A few things:
Body cam footage of this encounter would be very interesting to see.
The youtuber may have misspoken, but it sounded to me like he said the cop was appealing. Not the department, the cop. Why would the individual cop appeal? Was he sued or something? It sounded to me like it was just a case being dismissed.
Glad the accused got out of this. Other than the heart meds, this is the kind of situation I could see myself in - driving around some unknown location, google nav glitching, which it does all the time, and me pulling over so I'm not driving and fiddling with the phone. And I always have $200-$300 cash on me.