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Following a state investigation into the death of a man police were trying to arrest in Shullsburg in February, the Lafayette County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday said it has cleared the officers involved of any criminal liability, although authorities aren't saying how the man died. Gregg A. Marcotte, who authorities say was either 44 or 45, died after being tasered twice by a Darlington Police Department officer shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 12. Lafayette County Sheriff's deputies and Darlington police had been called to the scene because Marcotte was wandering nude and acting erratically in the middle of Water Street, according to the state Department of Justice, which investigated the incident. The DOJ reports that the Taser had no effect on Marcotte, who walked toward the officers and made contact with at least one of them, and that sometime during the interaction, Marcotte allegedly said, “I’m glad I am on drugs; I couldn’t handle your (expletive) if I wasn’t.” Marcotte resisted arrest and either fell or was taken to the ground by police, according to the DOJ. He was then handcuffed and when rolled on his side was not responsive. Police and emergency medical technicians attempted lifesaving measures before he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. District Attorney Jenna Gill said “the action of law enforcement officers on Feb. 12, 2024, were lawful and reasonable acts of defense of self and others," according to a news release provided by Sheriff Reg Gill's office. Jenna Gill and Reg Gill did not respond to messages Tuesday seeking to know if they are related. A person who answered the phone at Jenna Gill's office said they are not related by blood but declined to comment further. The exact cause of Marcotte's death is redacted from documents released in the investigation. The cause is contained in the report of Marcotte's autopsy, according to an unsigned email from the DOJ's Communications Office, but the DOJ's Office of Open Government "does not release private medical records" and "the autopsy report is considered a medical record." Marcotte did not have a criminal record in Wisconsin, according to online state court records, although he was arrested in 2014 with another man for allegedly setting a fire in a ditch near Shullsburg to dispose of what police described as methamphetamine waste.

Body camera footage released on Friday shows police's entire encounter with budding rap star GloRilla earlier this week after she was arrested on DUI and other charges. The arrest happened on Tuesday night, according to the Suwanee Police Department. The video shows the responding officer knocking on the door of GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, and explaining that she was stopped for making a U-Turn in the left lane at a solid red light around 4 a.m. Woods complied, informing the officer that she was leaving a performance at the Opium nightclub in Midtown. "But you don't know who I am," Woods said to the officer, adding, "I'm on your TV." She also tells officers that she is on the way to Waffle House but explains she's accidentally urinated herself. "I got pee on my hand," Woods said. After that, Woods tells officers where two guns are in the car and that she had marijuana, but "not enough" to be taken to jail. She then asks the police if she "looks cute in their camera." The officer then takes Woods through a few sobriety tests where, at one point, her right breast came out of her bikini-styled top. Police later made Woods remove her jewelry, handcuffed her and put her in the back of their police car. The last thing Woods asks officers is if "I can sue y'all if y'all take me to jail for no reason?" Woods was taken into custody on the following charges: * Driving under the influence of alcohol * Consuming alcoholic beverage or possessing open alcoholic beverage container while in passenger area of a motor vehicle * Failure to obey traffic control device The police report said this was at the intersection of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Suwanee Walk Avenue. Police said Woods' eyes were bloodshot and watery, adding that he could smell marijuana inside the car and alcohol on her breath.

0:00 - Bodycam 1 37:11 - Bodycam 2 1:08:36 - Bodycam 3 ----- A routine traffic stop turned into a legal battle for a Tallahassee man after bodycam video showed a police officer poured a bottle of liquor and appeared to plant it inside the man’s car during a DUI arrest. On May 5, 2023, Tallahassee Police officer Kiersten Oliver pulled over 56-year-old Calvin Riley for driving with a suspended license. The 26-year-old officer detained Riley and called for backup. While the other officer walked over to Riley to question him, bodycam footage captured Oliver handling a bottle of cognac before allegedly pouring the small bottle into Riley’s car during the search and insinuating that Riley had opened it inside the vehicle. Despite claims of smelling alcohol, no immediate evidence of impairment was found. The officers discussion, caught on bodycam, indicated a strategy to arrest Riley for DUI, even though they did not have concrete evidence. Oliver, needing to move Riley from her police car to the other officer’s vehicle, called in a senior officer, Sergeant Brian Smith, for more backup. The two lower-ranking officers later turned off their body cameras once Smith realized they were still recording. Before they stopped recording, officer Oliver suggested parking Riley’s car in a nearby church so he wouldn’t have to pay any fees for getting his car back. Riley said between posting his $750 bond, legal fees, and missed work at the barbershop, he missed several car payments before deciding to forfeit his car. Riley has since filed suit and his legal representation are focusing on the lack of a policy that prohibits the impounding of liquids as evidence, a justification officer Oliver cited for her actions. The Tallahassee Police Department issued a statement reading in part quote we have thoroughly reviewed the incident and did not find any evidence of misconduct.

