Two Idaho cops detained a man after mistaking his gripes about the Canadian rock band, Nickelback, for an alleged drug deal.
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Deputies stopped two men after mistaking their talk of Nickelback for an alleged drug deal in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on June 20.
Deputies with Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office stopped two men outside a Coeur d’Alene gas station on June 20 after hearing what they thought was a pot deal.
The confrontation caught on video is only five minutes long and doesn’t show the beginning or the end of their interaction, but it captures the moments leading to a deputy pulling his gun on the young men and detaining one of them for reportedly “getting that attitude” and “being an ass---.”
The video begins after a deputy allegedly saw one of the men step out of a van with a wad of cash and another saying, “Yeah, nickel sack for sure,” a possible reference to a nickel bag of marijuana.
But the two young men allege their conversation was taken out of context and lost in translation because the deputies had just missed a truck leaving the gas station moments prior playing Nickelback at an unfortunate volume.
“No, Nickelback. That guy was blaring Nickelback,” the man holding a cell phone camera defended. “There was no nickel sack involved.”
The deputy didn’t believe that story, but unfortunately there’s little the Sheriff’s Office can say about the incident since it’s a personnel matter and did not amount to a criminal investigation.
“It’s pretty negative for us here, but we’ll move on,” Lt. Stu Miller told the Daily News.
Even though the video shows only five minutes of the encounter, Miller can’t say what happens next. The two men were released at the gas station without any charges though.
The situation is being handled by a supervisor, he added.
The only context available is the captured footage showing moments of the encounter where deputies what they thought they saw and heard.
“He’s talking about drugs. He’s not talking about Nickelback,” the deputy spewed back. “We’re not born yesterday. That’s a bull---- story. He said nickel sack.”