SMITHFIELD, Cache County — A Smithfield city councilman announced his resignation this week after a video of him confronting police sparked backlash in the community.

Smithfield City Council announced on Facebook Saturday night that Ted Stokes was resigning from his position on the council. In a statement released Monday, the City Council said there was recently a “very public incident which has possibly shaken the faith of some in our leadership.”

In body camera footage on Aug. 3, Stokes is seen aggressively responding to Smithfield police officers Blake Hansen and Zachary McComb, who had come to his residence to fill out a police report for a car crash Stokes’ son was involved in.

Stokes asks why two police officers were responding to “such a simple thing” and repeatedly tells the off

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