Charges have been filed against a now-former sheriff 's deputy in upstate New York after an online video showed him cursing and acting aggressively toward a man who did n't want his car searched , according to a Monday press release from the Saratoga County Sheriff 's Office . Shawn R. Glans was charged with official misconduct and second-degree harassment , said Saratoga County Sheriff Michael H. Zurlo . Glans , who resigned from the force , was released on his own recognizance , Zurlo said . The video shows the deputy cursing at the man , who repeatedly tells the officer there 's no reason to search the vehicle . `` I was n't in my car when all this was happening , '' the man says . `` Why do n't you want to search like my house or something ? '' `` Let me see your f***ing keys , '' the deputy fires back . The video shows the deputy approaching the man . `` You want to f***ing resist ? '' the deputy says . `` I 'm not resisting , '' the man says . Then there 's the sound of a slap . The video , which has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube , does n't show the source of the sound . The man who says he recorded the video told CNN affiliate WTEN that the officer hit the man . `` He gave him a good whack on the back of the head , and after that he got the keys , '' the man said . `` I just thought it was really wrong , the way he went about it . '' The deputy also had harsh words apparently aimed at the man recording the video , telling him , `` I 'll rip your f***ing head off . '' The press release from the sheriff said : `` The actions of Sergeant Glans both as a police officer and a supervisor were completely inappropriate and unwarranted and not condoned in any fashion by the Saratoga County Sheriff 's Office . His actions served no purpose in the furtherance of the investigation that he was conducting and have greatly undermined the public trust of this agency . '' The Saratoga County Sheriff 's Department said the incident occurred after `` a suspicious vehicle complaint '' early Friday in the town of Halfmoon , New York . Cop 's choke hold killed NY man .
Now - former deputy Shawn R. Glans was charged with official misconduct , harassment . The video shows the deputy cursing at a man who does n't want his home searched . Saratoga County Sheriff Mike Zurlo said Glans resigned from the position . The man who recorded the video told WTEN the deputy hit the man .