The man accused of ramming several police cars and leading police on a high-speed pursuit across the east side of King County is a 10-time convicted felon. According to court documents, 32-year-old Brandon Wilburn is charged with multiple counts of assault and malicious mischief, as well as attempting to elude a police vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle. Prosecutors have requested $500,000 bail for Wilburn, citing prior felony convictions for stolen vehicle possession, unlawful possession of a firearm, robbery and multiple domestic violence assaults. "Since 2010, the defendant has had over 25 bench warrants issued for failing to appear at a hearing or complying with a court order," wrote Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ryan D Turner in the filing Monday. "Additionally, the defendant has several prior convictions for violating a protection order or no contact order. The defendant has demonstrated that he will not obey court orders in appearing in response to a summons." The chase began around 3:30 p.m. at the Factoria Mall in Bellevue when police saw a white GMC Yukon reported stolen out of Lakewood and tried to make contact, according to preliminary information from the Bellevue Police Department. The suspect fled, hitting two police vehicles as they drove off, said police. They said one officer suffered minor injuries when the suspect hit the police cars. Police chased the suspect onto eastbound Interstate 90 through Bellevue, Issaquah and into Snoqualmie. Speeds exceeded 100 miles per hour at times. The suspect drove over spike strips, according to police, and crashed in the trees along Snoqualmie Parkway, where he abandoned the stolen GMC Yukon. Snoqualmie police said the suspect then went into the maintenance shop at the Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, a golf course, where he is accused of stealing a set of keys to a black Subaru Forester. Police said he continued to try and escape police and eventually got back on I-90, where he later exited for a second time in North Bend. King County's Guardian One helicopter followed the suspect. Snoqualmie police said he fled into the woods off NE Third Street and SE 120th Street in North Bend and crashed the Subaru. After he tried to run away toward the Snoqualmie River, the man was taken into custody by a King County Sheriff K-9 unit. At some point during the chase, police said the suspect briefly drove the wrong way on I-90 in the eastbound lanes.

No charges will be filed against a North Fond du Lac police officer for shooting and killing a suspect who had threatened to kill officers and would not show his hands, Winnebago County District Attorney Eric Sparr ruled. Sgt. Bryce LaLuzerne stopped Lawrence Drennan during a traffic stop on Feb. 2, but Drennan drove off. LaLuzerne's body cam shows he pulled him for not having his tail lights on. During the stop, the officer suspected Drennan was intoxicated. He asked Drennan to get out of the vehicle, but Drennan drove off. The pursuit made its way to Interstate 41. During the chase, Drennan called 911 and made comments including “if they stop me, I will shoot them all to death”, and “get ready to fire to kill, because I’m going to fire to kill.” Those comments were related to LaLuzerne. After a tire deflation device was used, Drennan’s vehicle stopped. Drennan did not follow LaLuzerne’s commands, and kept his right hand hidden behind his back. Drennan also repeated the comments that officers would need to shoot him. As Drennan moved towards the officer, LaLuzerne fired twice, striking Drennan once. Winnebago Co. District Attorney Eric Sparr's opinion on a Feb. 2 officer involved shooting. Autopsy results showed Drennan had a BAC of .198, more than twice the legal driving limit, according to Sparr’s report.

One of the videos the Thermopolis Police Department released this month shows Mascorro’s April 27, 2019, arrest of a Thermopolis woman, Tara Sonesen. This case is not mentioned in a public summary of POST's earlier investigation of Mascorro, where he was cleared of wrongdoing. POST Director Chris Walsh cannot discuss whether Sonesen’s arrest is part of the new POST investigation against Mascorro because it’s still active, he told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday. Mascorro had been trying to confront a male, Keith Searle, regarding a warrant for Searle’s arrest, says the video’s narrator. The video depicts Sonesen in what Mascorro called an act of police interference. But Sonesen’s interference charge and a concurrent breach of peace charge from that day both were dismissed. The dismissals came as part of a plea agreement in which Soneson pleaded instead to misdemeanor methamphetamine possession, Hot Springs County Attorney Jill Logan told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday after reviewing the case file. For the meth conviction, Soneson was released after serving two days in jail. The other 28 days of her 30-day sentence were suspended.

