JAYTOPIA 💟

Greenville, NC: A mother with a baby at home was woken at 3:20 a.m. after a nearby shooting (bullets nearly hit two kids). Police wanted her Ring doorbell footage. She said the camera was dead. Sgt. Jennifer Umphlet threatened to rip it off the wall, get a warrant, and keep her up all night. Officers then entered without a warrant, detained her for “not cooperating,” and (per her account) used her face to unlock and search her phone. Nothing found—she wasn’t a suspect. The actual shooters were later charged without her video. Umphlet was placed on leave; public records later showed she was no longer employed. This is what happens when “can we see your camera?” turns into forced entry and detention of ordinary people.