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Jesse Bright (Attorney)

Jesse Bright (Attorney)

Jesse Earl Bright is a Criminal Defense attorney in Leland, North Carolina. He also drives for Uber when he is not working at the courthouse.

Filming of Police

On February 26, 2017, Jesse Bright was stopped by the police in Wilmington. Bright was under the impression that he was taking his passenger to pick up a check and drop him back to his original location. [1] Bright and his passenger were allegedly under suspicion that they were leaving a drug house and that they may have possessed drugs.

Bright filmed the encounter.

[1] One of the officers who were at the scene, Officer Kenneth Becker, told him that he'd go to jail if he kept recording him. Bright's car was searched, nothing was found, and he was allowed to go home. The video of Bright confronting the police and being lied to about the legality of filming officers went viral.

Bright stepped out of the car for a K-9 Unit police dog to search his car. Initially, Bright believed there was no probable cause. One of the officers explained to him that the dog indicated on both sides of Bright's vehicle that there might be a trace of narcotics.

While the K-9 unit was searching, the same police officer who told Jesse Bright that he'd get arrested if he continued recording walked past Bright telling him, "Funny how [the dog] is really interested in your car, huh?"

Aftermath

There is a Facebook post (with spelling mistakes) that is being spread making him seem conceited about getting away with doing something illegal.

He implies that it's photoshopped in the comment section.

Education

Bright attended Isaac Bear Early College High School.

Personal Life

Bright is in a domestic partnership.

References

[1]
Citation Linkyoutube.comA video of Jesse Bright talking to his passenger and a police officer before his passenger gets searched.(He's under suspicion that they were leaving a drug house.)
Mar 10, 2017, 1:39 AM
[2]
Citation Linkyoutube.comPart 2 of the police confrontation; this video is the part of Jesse's encounter with the police that went viral
Mar 9, 2017, 11:58 PM
[3]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMedia release regarding the incident with Jesse Bright: "Sherrif McMahon has viewed the Uber driver's video and believes it's clear that Officers were incorrect in stating it was illegal to record the encounter."
Mar 10, 2017, 12:47 AM
[4]
Citation Linkyoutube.comUberdriver Jesse Bright records police officers (Part 3); the same cop who told him he'd go to jail if he kept filming is caught saying, "Funny how the dog is real interested in your car, huh?"
Mar 10, 2017, 1:14 AM
[5]
Citation Linkfacebook.comFacebookpost confirming that Jesse Bright's passenger did not get arrested.A Facebook friend Ashley Knain asks him, " your passenger wasn't arrested tho, right?" And he responds, "Correct."
Mar 10, 2017, 2:49 AM
[6]
Citation Linknypost.comJesse pulled over for no reason and told recording cops is illegal.
Mar 9, 2017, 11:54 PM
[7]
Citation Linklegaldirectories.comJesse's contact info.
Mar 9, 2017, 11:54 PM
[8]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA still of Jesse from his recording of police.
Mar 9, 2017, 11:54 PM
[9]
Citation Linkavvo.comJesse Bright can be found in the directory of Wilmingtonlawyers
Mar 9, 2017, 11:59 PM
[10]
Citation Linkfacebook.comJesse Bright on Facebook.
Mar 10, 2017, 12:01 AM
[11]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA fake (photoshopped) Facebook post claimed to be written by Jesse Bright: *"Kimberly Munley is a joke and all of you that are her fans are a joke.[She] thinks she's big and bad because she [used] to be a police officer, well she's not shit in my book.The cops were wrong and I proved that in my viral video that's going to make me lots of money.What's wrong you jealous?"*
Mar 10, 2017, 12:12 AM
[12]
Citation Linkwashingtontimes.comWashington Timesstates the incident happened on February 26, 2017
Mar 10, 2017, 12:44 AM
[13]
Citation Linkwwaytv3.comWWAYreports on Jesse Bright's incident: " Wilmington Police DepartmentOfficers Falsely Tell Driver He Can't Record During Traffic Stop"
Mar 10, 2017, 12:52 AM
[14]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA video of Jesse Bright talking to his passenger and a police officer before his passenger gets searched.(He's under suspicion that they were leaving a drug house.)
Mar 10, 2017, 1:39 AM
[15]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPart 2 of the police confrontation; this video is the part of Jesse's encounter with the police that went viral
Mar 9, 2017, 11:58 PM
[17]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.com
[Uber](/wiki/lang_en/uber) driver Jesse Bright records police officers (Part 3); the same cop who told him he'd go to jail if he kept filming is caught saying, "Funny how the dog is real interested in your car, huh?"
Mar 10, 2017, 1:14 AM