#NATE NEWTON ARREST SERIES#

#NATE NEWTON ARREST SERIES#

Winters gave him a series of commands, left or right. He tells Galanakis to make a fist with his hands, rotate his palms and then extend his index fingers. Galanakis said he would have recorded the tests if his battery was not so low. Before they start he asks if he can obtain the body camera footage. Thirty seconds pass and Galanakis opens his eyes. Winters inspects Galanakis as he has his eyes closed. When Winters tells him to begin, Galanakis has to estimate the passing of 30 seconds, close his eyes and then tilt his head back. Galanakis stands with heels and toes together and arms down to his side.

Wing, on scene, indicates he is Winters’ supervisor.īut Winters isn’t finished. Galanakis is frustrated and wants to take a breathalyzer test and then asks who his supervisor is. Galanakis just has to follow with his eyes and not move his head when following his finger. Winters said he is going to move his finger around in a circular motion around Galanakis’ face but he will not touch him. Winters relents and lets Galanakis relax before another eye test.

“Just tell me when to switch because it’s getting pretty cold now. I’m doing this pretty well,” Galanakis said with his foot still hovering above the ground. “One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi. Galanakis proceeds to do the test and lifts his leg. Galanakis, in a sweater and shorts that are above his knees, says he is freezing cold in the rain and points out he is nervous for being falsely accused of drunk driving. While keeping that stance, Galanakis is to look at his toe and count off “one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three, one thousand four.”īefore he starts the test Winters asked Galanakis why he is shaking so much.

“Here’s how I look at it: I think if we keep the problem at the police station, they’re not going to do anything about it,” Galanakis said of his decision to release the body camera footage he obtained from the city - along with his own cell phone videos - in a public post on social media.įAILED TESTS INCREASE SUSPICION, GALANAKIS WANTS BREATH TESTįor the next test, Galanakis has to raise his left or right foot six inches off the ground and keep it parallel. The post has since garnered more than 500 shares, comments and reactions. In a lengthy Facebook post a day later, Galanakis described his encounter with Winters. Galanakis says he was falsely arrested and maintains he was not drunk or on any drugs when Winters put him in handcuffs that night.

The video also shows Galanakis telling Winters he wasted his time, should do a better job next time and that he should apologize. 28 shows 19-year-old college student Tayvin Galanakis being arrested and charged with driving under the influence, and then three hours later he was subsequently released with no charges after passing a round of field sobriety tests.įootage from a cell phone owned by Galanakis shows him questioning the arresting officer, Nathan Winters, about their encounter shortly before he left the police station. Newton News was ensured comments from the city in response to the allegations and the numerous questions made by citizens, which will be included in a subsequent article.įootage from a body camera worn by a Newton police officer on Aug. Editor’s note: The following is part one of a multi-part story regarding an alleged impaired driving investigation.

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