0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Officer Thurman 4:15 - Officer Funes 5:30 - Officer Datu 13:17 - Dash cam 13:43 - Officer Leon 18:54 - Sergeant Onwuka 25:51 - Officer Funes ----- A robbery suspect was killed after authorities said he advanced on officers while holding a gun in southwest Houston Sunday. According to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, officers were dispatched to a robbery at a convenience store located at 3318 W. Fuqua around 11:21 a.m. Finner said the suspect, a man believed to be 45-years-old, robbed the store at gunpoint. When he left the store, Finner said the suspect got into a confrontation with a person outside and pistol whipped them. Officers were driving up and saw the suspect holding the person at gunpoint. They commanded him to drop the weapon. Instead of dropping the weapon, the suspect got on a bike and fled northbound on Alrover. When he got to the 14400 block of Alrover, the suspect got off the bike and sat on a bench, still holding the gun. Finner said the suspect lived at that location. Officers repeatedly gave commands for the suspect to drop the gun. At some point, Finner said, the suspect got off the bench and started advancing towards the officers while still holding the gun. Three officers fired their weapons at the suspect, striking him. The suspect died at the scene. No officers were injured in the shooting. The person who was pistol whipped had minor injuries to their head and was treated at the scene.

On Feb. 16, officers responded to a call about a “suspicious person” knocking on people’s doors in the 10700 block of Lake Arbor Way at about 7:45 p.m. There, an officer found a man in the roadway. Police said he walked onto a nearby lawn and laid down. The man was placed in handcuffs so that officers could take him to a hospital for evaluation. He then went into medical distress. A press release from the OAG said officers provided aid and medics took over resuscitation efforts. He was pronounced dead on the scene a short time later. The man was identified as 61-year-old Joseph Holmes of Clinton, Md.

On Thursday, The Maryland Office of the Attorney General released the body-worn camera footage from the Baltimore County Police Department’s in-custody death that occurred on January 10, 2024, in Owings Mills. The victim who died has been identified as 41-year-old Craig Cousin of Pikesville, Maryland. On January 10, 2024, shortly before 11:00 p.m., five officers were dispatched for a “suspicious person” in the 10200 block of Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills, Maryland. A 911 caller also indicated the person was impaired and acting aggressively. When officers arrived at the scene they located a partially clothed man standing near a shattered drive-thru window of a restaurant. The man was bleeding and acting erratically. Officers restrained him on the ground and placed him in handcuffs and leg restraints. Police called for medics, provided Narcan, and provided additional medical assistance until medics arrived. The man was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. One officer was also taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Surveillance and body-cam video shared by the Ross County Sheriff's Office shows a deadly shootout between Sgt. Eric Kocheran and 42-year-old Nicholas Mitchell. The video shows Mitchell walking up to the Ross County Sheriff's Office and knocking on a window. Mitchell can be seen pacing outside the building before Kocheran came to the door. Kocheran opened the door the video appears to show him and Mitchell talking before Mitchell pulled a gun from his pocket. Mitchell pointed the gun at Kocheran, who pulled his firearm while trying to back into the building and close the door. The video appears to show Mitchell firing a shot that struck Kocheran in the upper body. Kocheran can then be seen returning fire, striking Mitchell who fell to the ground. Body-cam video from Kocheran shows Mitchell coming to the door and asking for more officers. Kocheran can be heard asking Mitchell "what's going on?" "Somebody said they're going to hurt my family and they want me to hurt kids and I can't do it," Mitchell can be heard saying to Kocheran. "So, I've got to do this." That is when Kocheran's body-cam video shows Mitchell pulling a gun and pointing it at Kocheran. Kocheran tried multiple times to get Mitchell to put the gun down before he fired multiple shots. The sheriff's office said Mithcell was rushed to a hospital in the Chillicothe area where he died. Kocheran was rushed to Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said he is in serious condition. The sheriff's office said he is stable. The shooting happened between 4:45-5 p.m. Thursday and it is not clear what prompted Mitchell to open fire.

0:00 - Body cam 1 17:50 - Body cam 2 35:13 - Body cam 3 ----- Body-worn camera footage has been released of a January 9 deadly police involved shooting in Pikesville. The 40-minute video shows the view of two officers and their fatal encounter with Sha-Kim Akil Webley outside a BP gas station on Reisterstown Road. Police initially were called to the area for a domestic disturbance involving a man armed with a gun. Officers spotted Webley inside the gas station store, where video shows him pointing a gun at them. Police quickly retreat outside of the store, ordering Webley to surrender. Several minutes into the standoff, Webley fires at least one gunshot from inside the store. A short time later he's seen barging through the front door of the store, where he's met by rapid police gunfire. Webley drops to the wet ground, but is seen still holding on to his gun. Officers in the video beg an injured Webley to drop the weapon so they can provide aid. Several more minutes go by before officers move in and take the weapon from a fallen Webley. He later died from his injuries. Police revealed no details on the altercation they were originally called for. One patrol car window was damaged, presumably from a flying shell casing, however no officers were hurt.

