A cell phone video showing a Saratoga County, NY Sheriff deputy allegedly slapping a young man who refuses the officer's request to search his vehicle has gone viral, resulting in the suspension of the officer WITHOUT PAY. Responding to a call about suspicious activity, Sgt. Shawn R. Glans, a 27-year veteran officer, arrived at the scene to see two men dressed in dark clothing exiting a wooded area. There was allegedly a rifle on the backseat of their car.
A video posted online that appeared to show a Saratoga County sheriff’s officer slap a person he had stopped has led to suspension of the officer and a criminal investigation, police said early Saturday.The video shows the officer, Sgt. Shawn Glans, cursing at the person he was speaking with, and the sound of what the videotaper alleges was a slap can be heard. Officers had spotted a rifle in the back of the parked car, according to the video.