In staggering proof that being accused of crimes does pay, SeanPaul “Long Island Audits” Reyes pulled in $18,766.00 on his new “Stand with me to Hold Bryan Fahey Accountable” GoFundMe account to win Monday’s crowd sourcing title.
The amazing total comes a day after Reyes released the edited footage from his Friday arrest at the home of Connecticut State Trooper Bryan Fahey.
While previously implying that the video he intended to release on Sunday would be unedited, Reyes’ video included several jump cuts and mixed footage between his own cell phone and the cell phone held by his cameraman.
The footage also eliminated an extended segment where Reyes was examined by an ambulance crew following the incident where he claims State Trooper Bryan Fahey spat in his face.
Reyes’ footage begins with Reyes arriving in the cul-de-sac leading to a road that was marked “private.” Reyes addressed the camera while standing in front of his billboard which displayed a looping video of his previous encounters with Fahey.
As he made his way down the private road to Fahey’s house, Reyes said there were no obvious “no trespassing signs.” This is despite long-standing rulings that private roads, when marked as private roads, also imply that the road is not for public use and that unauthorized use of the road is trespassing.
Reyes eventually reached Fahey’s house and knocked on the door. Fahey responded by screaming to get off his property. As Reyes continued to scream questions in Fahey’s direction while walking backwards down the road when Fahey came out of the house with a phone in one hand and a service revolver in the other.
Fahey said that Reyes had threatened his life online and that he needed to leave. Reyes denied the accusations but continued to ask questions of Fahey. At one point Fahey appeared to spit directly in Reyes’ face.
As the two men reached the end of the private road, Reyes was greeted by a single responding officer from the Groton, Connecticut, police force. That would soon grow to seven officers and six observed police cars.
Reyes demanded that the officers arrest Fahey for assault for spitting on him. Contrary to previous reporting, the police then confirmed that there was not an active protective or restraining order against Reyes before proceeding further.
The rest of the incident played out roughly the same as the account given by Reyes in his Saturday night livestream. He informed officers of past incidents between he and Fahey, as displayed on the video playing on his billboard truck, and was ultimately arrested after demanding someone be arrested at the scene.
Reyes added a recorded segment from his studio, where he explained that State Trooper Fahey was granted an emergency protection order while Reyes was being held in jail. The protective order prevents Reyes for having any contact with Fahey or Connecticut State Troopers.
The YouTuber is currently facing charges of voyeurism, criminal trespass and breach of the peace and has vowed to file a second federal civil rights lawsuit against Fahey and promised to include the Groton, Connecticut, police department as accomplices.
Reyes’ staggering crowd sourcing take sets a one-day record for first amendment auditing related crowd sourcing campaigns since we began to follow them in May of 2024. It also brings Reyes’ total for the weekend to $18,877.00 as of press time.
Even without the new GoFundMe pulling in a record-setting amount, Reyes would have still won the day as his “Support the Fight Against Tyranny & Corruption” fund pulled in $1,027.00 in new donations to take second place for the day.
No other campaigns received donations in Monday’s tallies.
20K for one video…
who says crime does not pay
And why American states are changing laws to be harsher and more severe on people like LIA.
The problem is that for so many years they refused to prosecute them which emboldened them into thinking they could get away with anything…
Now they suffer from their own actions.