ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies took a man into custody Wednesday after he showed up outside their headquarters with multiple Flock cameras in the back of his pickup truck.

Authorities arrested Jevon Martinez for damaging Flock cameras in Rio Rancho in May. Then, Wednesday, he posted video on social media appearing to show him driving around Albuquerque and taking down automated license plate readers once again.

In those videos, he comments that since the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office ended its contract with Flock last month, those cameras should no longer be out on the streets.

"Just for the record, I am not stealing these. I am not destroying them. I am simply returning them to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department,” he said in one video.

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[–] 12 points 2 months ago

Couldn’t have. He was with me the whole time.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Arrest Flock employees too, they've got tons of the things.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    Victimless crime. Isn't that what they said about some of Trump's fraud?

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  • [–] 88 points 2 months ago

    Just returning them. Awesome. 🤣

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    [–] 44 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    They don't belong to the Sheriff's dept...

    Hopefully he gets a slap on the wrist.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

    There's no intent to permanently deprive if you literally take something to the authorities for disposition which is a key plank of theft. Not criminal mischief if they're not damaged either.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    I appreciate this kinda armchair lawyering. I aspire to speak this confidently about things I have an approximate knowledge of.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Ya this is on par with saying I wasn't shoplifting I was going to take it home to make sure it works then return it to the store because I am such a good samaritan.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    Why do you folks think that joyriding and grand theft auto are different statutes? Mens rea in theft is very important and it has to have an intent to deprive. A jury wouldn't believe your example, but this dude actually DID bring them to the sheriff. You could argue civil tresspass to chattels or some local level minor property charge for unauthorized use if they didn't think they were depriving someone of their property. But it's not theft.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago

    He was just picking up the ones that randomly fell over due to shoddy materials. He should be applauded for picking up so much litter.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago

    A true patriot

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    Breaking Good

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    Real American Hero o7

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    Is there a GoFundMe link for him? He needs to bail out and lawyer up

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    Don't take a plea deal. Get a jury trial and watch the jury nullification.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 months ago

    Tax payer dollars, tax payer property.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago

    I'm pretty sure I was in the pub with him at the time...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Headline should read "Albuquerque starts arresting municipal volunteers who clean up the city"

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago

    Plot twist: he's a flock contractor on a job.

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  • "Hero arrested..."

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Jesus Christ, what a fuckin hero in dark times this guy is.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    what cameras, hes collecting them like e-bikes and e-scooters.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    PSA: Just destroy them in place and leave them. Taking them with you can easily elevate charges to a felony theft/possession. Plus it gives the police and flock contractors more shit to haul off.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    After some thinking, one of those handheld propane or map gas torches strapped to a long stick would probably, be the cheapest, quietest way to get rid of probably any pole camera. Not even a bulletproof metal one would stand up to even a few minutes of a torch. I would target only the lens area though. There is a lithium battery in them and overheating it would likely cause it to explode, drawing attention, and possibly shrapnel.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    A bold strategy Cotton...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    He was just being nice and bringing them back to their rightful owners.. Us, the people who's taxes were used to pay for 24hr surveillance of us.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    He probably voted for trump but in this moment I love his ass. Fucking GOAT

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago

    Truck is mighty big for a leftist. Might this be bipartisanaly based and goated?

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