Thursday’s live stream from SeanPaul “Long Island Audit” Reyes saw a focus on his current situation in Nassau County, New York, for charges of misdemeanor criminal contempt which, according to Reyes, is motivated by the police to financial drain Reyes to the point where he cannot afford to defend himself in court.
Joined by attorney Jacob Uriel and his new GoFundMe campaign prominently on display in the description of the video, Reyes asked his fans to help, which resulted in $925.00 in direct donations on Thursday to his Support Freedom Stand Against Tyranny Together Fund, and now stands at $3625.00 out of a $10,000.00 goal.
His other campaigns were impacted as well, with his Fund Legal Defense Against Unlawful Arrest earning $25.00, his Support the Fight Against Tyranny and Corruption! Fund earning $122.00 and his Unlawful Arrest & Constitutional Rights campaign earning $62 for the day.
Reyes took in a combined $1,134.00 for the day, with our own Ongoing Expenses campaign making up the last $10.00 in donations. No other campaigns received funding on Thursday.
The YouTuber complained that he was put in a cell for eight hours after his arrest as police determined what to charge him with and laughed as he heard officers having to answer dozens of calls as his fans call flooded the police station on his behalf.
There was confusion of what to charge him with, as the arresting officers said it was originally a trespass violation but couldn’t make that stick as Reyes has never been previously trespassed from the building. He also was not in a situation where he received a trespass warning and then refused to leave.
Attorney Uriel explained that police will often use a charge as a placeholder and then the district attorney will either raise or lower the severity of the charge to something that will actually serve what had happened. In this case, they used the misdemeanor criminal contempt charge in relation to disobeying a standard rule.
The charge technically fits as the Nassau County Traffic Violations Bureau is considered a part of New York’s district court system and the “no filming” order by a judge applies to filming within the building.
Uriel also pointed out that New York’s right to record law is an actual law that allows citizens to record police officers almost anywhere in the state. Since it is a law and not an order, it has more weight and would overrule any order by a court.
Reyes’ charge is a misdemeanor, according to Uriel, and would allow him to request a jury. Due to the severity of the punishment, Reyes would be allowed to have a six-person jury if requested instead of a jury trial.
Reyes and Uriel smugly said they were looking forward to defending Reyes in court as they are currently 4-0 in Nassau County related charges against Reyes.
The live stream has been viewed 144,846 times as of press time.
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