GOP candidate threatens Sarasota cop's career over ticket

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"A congressional candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan for his District 16 seat threatened to end a Sarasota police officer's career after she issued him traffic tickets.

Officer Julia Beskin pulled over Martin Hyde on the morning of Feb. 14 for speeding — he was going 57 mph in a 40-mph zone, she said — and texting while driving in the area of Euclid Avenue and Fruitville Road.
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The outspoken and at-times controversial candidate recently made headlines during the holiday season after angering his homeowners' association when he hung lights that read "Let's Go Brandon" — a profane euphemism against President Joe Biden — above an American flag outside his home.

As Beskin explained her reasons for pulling him over on Feb. 14, her bodycam footage captured Hyde telling her, "I'll just call the chief. How's that? You know who I am, right?" (Watch full bodycam footage from the traffic stop below.)
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When she asked for his license and registration, Hyde asked her, "You gonna do this?"
"I still have a job to do, sir," Beskin responded.
"Yeah, for now," he said.
He then asked how long the officer has worked for the Sarasota Police Department.
After she told him she has been with the agency for about seven years, Hyde said, "I don't think you'll make eight."....(more)