then we all should get away with a DUI, it will be anarchy!!! 😀
yep
It's messed up because the reason he got away with this is largely from him being so drunk he became unconscious. If he was drunk but aware (or came to) and was answering questions, it probably would have gone a different way. So moral of the story: make sure you black out while drinking and driving ðŸ‘ðŸ¼
So glad he's drunk and packing heat
So the Mayor or a higher ranking official has never seen this video to fire his ass or are they as crooked as the cops in it? What a crock of Bullshit
Are you serious this kind of stuff is so not right..if that was anybody else they would have got all kinds of charges
He got whats called a professional courtesy 🤬
This pisses me off I lost my license for way less
They brought everyone in on this eh
Why is it so hard to fire the bad cops, only job where you can break the rules and keep it.
Internal Investigation found that he's "Drunk(0.45%) While Getting Paid" no law against that they said. lol
Auroras Tax Dollars Hard At Work!!
Move along… Nothing to see here folks… just a working while soused!.(WWS)
Now they who to call for backup!
A police department that won't charge an officer for breaking a law is a police department that would charge an innocent citizen with a crime.
That's fucking crazy my friends dad got a dui for. being passed out in his car in his own driveway Cuz the keys were in the ignition..he was literally just listening to music hadn't driven anywhere. His car door was open so they noticed him when driving by and pulled up on him.
I’m glad he got a second chance and hopefully he solved his demons
The State Department has determined the officer was inflicted with the same mysterious illness that is being called the Cuban diplomat illness. Russian or Chinese hacker's are believed to be behind the strange out break. A formal complaint had been filed. Some scientist think the attack's are transported via some type of laser light. The police officer was not charged, he was mysteriously attacked. He is being supervised at this time by little green men
He’s going to kill someone someday and it’s all of their fault!
He did all this on duty??? And wasn’t charged?!
Police always get off the hook… they’re supposed to be held to the HIGHEST standard of law due to that little oath they take… but instead they are held to NO LEVEL of law in most scenarios. 🤦â€â™€ï¸
This is great. In about 15 years they'll be able to play this video at his retirement party.
This is a black eye on police. At least at the local and state level. Whoever is responsible for bringing charges should be fired and permanently banned from any public office. You know that if the guy wasn’t a cop he’d probably be spending time in jail.
‘Did you get vitalsâ€, “yea I got vitalsâ€, he’s vitally drunk!
The drunk cop has enough dirt to destroy everyone in the department, that is why he was not charged. Red flag sign of a reall corrupt department. They were scared to fire him. Sad really. I support cops, but humans with power corrupts.
Cops are human too,I hope I'm not judged to harshly in life the same as I try not judge others to harshly
Can I get the same courtesy when I am passed out drunk in my car in that same town
FIRED
Only job that this won't get you fired, except for maybe beer testers
What do the bootlickers have to say about this one? "A bad apple" right? When the whole department covered it up…
Oh yeah police above the law.
i can't watch it , too cringy and ridiculous
How does one pass out in the MIDDLE of the road?!
I support the blue but I carry a firearm and if I get a dui I can't carry anymore and go to jail
If he was able to smoke weed instead of drink, this wouldn’t be an issue.
PASSED OUT Drunk is far worse than the other people whose lives are ruined for less! This is why people don't believe nor respect the police! They probably would have covered it up if he had killed 50-people too!
They go through so much they see so much I feel for him. You don’t know how that affects a person.
Wtf still employed.
Something else is going on here. Internal affairs would make him get canned… Something else has to be at play
18:00 when are we going to rework the entire phone system. Why in 2021 do calls still sound like shit.
Wait the song in the beginning.. Was that fucking Donkey Kong Country lmao
i can never tell if this channel is pro, or anti- cop