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Okay, two obvious bits of advice.

First, when a lawyer advises you to demand a warrant, go with the lawyer's advice. That is what you are paying him for. Do this even when you KNOW there is nothing in there that is illegal. It would help destroy the close working relationship between the detectives and the DPS trooper. The detectives are probably just relying on his being a cop too, but if they get burned a few times by being made to work and then finding nothing, they wills top listening to him. Detectives are becoming much more cautious about probable cause affidavits (one of the few benefits of the Atlanta shooting).

Second, have the lawyer file a complaint with DPS tomorrow morning. From your description, this is someone the DPS IA would love to know about. Also, I would take it as a personal favor since one of my personal missions is to get rid of cops who abuse their authority. I hate crooked cops, and I consider this to be crooked.

I also suggest calling DPS. He can legally run the plates on your car anytime. He can legally run a drivers license check on you anytime (which would give him the CHL info) though there may be DPS internal regulation on it. It is a violation of the law to run a criminal history check on someone without it being related to an investigation. He could have done it through one of the public services, but the odds are he ran it through NCIC. If he did, there will be a trail through the security system.

Either way, DPS would want to know of his actions as a bully. Most of them are good guys and want to clean up the few bad ones. I did note that eh was very careful not to threaten you or mention his official position in any way (from your story). This means he is a fairly smart bully who knows exactly what the law says.