The city manager of Konawa is publicly apologizing after video surfaced of a heated traffic stop in which he threatened a police officer’s job.

News 9 obtained body camera footage of the incident which happened last month. In the video, City Manager Daniel Bruton can be seen and heard berating a local police officer after being pulled over for speeding.

Bruton admits he was driving 10 miles over the 25-mph limit in an unmarked city vehicle. He told News 9 he was in a hurry to turn on a valve that helps supply the town’s water. But what unfolded next has drawn sharp criticism online.

Traffic stops are a routine part of policing, but for this officer—who has only been on duty in Konawa for about a year—the encounter quickly turned hostile.

OFFICER:

"You were just speeding, okay?"

BRUTO

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