A Virginia politician appeared to try to use his status to get out of a traffic ticket by asking a young police officer if he knew who he was.
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Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill was on his way to an event when he got pulled over by a young officer for not having his license plate mounted to the front of his Cadillac on Friday.
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Bodycam footage, obtained by WJLA, showed the officer politely introducing himself, to which the politician replied: 'Bryan Hill, county executive.
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'Reason for the stop is because you don't have a front plate,' the officer told him.
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'It's got to be mounted on the front of the [vehicle].'
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When the officer asked Hill for his license and registration, the executive leaned across the console, asking: 'Did you hear who I told you I am?'
'Yes, sir,' the officer replied.
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As Hill dug through his center console for his registration, he shook his head and appeared to be annoyed.
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When Hill failed to produce the registration, the officer asked him if he was the registered owner.
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Hill then nodded.
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Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill was pulled over for not having his license plate mounted to the front of his Cadillac on Friday
During the traffic stop, Hill was caught on bodycam footage asking the officer: 'Did you hear who I told you I am?'
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The officer called his sergeant while he waited for Hill's warning paperwork to process, nervously telling his superior who he pulled over.
He was instructed to make a notification because of Hill's position.
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He hopped out of the car to inform Hill it would be a few more minutes, as he was waiting on his sergeant to call him back.
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'I'm going to be late,' Hill replied, waving his hand around as he refused to look at the officer.
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After speaking to the sergeant again, the officer printed out the warning paperwork.
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The officer returned the paperwork and Hill's license back to him.
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'Drive safe, sir,' he said, ending the 10-minute interaction.
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Hill called Chief Kevin Davis to 'make him aware of the traffic stop' during and after the interaction, he said in a statement to WJLA.
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'During the stop, I identified myself twice as the county executive.
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Nothing in our conversation was intended to influence how the officer carried out his responsibilities,' he said.
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'However, I apologize for any difficulty the exchange may have created for the officer.'
Hill (pictured) also reported called Police Chief Kevin Davis during and after the traffic stop to 'make him aware of [it].'
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In a statement, Hill denied announcing himself as the county executive was a move to get out of a ticket
Hill also said he was unaware that displaying his license plate in his windshield did not meet Virginia's law.
However, in an email to the deputy county executive, Chief Davis defended his officer, saying Hill told him: 'He had no idea who I was' and 'If I had a badge, he would've let me go.'
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Hill also reportedly told Davis in the email, which was obtained by WJLA, that the officer was 'disrespectful' and 'that's my issue.'
'There’s a lot going on, but if this is what you guys want to do,' Hill reportedly told Davis.
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'I told the County Executive that the requirement to have a front license plate affixed to the front of a car is a Commonwealth statute, and not a Fairfax County rule,' Davis told Deputy County Executive Thomas Arnold.
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'I have reviewed the BWC [body-worn camera] in its entirety.
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Davis then called his officer, who he told had performed in an 'exemplary manner consistent with our expectations and training.
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'In short, he did a great job under a tough circumstance that was not created by him,' Davis told Arnold.
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In an email the deputy county executive, Chief Davis defended his officer and said there will be 'no internal action taken against the officer whatsoever'
Arnold replied: 'My apologies for the behavior of the county executive.
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I will review this tonight and then have a follow-up with him and discuss an apology for both you and the officer.
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Hill has been the county executive since January 2018 after being appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the police department and Hill for comment.
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