Tilsen denied he attempted to hit the officer. Rather, he said he was there to observe Glass's interaction with Mario. “I’m just pulling into a parking spot,” Tilsen says in the body camera footage. “I’m just making sure you ain’t fuckin harassing people, man.”

Ultimately, Tilsen was released that evening. A warrant for his arrest wasn’t issued until over a year later, on a conspicuous date. Tilsen was charged with two felonies, including aggravated assault on a police officer, four days before a protest his organization had planned against racism within the Rapid City Police Department.