Newton police sued over traffic stop that generated 1.6 million YouTube views

An Iowa college student whose YouTube video of a police traffic stop generated 1.6 million views is now suing the city of Newton for false arrest. In a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Tayvin Galanakis, 19, of Newton alleges the city and its police department are guilty of false arrest, civil rights violations and negligent supervision and training. Galanakis alleges that shortly after midnight on Aug. 28, 2022, he was pulled over by Newton Police Officer Nathan Winters and Lt. Christopher Wing after he drove past their patrol car without dimming his headlights for oncoming traffic. Video of the traffic stop shows Galanakis telling Winters and Wing he was driving with his high beams on because one of his headlights had a broken bulb. “How much have you had to drink tonight?” one of the officers asked, as seen in the body-camera footage later obtained and posted online by Galanakis. “None,” Galanakis responded. “What do you mean ‘none’?” the officer asked. “I’ve had nothing to drink,” Galanakis said. “OK,” the officer said. “Why would you — why would your eyes be watery and bloodshot?” Later, the same officer asked Galanakis again
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