Man involved in viral video arrested in Wilton

Описание: WILTON -- The man seen in a viral video that ultimately led to the resignation of a sergeant with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Department is now on the other side of the law.

Colin Fitch is facing reckless endangerment, harassment and trespassing charges after State Police say he nearly hit a security guard with his car in the Wilton Mall parking lot.

Fitch became somewhat of a local celebrity after a YouTube video showed him refusing to let now former Sgt. Shawn Glans search his car. Glans was suspended and then resigned after being accused of snatching Fitch's keys and slapping him.

"I don't know what's behind it but I do know it smells like a rat to me," Fitch's attorney Terence Kindlon said.

Police say Fitch's most recent run-in with the law happened after a security guard recognized Fitch as someone who was banned from the property. Police say he was then escorted outside for trespassing.

We asked police if the incident with Sgt. Glans had anything to do with Fitch being recognized by the mall security guard.

"It's a separate incident," New York State Police Public Information Officer Mark Cepiel said. "I'm not going to make any speculation on that in any way, shape or form."

Kindlon says the ban may have come after a 17-year-old Fitch was spotted in the mall at night without an adult. That's a policy for minors in some New York malls but a security guard told us that is not a policy at the Wilton Mall.

Kindlon says whatever the reason, Fitch had no idea he was banned and maintains he did nothing wrong.

"My suspicions are that it might be an attempt by a friend of the sheriff to cover this kid with slime," Kindlon said. "Mark my words: If these charges aren't dismissed then we will ask for a trial and get a jury verdict."

State police are now in the process of reviewing surveillance video to see if any of what went down was caught on tape.

We reached out to Saratoga County Sheriff Mike Zurlo for comment and Glan's attorney Matt Chauvin but never heard back.

Fitch has posted bail and is due back in court next week.