The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances that led to the arrest of a French Valley woman in the early hours of July 4.
The arrest is the subject of a video containing profanity circulating online showing a deputy refusing to leave the woman’s residence despite her requests. According to the video, a minor answered the door after the deputy rang the bell. Captions in the video say the minor closed the door after seeing the deputy, only for the deputy to open the door and let himself in.
The video then shows the deputy arguing with a woman, identified by the Sheriff’s Office as Adele Shirey, 44, who tells the deputy if he does not have a warrant, she will speak to him outside.
The deputy, who stands just inside the door’s threshold, tells Shirey he will not leave the house. He asserts his right to be inside by pointing off-screen and saying, “They opened the door and ran from me.”
“Now that I’m inside your house, I own your house right now,” the deputy says in the video.