Topic: Dallas County

Dallas County Deputy James Westbrook arrested sport biker Chris Moore on Stemmons Freeway during Memorial Day weekend. While Moore was riding in a large pack, Westbrook initiated a stop specifically to confiscate Moore's helmet camera as evidence. After Moore refused to surrender his personal property, he was arrested on a charge of having an obstructed license plate and spent eight hours in jail.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office launched a review of Deputy James Westbrook's conduct after video evidence contradicted his official arrest report. While Westbrook claimed Chris Moore was stopped for a concealed license plate, helmet camera footage captured the deputy stating he pulled Moore over specifically to seize his camera. The department released separate dash cam footage showing other unidentified bikers performing wheelies and harassing deputies to provide context for the aggressive police response.

An Internal Affairs investigation is underway regarding Deputy James Westbrook's warrantless seizure of a biker's helmet camera. Former Dallas County prosecutor Toby Shook stated that the deputy required a warrant to seize the property and that frustration with stunt bikers does not justify violating Constitutional protections. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that dash cam video from Westbrook's own vehicle does not exist, leaving the biker's helmet footage as the primary record of the encounter.