Matt Pitt of The Basement Ran from Police

Townhallsavoy · « **on:** August 21, 2013, 01:16:15 AM »

This guy is a huge name in Birmingham especially among the youth in churches. He runs The Basement - pretty much church youth group but with neon lights, fog lamps, and loud music.

Last year he was busted impersonating a police officer. This year, he did it again and when police went to detain him, he ran from them.

http://www.abc3340.com/story/23201617/matt-pitt-arrested-after-brief-run-from-deputies

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Youth evangelist Matt Pitt was arrested Tuesday night after a brief run from Jefferson County sheriff's deputies and Birmingham police officers.

Pitt, who was charged with one felony count of impersonating a peace officer Aug. 14, was apprehended near 20th Street South in the Vulcan area near the overlook.

The 30-year-old leader of The Basement had been at a local television station for an interview when authorities were notified of his location.

The sheriff's office sent deputies to the station and requested the assistance of the Birmingham Police Department. Shortly after officers arrived, Pitt fled the scene on foot into a wooded area. After a brief struggle with officers, Pitt was taken into custody around 9:30 p.m. and transported to the Jefferson County Jail, where he is being held on $15,000.In September 2012, Pitt pled guilty in Shelby County to misdemeanor count of attempting to impersonate a peace officer and was given two years of unsupervised probation. A judge on Monday revoked his probation after learning of his newest charge in Jefferson County, and he now faces a year in jail for violating the terms of his plea agreement.

It is unknown at this time if Pitt has retained a lawyer.

Saniflush · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2013, 08:27:56 AM »

This one needed a picture.

Godfather · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2013, 10:31:02 AM »

PRAISE JESUS!

CCTAU · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2013, 11:41:30 AM »

What actually constitutes impersonating and officer of the law.

I mean if you dress up and play cops and robbers, can you get arrested?

Ranger12 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2013, 11:42:18 AM »

Just looking at his attire from that picture, it looks like a police officer is not the only thing he likes impersonating. Pretend to be a police officer

. Pretend to be a youth evangelist

. Pretend to be a straight guy

.

Kaos · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2013, 02:06:42 PM »

Quote from: Ranger12 on August 21, 2013, 11:42:18 AM

Just looking at his attire from that picture, it looks like a police officer is not the only thing he likes impersonating. Pretend to be a police officer . Pretend to be a youth evangelist . Pretend to be a straight guy .

I didn't know your last name was Pitt.

Token · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2013, 03:04:54 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on August 21, 2013, 11:41:30 AM

What actually constitutes impersonating and officer of the law.

I mean if you dress up and play cops and robbers, can you get arrested?

Only if you are a juvenile. Because the District Attorney hates juveniles.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:11:00 PM »

djsimp · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:13:57 PM »

Listen, I'm not know for jumping on board with conspiracies but, this whole story just doesn't seem right to me. Very very odd.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:17:24 PM »

Quote from: djsimp on August 23, 2013, 12:13:57 PM

Listen, I'm not know for jumping on board with conspiracies but, this whole story just doesn't seem right to me. Very very odd.

I think the guy is a piece of shit who is using a very large youth group to make massive amounts of money so he and his hot wife can frolic around the world on lavish trips.

I posted this because I was more curious about the law here. If they have an arrest warrant, can they search your home? Can they take the keys out of your hand? Can they block you from going upstairs with the police officer? Can they refuse to let you hold the warrant to read it?

These cops seem like arrogant assholes who are breaking the law, but then again, I'm no police officer and I have no idea what they go through with these kinds of searches in a criminal's home.

djsimp · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:23:05 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on August 23, 2013, 12:17:24 PM

These cops seem like arrogant assholes who are breaking the law, but then again, I'm no police officer and I have no idea what they go through with these kinds of searches in a criminal's home.

I don't know the guy and have only briefly heard the guys name mentioned once outside of being all over the news now. With that in mind, as I watch this whole thing unfold from the arrest to this current video, I am just at a loss of words of just how weird the whole thing is.

As Fred Hunter says, "Its absolutely Alabama".