[Audio is low, I boosted it, but It's still low] The city's police chief displayed body cam footage of Councilwoman Taiba Sultana’s July 2023 arrest Wednesday night in an attempt to dispel allegations of misconduct by the councilwoman. Police Chief Carl Scalzo addressed council during a public presentation, noting it to be an “unprecedented situation” in his 30 years of police work. Sultana, he said, made “allegation(s) of racism, political corruption, and socio-economic bias” in response to her arrest on domestic violence charges in July 2023. Sultana's two sons, including the 19-year-old who alleged abuse and his teen brother who also appeared in the footage, were in the audience, and two of her younger children sat by Sultana at the dais at the front of the room. Scalzo opted to show more than 30 minutes of video of the arrest, from the arrival on the scene at Sultana’s Vista Drive residence to interviews with her son and the councilwoman; to her being led to a police vehicle where she was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser. Sultana, 40, was approved by a Northampton County judge on March 6 to enter a special program that will enable her record to be expunged of criminal charges if she successfully completes its terms. Besides serving on council, she is campaigning for a state House seat, representing the Easton-area's 136th District. She is challenging incumbent Democrat Robert Freeman in the upcoming primary election. According to Scalzo, Councilmen Ken Brown, Frank Pintabone and Jim Edinger requested and obtained a copy of the body cam footage ahead of time, and they directed Scalzo to play the video as part of his presentation. “I believe that the endeavor of playing this video, as unfortunate as it is, is necessary to regain the trust of the citizens of this community," Scalzo said during the council meeting. "I say this because I genuinely believe that there are real-life consequences for making statements such as those made by Councilwoman Sultana. My officers will have to deal with those negative consequences for the foreseeable future, and attempt to convince the public that those statements are invalid.” The video shows footage from a police sergeant's body camera as he approaches Sultana’s 19-year-old son outside the home on July 31, 2023, after police were summoned. The young man says Sultana slapped, punched and headbutted him, adding she had previously been violent to the point of him requiring medical attention. Subsequent footage shows officers interviewing Sultana in the home, followed by Scalzo appearing on the scene after being notified by responding officers. She was charged with two counts of simple assault and harassment and spent a night in Northampton County Prison. Sultana during Wednesday's meeting did not address Scalzo's remarks or the playing of the video, instead noting during public comment that Wednesday was the four-year anniversary of the police killing of Breonna Taylor during a botched raid in Louisville, Kentucky. She released a statement later in the evening: "My family has already endured significant trauma, and the release of this footage has reopened old wounds, causing us to relive the distressing experience once again," she said.

The Whitefish Bay Police Department has released video from a Sunday, Feb. 18 arrest during which a man allegedly pointed a gun at and punched an officer. Thomas Hartman, 72, is charged with two felonies and four misdemeanors. Prosecutors said he also pulled the officer to the ground prior to his arrest. The entire exchange lasted about 15 minutes. According to a criminal complaint, Whitefish Bay police were called to a home on Bay Ridge Avenue for a 911 open line. Dispatch indicated to officers that it sounded like an argument between a man and woman; the man was heard saying he was going to kill someone, and the woman said, "put the gun down." When officers arrived at the scene, the complaint states a man – later identified as Hartman – came out of the home with a gun in his hand. An officer told Hartman to drop the gun several times, but he would only answer by yelling, "(expletive) you." Again, prosecutors said Hartman was ordered multiple times to drop the gun, which he ignored. The complaint states Hartman sat on a bench on the front porch, still holding the gun. He then pointed the gun at the officer and said, "pew pew." Hartman went back inside the home, and the complaint states the woman came out and walked toward officers. When Hartman came back outside, he grabbed an officer by her ponytail and "attempted to put her in a headlock," according to court filings – punching her in the head in the process. He then pulled the officer to the ground by the ponytail. It was not until the officer was harmed that Hartman was taken into custody, according to the complaint. Bodycam video showed officers take Hartman to the ground and put him in handcuffs. In an interview with police, the complaint states Hartman admitted to drinking alcohol daily and said he drank two martinis before dinner that night, but did not believe he was under the influence. A preliminary breath test returned a measurement of .114. The gun was recovered inside the home. Prosecutors said it was fully loaded with 15 bullets in the magazine but none in the chamber. Hartman made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County court on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Cash bond was set at $10,000.

