Police Seem To Illegally Search This Person's Home As This Video Goes Viral

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A confrontation between deputies and the occupants of an Augusta home was captured on a video that’s been shared widely on social media, getting hundreds of thousands of views in about a day.

It happened after 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to a report from Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

In an incident report, deputies said they’d gone to the home in the 2600 block of Glenn Hills Drive to check on the well-being of an occupant.

Deputies told the people inside the home to come outside, and one of the deputies used her foot to keep the door from closing.

In the incident report, deputies indicate they thought it was necessary for the occupants to come outside so the deputies could talk with the person they were seeking “to ensure her well-being and check for any other injured parties.”

“Additionally,” deputies wrote, “the residence needed to be secured as a potential crime scene so that no evidence could be destroyed.”

The video shows that the people in the home didn’t want to come out and didn’t believe they had to, at least without proper documentation by the deputies.

During the confrontation, the woman apparently recording the video repeatedly asked deputies for their badge numbers and names. They didn’t appear to provide them verbally.

Ultimately, the deputies went into the home and detained the occupants.