Martin Hyde, who is running in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, was pulled over by a police officer in Sarasota, Florida on Valentine’s Day. Hyde, according to responding officer Julie Beskin, was clocked going 57 in a 40 mph zone and was also spotted texting while driving, according to SNN. The body camera footage showed Hyde threatening the officer’s job during the stop.
Hyde said the officer “is making career decisions” and asked why she was doing this.
After returning to her vehicle to write Hyde citations for speeding, texting, and driving and failing to provide the officer with his registration, the officer returned to Hyde.
“Is it your Russian immigrant status that makes you talk to people like this?” he said.
The officer, according to SNN, called in her supervisor and then proceeded to try and tell Hyde why he was being issued three citations. Hyde retorted that he’s “not interested in hearing anything you have to say. I’ll wait for the supervisor.”
Later in the video, Hyde again commented on the officer’s tenure with the department and stated that it may not last much longer.