An internal investigation into allegations of improper conduct and behavior by several Roanoke Police officers accused of mistreating a child has deemed the officers did not violate department policy. According to the Roanoke Police Department, the investigation stems from an incident February 20. Officers responded to reports of a boy who was “acting unruly” in a store at the 1100 block of Main Street SW. Police say the boy threatened to damage merchandise and harm others. Officers restrained the boy until his guardians arrived. Police say the boy left the Rivermont School nearby before he entered the store. Officers and the boy waited with a school administrator until the boy’s father arrived to take him home. RPD says a picture of the incident on Main Street began circulating on social media, with complaints alleging the boy was “forced to kneel instead of sitting on the sidewalk or in the patrol car,” and the officers “chose to force the child into a position that would cause pain and possible injury for an extended period of time,” and was in the position for “at least two hours.” That prompted the RPD Professional Standards Unit to review body camera footage and speak with school administrators, staff members, and the boy’s parents as part of an investigation into the conduct of the officers. The unit found the officers involved did not violate department policy or conduct, and there was no sufficient evidence to support the allegations circulating on social media, according to Roanoke Police. Police say the investigation was unfounded and all the officers involved were exonerated. RPD released the body camera footage from the incident. Several parts of the video have been redacted to protect the identity of the boy and the identity of community members who are not involved in this incident. “This video is being released to provide more context and understanding behind this incident, and assure our community that our officers are professional, courteous, and kind when interacting with all members of our community,” said Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth. “Thank you to the community members who reached out to us with their concerns stemming from this incident. We understand how the picture appeared, and are grateful we could look into this manner and let our community know that these officers acted appropriately and with compassion as they delivered the best possible service to this young man and his family.”

0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Body cam 1 9:56 - Body cam 1 Shooting 11:38 - Body cam 2 15:21 - Body cam 2 Shooting 18:17 - Picture 18:25 - Dash cam 19:41 - Arrest team 23:21 - Outro ----- The Modesto Police Department made headlines on Friday afternoon with the release of a bodycam and dashcam video, showcasing a tense standoff that culminated in the shooting of an armed passenger during a routine traffic stop in west Modesto last month. The incident, which has sparked extensive discussions about police conduct and public safety, involved 41-year-old suspect Mark Coke Jr. and Modesto Police Officers Clayton Keener and Rafael Campos, both of whom have served the department for four years. The encounter began when Officer Keener initiated a traffic stop around 12:40 a.m. on February 13, citing a headlight and taillight out on the vehicle. The video reveals a calm exchange initially, with the driver complying by handing over her license. However, tension escalates when her passenger, later identified as Mark Coke Jr., provides a false name and birthdate, leading Keener to call for backup. The situation rapidly deteriorated after Coke, despite multiple warnings, brandished a firearm, prompting both officers to discharge their weapons. Despite being wounded, Coke's immediate danger to the officers was neutralized, and he was subsequently taken to the hospital, where he remains under treatment. The Modesto Police Department has announced that upon his release, Coke will face multiple charges, including attempted murder of a police officer and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. This incident has reignited discussions on the use of force and the challenges faced by law enforcement in high-pressure situations.

Carol Stream police released bodycamera footage Friday showing the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man during what was described as a "tense and uncertain" domestic violence call, though family members have said Isaac Goodlow III was ambushed in the moments before his death. The footage offers the first insights into what happened the day Goodlow was killed, but does not show what the officer who opened fire at the scene saw in the seconds before the shooting. "The video footage that is being released today represents all of the body worn camera recordings that captured the complete interaction between Mr. Goodlow and Carol Stream police officers that day," the department said in a statement. "The totality of the video, including the events that occurred before and after the shooting, will be released at a later date pursuant to the completion of the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office review. Once the investigation is completed by the Public Integrity Team, the State’s Attorney’s Office will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all forensic evidence, witness accounts, and officer statements to make a determination regarding the actions of those involved." The video was blurred and edited by Carol Stream police, and NBC Chicago has not seen an unedited version. In the footage released, officers enter the home using a key and announce themselves as "police" and "Carol Stream police" before opening the door to a bedroom, where Goodlow was inside. Almost immediately after the door opens, a gunshot can be heard before a second shot is fired and a Taser deployed. One officer is heard telling others to "stop." The bodycamera footage shows the perspective of numerous officers at the scene, but the officer who first entered the room where Goodlow was shot is carrying a shield, which obstructs the view of what he saw as the door opened. Other officers ask the initial officer if he was struck, to which he replies "something got me." "I think that was a Taser prong," another officer states. Officers are seen cuffing Goodlow before providing CPR as they wait for medics to arrive. According to Donald Cummings, the chief of the Carol Stream Police Department, officers were originally contacted on Feb. 3 by an alleged domestic violence victim outside of the suburban apartment building. The woman told officers she was in a physical altercation with Goodlow and ran barefoot from the apartment the pair shared to call for help. "The alleged victim had injuries that she claimed were the result of the physical altercation that just took place between she and Mr. Goodlow," Cummings said in a video statement released along with the bodycamera footage. "Paramedics responded to treat her injuries and she was released to remain at the scene. The alleged victim informed officers that she was unable to regain entry to her apartment because she had left without her keys, phone, dog and other basic belongings." About 45 minutes from her original call, police knocked on the apartment's front door and exterior window with no response, the department said, noting that they also tried to call Goodlow's cell phone. Ultimately, police said they received a key from management of the complex and six officers entered the apartment unit. In total, two officers fired single gunshots and one deplyed a Taser. Goodlow was shot in the chest and he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, police said. Police had perviously described what led up to shooting and killing Goodlow as a "tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving situation."

