Man who posted video of Iowa City arrest found guilty of public intoxication, not guilty of interference

IOWA CITY - The man who posted video of his arrest to YouTube in December has been found guilty of one offense and not guilty of another.

According to online court records, 27-year-old Grayson Scogin was found guilty of public intoxication and not guilty of interference with official acts. Scogin had a bench trial on the matter on Thursday and has been fined $65.

Scogin was arrested in downtown Iowa City near the UI campus on Sept. 12, 2014 by the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety. Criminal complaints and video of his arrest indicate an officer stopped to speak with Scogin after he allegedly nearly walked in front of a car. The officer attempted to speak with Scogin, who continued to walk away from the officer. The incident escalated when the officer told Scogin not to put his hands in his pockets. The men eventually ended up struggling on the ground, with other officers joining in to take Scogin into custody.

Scogin eventually gained a copy of the dash camera video depicting his arrest and posted it to YouTube. Scogin admitted to drinking, but said he wasn't resisting arrest.

On Thursday, Scogin said he was 'never worried” about the interference charge and pleased that he was found not guilty of that offense. However, he plans to seek an appeal and jury trial on the public intoxication verdict.

'I don't think a jury is going to say I was intoxicated,” he said.

A second public intoxication trial is pending for Scogin and scheduled to take place on June 2. During that incident on March 13, Scogin allegedly walked into traffic at the intersection of Burlington and Clinton streets and flipped off the Iowa City police. Police said Scogin jogged away from the officers when they tried to make contact with him and eventually fled through the Clinton Street parking ramp.

When he realized he couldn't get out of the ramp, Scogin laid down on the cement and yelled in a 'loud, disturbing manner,” police said. Police said Scogin smelled strongly of alcohol and had other signs of intoxication. Officers said he acted in an 'aggressive manner,” tensed up his muscles and had to be escorted to a squad car. He refused a breath test.