Anthony Graber

Anthony Graber is an American who was charged, in 2010, with felony violation of Maryland wiretapping law for undisclosed recording of his roadside receipt of a speeding ticket from a plainclothes police officer.

If convicted, he would have faced up to 16 years imprisonment, after having his home searched and property seized. Graber (born c. 1985) was a staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard, with two young children at the time of his arrest.

Incident In March 2010, Graber was speeding on his motorcycle, swerving across traffic lanes, and did at least one wheelie on Interstate 95 while recording with a video camera on his helmet. He was cut off by an unmarked gray sedan. A man in jeans and a sweatshirt exited the vehicle and with gun drawn commanded Graber to get off his motorcycle. The man, Maryland State Trooper Joseph D. Uhler, dressed in plain clothes, then identified himself as "State Police", and cited Graber with a moving violation for 80 mph in a 65 mph zone. Uhler's badge, which was located on his belt, was not immediately visible in the video until Uhler holstered his firearm.

On September 27, 2010, criminal charges against Graber were dropped. The court threw out the charge of "recording illegal activity" on the grounds that the law was unconstitutional, noting that "the video taping of public events is protected under the First Amendment."