0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Surveillance video 11:30 - Officer Moreno 16:56 - Officer Garcia 21:59 - Deputy Orellana ----- Houston Police on Monday released body camera and surveillance footage of a shooting that left a woman dead and her son critically injured after she opened fire inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch in early February. In the video posted on the Houston Police Department's Critical Incidents YouTube channel, Assistant Police Keith Seafus explained the releasing of the video is "intended to provide viewers with information about the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Feb. 11" and "it is important to know that the department is still in the very early stages of the investigation as they continue to review additional evidence." Security camera footage from Lakewood, also released by police, showed the shooter, identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, arriving at the church in a white SUV and taking her son, 7-year-old Samuel Moreno, out of the back seat and walking toward the building just before 2 p.m. The woman was wearing a black shirt, striped pants, boots, and a loose-fitting tan-colored trench coat. In the video footage, gunshots could be heard ringing throughout the church building as officers closed in on the source of the shooting. “Put the weapon down, now,” an officer can be heard shouting before firing his weapon. Another officer cautioned, “She may have a bomb.” Additional security video from the church, which didn't have sound, showed the boy covering his ears after his mother walked off-screen. She then came near him, and he reached his arms out to her. She then walked off-screen again. The boy appeared to be in a recessed doorway. In the footage, Moreno could be heard saying, “You killed my son." She later said, “Stand down, I have a bomb. I have a (expletive) bomb.” Gunfire could be heard as she talked. Authorities said off-duty Houston police officer Christopher Moreno and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agent Adrian Herrera were guards inside the church and returned fire at the shooter. She was ultimately killed after being struck by gunfire. During the shooting, the woman's son received a gunshot wound to the head, and investigators said they weren't sure if he was accidentally shot by one of them. Images of the child, seen wearing orange pants and a yellow shirt, were blurred after he was wounded in the shooting. Paramedics were summoned by multiple officers, who requested help after seeing the young boy lying face-up in the carpeted hallway. A 57-year-old man was also shot in the hip and was released from the hospital. The motive for Moreno's attack, which sent worshippers rushing for safety in between services that day, remains unclear. The police chief said investigators also found antisemitic writings by the shooter.

A Jan. 12, 2021, incident in which Mascorro arrested a Thermopolis woman on probation whom he believed to be intoxicated, and who refused to give Mascorro a portable breath analysis. The woman, Rebecca Nelson, was later convicted for being a pedestrian under the influence of alcohol and for breach of peace. In the video, she curses and yells at Mascorro and says she wandered into the roadway because the people of Thermopolis do not clear their sidewalks and the walkway was icy. She says she had two shots of alcohol. Mascorro reaches for her hand and puts one handcuff on it. The video blurs to pure audio, as Mascorro’s body camera abuts or draws close to the woman’s jacket in the dark. “Stop resisting” Mascorro calls out repeatedly. “Keep pushing me,” she yells back. A caption displayed over the paused video says Nelson “slid herself off the front of Officer Mascorro’s patrol vehicle and fell towards the ground,” and that Mascorro “was able to catch Ms. Nelson’s full body weight before she hit the ground.” “Police abuse right here!” yells Nelson. The caption says Nelson had one handcuff on her right wrist, which posed a safety hazard because the other loose cuff could be used as a weapon. Nelson slid off the car again and toward the ground, and Mascorro “placed Ms. Nelson (sic) face down on the (sic) and she was successfully taken into custody.” Nelson’s face was cut during the audible fall, and blood pools onto the asphalt, in the video. “You’re f***in done,” says Nelson. “Your license is done.” Mascorro calls for an ambulance. Nelson accuses Mascorro of ripping her wrist open, and says she’s had nine past concussions. “You’ve got a cut on your head,” says Mascorro. “Because you’re resisting.” “No it wasn’t because I was resisting, it’s because you’re a dick,” says Nelson. “We’re gonna get you up,” says Mascorro. “This way. This way. Put your knees up.” A man named Ron emerges and asks what’s going on. “Back up Ron! Get your hands out of your pockets,” says Mascorro, shining a flashlight at Ron. “We’re watching,” says a woman. Mascorro tried to pick Nelson off the ground several times, says the caption, adding that she refused to get up and he allowed her to stay on the ground because she wasn’t in “imminent danger.” Nelson repeatedly asks Mascorro to get off her. She says she’d rather stay on the ground with her head bleeding than be near Mascorro. “You’re f***ing hurting me,” she says. Nelson admits that she started fighting Mascorro during the handcuffing. “After you wouldn’t tell me my options,” she says. She bemoans a “$5,000 bill” from the coming ambulance. “All because I was walking on the ice.” “You are just f***ing dying for a civil suit,” says Nelson to Mascorro. A female agent arrives and tries to soothe Nelson. Nelson tells the female agent that the female agent hasn’t done anything wrong, but that “Mike” needs to stay away from her. The ambulance took Nelson to the hospital and she was released two hours later, says the caption over the video.

