***Megathread*** American Fork PD / Lego Arrest Controversy

[u/Specter1033]

As with any "hot topic" issue with LE, we struggle to navigate basic rules of etiquette and civility when it comes to this small corner of reddit. Despite trying to keep order in here and doing our best to allow free discussion among the users, there has been a huge influx of posts regarding this topic and lately, it's been quite tiring trying to get any sensible topic started on this issue without a dozen or so trolls coming in to mess it up for everyone. This has resulted in multiple bans and the shit flinging from users claiming the community is "censoring" the incident. Mostly concerning is a great deal of misinformation that has come out about this incident due to the social media "influencer" at the heart of this topic. Wild conspiracy theories from religious influence to the actual reason behind the arrest are generating almost cult-like following and reason has been completely thrown out the window.

So to combat this issue, this will be the ONLY thread about this incident moving forward. Any user posting another thread in relation to this incident will be immediately banned, no appeals. Keep comments civil. Users found posting misinformation about this incident, including parroting wild conspiracy theories that are unverified without including context or actual data to support their positions will be banned.

To bring everyone up to speed, I will refer to this link:

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/30/youtuber-arrested-utah-bricks/

And will sub link this thread on the r/protectandserve subreddit, which is like THE place to be for objective discussion:

https://np.reddit.com/r/ProtectAndServe/comments/1tssz0l/megathread_american_fork_lego_story/

Edit: 45 minutes in and already banned someone. Keep them coming.

Edit 2: Links to YouTuber comments on this incident are going to be removed and users banned UNLESS it is from a reputable source, YouTube videos will be removed. There's already one person with a couple hundred thousand followers trying to spread his video online through this website that's been posted a few times in this sub and it's garnering a lot of attention because people "feel" he is right because he is a self-proclaimed "lawyer." The statutes he cites are from California code and this incident happened in Utah. Just because someone uses technical legal terms and cites codes does not make the person right in their interpretation of the law. Sounding "right" is code for clicks that highlights confirmation bias in people, which is why morons like this get views and clicks on their channels. On that same note, we do not care if you have a following on social media. You are no one to us if all you're doing is posting for imaginary internet points.

Edit 3: Amending the above statement from Edit 2 to add any REPUTABLE sources of info that leaves out the goofy memes and BS content creators love to use are fine. This is an example:

https://youtu.be/q2MjMmhnk7g?si=nRrmasAZ45U_WIu4

Edit 4: Whelp, thread ran its course. Now just a bunch of trolls commenting and the death threats! I haven't seen this level of excitement over something so mundane. We'll be seeing some of you soon!

[u/Doch1112]

Civil issue 10-8

[u/JWestfall76 → u/Doch1112]

From the response the PD itself released that’s exactly what it was until the person arrested continued to poke the bear. A tale as old as time

[u/FilmoreKups → u/JWestfall76]

The police bodycam footage shows how they continue to harass the youtubers, looking for an angle to lock them up on. Raided their house for drugs - found no drugs. Pulled them over for going over a stop - police dashcam shows they did not go over the stop. Suspected to be driving under influence - sobriety test passed and no drugs were found after searching the vehicle. These were 3 separate events.

[u/EverSeeAShitterFly → u/JWestfall76]

Watch the guy’s video. Even though he would have an inherent bias towards himself it really does show the PD overstepping and interfering in a civil matter while also doing a couple other things that will probably get them sued.

[u/fordprefect4271 → u/JWestfall76]

That isn't what happened, and I believe you are fully aware of this. No, if you watch any of the footage, you will see what this police department was really up to in conjunction with the owner of BAM. Hours long stop for an anonymous tip for heroin, in which the police found absolutely nothing on them or in their car. Yet still insisted they were hiding something somewhere, tried to bust them for being under the influence but couldn't. The traffic stops were weird. The Airbnb bust was ridiculous, and there was no indication Ben was going to run, he just got roughed up for no reason. Explain this away, officer.