The Feb. 26, 2017 traffic stop involving Sgt. Kenneth Baker and Uber driver Jesse Bright – during which Becker was captured on cell phone video threatening to take Bright to jail if he continued to video the encounter – took the internet by storm.
According to the Commission's charter, Becker had to appeal the demotion to the city's Civil Service Commission, which ruled in his favor, within ten working days.
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A Wilmington police officer who was demoted last year after he wrongly told an Uber-driving attorney he could not film law enforcement officers was reinstated to his former position earlier this year, then abruptly retired the next day .
Bright's vehicle was stopped because a passenger in his vehicle was suspected of taking part in a drug deal. "Be careful because there is a new law," Becker told Bright during the stop. "Turn (the recording) off or I'll take you to jail.".