A man and woman accused of stealing a vehicle, fleeing from police, and carjacking several other cars were arrested after crashing in King County earlier this week. On Tuesday, February 13, deputies attempted to contact the driver of a stolen Cadillac Escalade in Kent. The driver pulled into a gas station and went inside the store, but as soon as law enforcement approached, the driver ran back into the Escalade and sped off. Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but Guardian 1 with King County Sheriff's Office Air Support followed the Escalade as it sped through Kent. The driver ran into multiple vehicles in the process. Eventually, the driver got out of the Escalade and carjacked one vehicle, and then another vehicle shortly after. Guardian 1 continued following the man as officers backed off. The driver eventually crashed into another vehicle in unincorporated southeast King County and was taken into custody. A woman who was with the suspect in the Escalade stayed behind at the first carjacking and drove away in the Escalade. She caused the vehicle to roll after speeding away in Bellevue. Neighbors called 911 saying the woman was hiding near some trees in a creek bed, and officers took her into custody with help from Guardian 1's FLIR 380 HDc camera. Both suspects had their first court appearance on Wednesday and are facing multiple felony-level criminal charges. The driver, identified as 26-year-old Ernesto Rojas-Renteria, is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, and possession of a stolen vehicle. He's being held on $290,000 bail. The female accomplice was identified as 24-year-old Brandy Marie Gomez and faces charges of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle. Her bond is set at $15,000.

Findlay Police released footage Tuesday of a police chase in which a man is accused of shooting at officers. Findlay PD says officers tried to pull over Arthur Hall III, who had other people in the car at the time, for a traffic violation on Feb. 17, but he didn’t stop. He allegedly led police on a high-speed chase that reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Police say at the end of the chase in Findlay, two of three people in the vehicle got out and ran away into the woods. Footage released Tuesday shows the moment shots rang out. Hall is accused of firing at police during the chase. The officer was not hurt and did not return fire. A third passenger stayed in the car and followed police commands. He told officers a gun was thrown, but he wasn’t sure where. He went on to provide an officer with information to help police track Hall. “Arthur Hall was the driver of the vehicle, and it was found that he had an APA pick up warrant through adult parole for failing to meet with his parole officer,” said Lt. Andrew Welch. Police say he was convicted of theft and running from police. “So we were able to get some information from the other two occupants. They were pretty helpful in the matter kind of product of the environment at the time,” said Welch. Investigators say when Hall ran into the woods, he stole a car from a house in Findlay then drove it to Perrysburg, then Toledo, Monroe, and Sylvania where officers say he was involved in another high-speed chase. Police used stop sticks to disable the stolen car he was driving and arrested him. They charged him with failure to comply and receiving stolen property. He was in court in Toledo Tuesday where a judge set his bond at $75,000 no percent collectively across the two charges. He’s due back in court for the Toledo charges on Feb. 26 for a preliminary hearing.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office released Friday the body camera footage in the death of Deputy Greg McCowan and injuring of Deputy Shelby Eggers. Deputies McCowan and Eggers conducted a traffic stop on Kenneth DeHart on Feb. 8, BCSO officials said. During that stop, things escalated and Kenneth DeHart fired shots at the two deputies, killing McCowan and hitting Eggers multiple times in the leg. Previous Coverage: ‘A hero both in life and death’ | Who was fallen Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan? The subject of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Blue Alert, Kenneth DeHart was one of Tennessee’s most-sought suspects during an almost five-day manhunt. He was eventually taken into custody on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at a Knoxville home and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Previous Coverage: Kenneth DeHart, suspect in Blount County deputy shooting, makes first court appearance since arrest Several others were also charged in the case for giving aid to Kenneth DeHart, according to police. Kenneth DeHart’s brother, Marcus DeHart, girlfriend Carrie Matthews and a man identified as Maurice Warren have all been charged with accessory after the fact. Previous Coverage: Man charged for helping Blount County deputy shooting suspect while on the run The video itself is made up of body camera footage and dashcam footage from both deputies that shows DeHart’s driving before the stop, the stop itself and the minutes after the shooting. The video begins from Egger’s perspective, showing the moments leading to the traffic stop. DeHart can be seen driving ahead of Eggers and crossing into the opposing lane of traffic. During the stop, Eggers speaks to DeHart for several minutes before the confrontation happens. When asked, DeHart tells Eggers he was driving erratically because he was putting his hair up. According to the sheriff’s office, Eggers smelled marijuana in the car as she spoke to DeHart, which prompted her to ask him to step out of the car. DeHart is shown in the video refusing to get out of the car and refusing to allow Eggers to search the car. Instead, DeHart asks Eggers to call in a K-9 to do a scent test on the car rather than searching it. After a back-and-forth between Eggers and DeHart, the video shows McCowan arriving on the scene. Once McCowan arrives on the scene, he again asks DeHart to step out of the car. After DeHart refuses again, the two deputies are shown trying to drag DeHart out of the car, then using a stun device on him. DeHart can be heard during the exchange asking the two to stop multiple times before he fires on both deputies. DeHart is shown firing at least six times. Five of those shots ring while he is in the car and the deputies are at the driver’s side window. DeHart is then shown firing a final shot at McCowan before driving off, saying “I told you [explative].” After being fired on, Eggers’ point of view shows her returning three rounds of fire, then applying a tourniquet to herself and radioing for help. As she is doing this, two bystanders walk into view and try to help Eggers and McCowan. After a short time, backup arrives on the scene and places Eggers into a cruiser, then the cruiser drives away. McCowan’s point of view begins when he arrives on the scene. He is shown asking DeHart to step out of the car before the two try to remove him from the car. When that does not work, McCowan uses the stun device on DeHart. Seconds later, DeHart fires on McCowan, and his video feed ends.

