This bondsman was armed, his weapon was not holstered, and he reportedly got into a verbal confrontation with Chief Yahner, demanding he come out of his residence.
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The bounty hunters were allegedly hunting a man named Roderick Battle, according to CBS, who is wanted on drug charges.
Phoenix Police Sgt. Trent Crump said that there were a lot of things that went wrong, not to mentioned that the bounty hunter and the others refused to leave the chief’s property.
Farley is now dealing with fees of disorderly conduct and felony trespassing.
Farley, an account manager at Northstar Fugitive Recovery in Arizona, was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Officers responding to a 911 call on Tuesday night found 11 armed bondsmen surrounding Phoenix Police Chief Joe Yahner’s house.
Farley said his group of seven licensed bounty hunters, plus his wife and daughter, staked out Yahner’s place for two hours before knocking on the door, which Yahner answered with his baton drawn. A sport utility vehicle can be seen parked across the driveway with its headlights on, and a man is heard repeatedly shouting “open the door” as someone shines a flashlight in through the front door. Police video of the incident shows the furious chief emerging in his underwear to confront the men.
“After awakening him (Yahner) from a dead sleep, he comes out in protection mode”, Crump said.
Although Crump doesn’t necessarily agree, he did say the incident isn’t indicative specifically of the profession.
“We have no record of a Brent Farley ever applying for a registration or license”, department spokesman Andrew Carlson said. Burns has been working to push a bill that would require both, he said.
“It appears the recovery teams were using unconfirmed information received via social media”, police said.
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Now authorities are investigating the source of the tip. However, he doesn’t believe he did anything criminal when he and his team hit the wrong house while looking for a suspect.
