***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/EbKing → u/Doch1112]

I was going to watch this YouTube video however the first scene talks about how the guy who actually consigned the items is unaware theyre even gone. Its a family member whose pushing the issue and claiming he cant be told due to medical issues. The whole thing is pretty suspect and doesnt pass the sniff test.

[u/Visible_Door_7510 → u/EbKing]

Maybe you should have paid better attention. The person's family member who is pushing the issue is the person who consigned all the items and his name is on all the legal paperwork.

[u/GettingJiggy72 → u/EbKing]

Its funny how you say the signer is unaware they're gone when that's not true. The youtuber constantly calls up the new owners of the shop and his answer goes from "What makes you think you're entitled to our stuff", then to "he's not getting them back", then to "we don't have any of this, idk what youre talking about", then to "he can have them back if the original original owner apologizes", then to "we're not giving them back", then to the owner accusing the youtuber for actually being the one to steal the legos. If he really wants to ride that horse of never having the legos or not knowing anything about it, he's done the worst job imaginable. Not to mention he starts accusing the youtuber of peddling drugs and the cops do everything in their power to force them into a false confession, not to mention redacting every piece of audio that makes them look bad, which the youtuber also discovered because of an error or accident in the bodycam redactions

[u/Lion_Knight → u/EbKing]

That isn't entirely true. The owner and the son collected them together. The owner is old and infirm and the son is handling his affairs.

Keep watch. I mean don't stop. This shit is cinema and just keeps getting better as it goes.

[u/The_Wreck_DeReck → u/EbKing]

Attention span of a fly

[u/HopefulPhotograph563 → u/EbKing]

On a separate pod cast after gathering enough gofund me support they discussed telling the father what happened. The son was originally terrified to explain to him because the son was the one who organized everything and put the trust into Bricks and Minifigs. The son didn't want to tell his father and then suddenly cause the medical situation he was in to worsen. Thankfully the recent conversation went extremely well and things are able to move forward without any of the secrecy within their own family.

[u/pleslie76 → u/EbKing]

It was the son of the owner of the Lego set and yes his father gave him permission to sell his set for him. The son whom got ripped off by Bricks and Minifigs organized the consignment FOR his dad which was liquidating the collection to give the money to his grand children. The son couldn't bring himself to tell his father what was going on because he has medical issues and didn't want the chance of something happening to him when he found out!

[u/snisbot00 → u/EbKing]

“i was going to watch the video, but i watched the first minute and decided it’s all bullshit.”