GROTON – A “no trespassing” sign that lying in the brush alongside a driveway became the key focus Tuesday in the trial of a YouTuber accused of confronting a now-former state trooper outside the trooper’s Groton home last year.

SeanPaul Reyes is on trial at state Superior Court in Danielson, where he faces a single count of misdemeanor trespassing. He was arrested on July 11, 2025, and charged with voyeurism with malice, first-degree criminal trespassing and second-degree breach of peace, but those charges later were dropped. Reyes is free on $75,000 bond.

Reyes, who runs the Long Island Audit YouTube page, is representing himself and he waived his right to a jury trial.

His arrest in the town of Groton stemmed from an incident in which Reyes and a cameraman went out to the home of Connecticut State Police then-Sgt. Bryan Fahey.

In the video, Reyes arrived outside Fahey’s residence with a truck playing videos of their past interactions on a billboard. Reyes then knocked on Fahey’s door before Fahey ordered him away. Reyes then walked down the driveway, according to the video, when Fahey came back armed and spat in his face.

Fahey, who has since retired, told a 911 operator during the encounter that, “I have a gun and I’m going to go shoot him right now.” The former police sergeant later was charged with disorderly conduct for spitting at Reyes. He applied for accelerated rehabilitation, a diversionary program that would allow the charges to be dismissed if he completes the steps laid out for him.

Reyes’ cameraman, Tahiem Glover, also was arrested in the July confrontation with Fahey. Court records show he also now is facing a single count of third-degree criminal trespass.

Tuesday’s testimony has so far focused on what happened on the driveway and whether Reyes adequately had been warned he was entering private property.

Three Town of Groton police officers testified that signs were posted along the long driveway that read, “Private road, no turn around.” There was a “no trespassing” sign laying in the brush alongside the road.

Reyes is among a subset of YouTubers known as auditors, who film their confrontations with public officials, claiming to be drawing attention to restrictions on their First Amendment rights.

Reyes drew attention in Connecticut in 2021 after he posted confrontations with Danbury police and security guards at the city’s library and City Hall. Another video saw him confronted by state troopers for filming at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks.