http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/man-arrested-after-recording-conversation-with-pbso-deputies-1944991.htmlA "belligerent" 21-year-old was arrested early this morning on charges of eavesdropping for taping the encounter he had with deputies during a traffic stop.
Carl Paul, of Pompano Beach, is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $4,500 bond. He is charged with illegal interception of communication.
Paul was arrested in Lantana shortly after midnight, when a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over near the area of Hypoluxo and Highridge roads. The backup deputy noted in the probable cause affidavit that Paul was being "very belligerent" as he sat on the side of the road questioning the traffic stop, while the deputies ran his name through the system.
Paul allegedly repeatedly asked the deputies for their names while his iPhone sat on his leg. The deputies eventually noticed that Paul was recording the conversation. When he was asked, Paul said he was "documenting what was happening," the affidavit stated.