Hey NVoC'ers,
Question for you regarding an experience my coworker just had. He was on his way home from work at around 3am in the golden valley area and was stopped by LEOs for expired registration. Upon confrontation with the officer he rightfully informed the officer that he was carrying a loaded, concealed weapon on his person. The officer then asked him to get out of the vehicle. Right there alarms go off in my head. The story goes that he was detained, his vehicle and person were searched, his weapons were both confiscated, unloaded, and checked, and the process took quite a while. He was interrogated briefly on the side of the road as well. All of this happened after my friend furnished his identification and concealed carry permit. He was extremely polite and cooperative. When asked why he was searched the officers said that around that time of night in that area they get a lot of crazies.
Now for the questions.
Could he have refused to exit the vehicle?
Did the officers have probable cause to warrant the searches and seizures?
What should/could he have done differently to uphold his rights as a citizen?
General feedback? After hearing this story I am kind of concerned for my safety and rights when dealing with northern Nevada LEO's.
Question for you regarding an experience my coworker just had. He was on his way home from work at around 3am in the golden valley area and was stopped by LEOs for expired registration. Upon confrontation with the officer he rightfully informed the officer that he was carrying a loaded, concealed weapon on his person. The officer then asked him to get out of the vehicle. Right there alarms go off in my head. The story goes that he was detained, his vehicle and person were searched, his weapons were both confiscated, unloaded, and checked, and the process took quite a while. He was interrogated briefly on the side of the road as well. All of this happened after my friend furnished his identification and concealed carry permit. He was extremely polite and cooperative. When asked why he was searched the officers said that around that time of night in that area they get a lot of crazies.
Now for the questions.
Could he have refused to exit the vehicle?
Did the officers have probable cause to warrant the searches and seizures?
What should/could he have done differently to uphold his rights as a citizen?
General feedback? After hearing this story I am kind of concerned for my safety and rights when dealing with northern Nevada LEO's.