‘You Think It’s Funny?’: West Virginia Deputy Handcuffs Man for Laughing During Traffic Stop after Pulling Him Over for Flashing Headlights to Warn Drivers of Speed Trap

‘You Think It’s Funny?’: West Virginia Deputy Handcuffs Man for Laughing During Traffic Stop after Pulling Him Over for Flashing Headlights to Warn Drivers of Speed Trap

A West Virginia sheriff’s deputy first pulled over William Iannacone for flashing his headlights at oncoming cars to warn them about an upcoming speed trap even though there is no law against that and courts have ruled it is a form of protected speech Nicholas County sheriff’s deputy J.D. Ellison then became irate when Iannocone laughed at him for threatening to arrest him over an unsigned registration card, ordering him out of his car to frisk …