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Corrupt Cops
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A former Sierra Vista police officer was pulled over on a quiet night in southern Arizona for using his cell phone and failing to move over for a patrol vehicle. What the arresting officer didn’t know right away was that the driver — Daryl Hall — used to work for the same department. The man pulling him over was a former coworker.
What followed was one of the most uncomfortable DUI investigations ever captured on body camera. For nearly 90 minutes, Hall cycled through every strategy he could think of to avoid accountability. He demanded a breathalyzer. He demanded more field sobriety tests after refusing the first one. He demanded to speak with the watch commander. He invoked “the brotherhood.” He name-dropped a Medal of Valor his arresting officer had earned in a 2024 officer-involved shooting. He flattered. He insulted. He threatened. He apologized. He pleaded.
At one point, Hall told the officers holding him accountable that he had “forgotten more about police work” than they would ever know. Minutes later, he called one of them a “clown.” Minutes after that, he was offering “mad respect” for the same officer’s Medal of Valor.
While at the station, Hall confirmed his own blood alcohol content to the officers: a 0.13 — more than 1.5 times the legal limit. He told them where to stand. He told them what tests he wanted to perform. He complained he was being pulled over 100 yards from his house. He asked if anyone he knew was at the station. He asked for a ride home from the men arresting him.
When the officers refused to play along, Hall called the department “a joke,” insulted the agency by name, and demanded his “former coworkers” give him the brotherhood treatment.
They didn’t.
OFFICER ANTONIO CHAVEZ — THE ARRESTING OFFICEROfficer Chavez was awarded the Medal of Valor for his actions on June 19, 2024 near Naco, Arizona. A homicide suspect from Tucson fired on pursuing officers from the rear window of a moving vehicle at high speed. Chavez and four other officers from Sierra Vista PD, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, Bisbee PD, and the U.S. Border Patrol returned fire. The suspect lost control, crashed, and was killed. Six officers were honored in a joint Medal of Valor ceremony. Chavez also earned 2022 Sierra Vista PD Officer of the Year and 2022 Cochise County Top Cop.
CHARGESPer Officer Chavez’s booking statement:Resisting ArrestFailure to Obey a Police OfficerDUI — ImpairedDUI — 0.08 or Higher
Additional traffic violations:Cell phone use while drivingFailure to move over for emergency vehicle
Location: Sierra Vista, ArizonaAgency: Sierra Vista Police DepartmentBAC
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