The North Dakota Attorney General on Thursday, Aug. 17, released police body camera video from the officer responsible for shooting and killing a gunman who ambushed Fargo police officers on July 14, neutralizing a wider community threat. Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski held a news conference on Thursday to make public Officer Zach Robinson's body camera video recorded during the shooting that claimed the life of one police officer and injured two others officers and a bystander. The video, played at Fargo City Hall, was prefaced with a warning that it was disturbing and graphic and that viewer discretion was advised. The three-minute video is digitally blurred "out of respect" in parts, but the audio was not edited, Wrigley said. It shows the three officers who were struck by Mohamad Barakat's rapid gunfire just seconds before they were hit, and Officer Zach Robinson's immediate response, shouting "hands up" multiple times and commanding Barakat to drop the gun at least six times. In a late July interview with The Forum, Wrigley said body camera video from Officer Jake Wallin shows Wallin unholstered his gun and nearly got a round off on the gunman, 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat, before he was shot and killed. On Thursday, Wrigley said Wallin did, in fact, fire one shot before he was struck and killed by Barakat. The shooting happened as the officers processed the scene of a routine traffic crash on 25th Street and Ninth Avenue South. The injured officers, Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes, and a bystander, Karlee Koswick, have since been released from the hospital and are still recovering from their injuries. On July 21, authorities revealed Barakat had been planning a much larger public attack. They said Barakat searched online for articles about mass casualty incidents and the Downtown Street Fair, suggesting to authorities he intended to open fire on thousands of people attending the event. His vehicle was loaded with three long rifles, four handguns, more than 1,800 .223-caliber bullets, three canisters filled with gasoline and two propane tanks filled with Tannerite, explosive materials used for target practice. Wrigley said body camera video from the other three officers would not be released Thursday but perhaps at a later time, out of respect and sensitivity for their families.

0:00 - Dash cam 22:37 - Shooting officer 27:56 - Captures shooting/rendering aid 46:16 - Motorunit ----- The woman accused of leading officers on a wild chase that ended moments after she crashed into a Columbus police sergeant, who then shot her from atop the hood of the car, had been in police custody just hours earlier. And Friday, ABC 6 obtained police video of the heart stopping encounter. The video shows officers trying to stop 32-year-old Holly Graham, who pulled in and out of several gas stations in the East Dublin-Granville Road area Wednesday afternoon. At one point, Graham, in a stolen car, drove at an officer, knocked him on top of the hood and kept driving. The sergeant maintained his composure, fired several rounds through the front windshield, all while Graham continued driving, and he somehow stayed on the hood. Eventually, he fell to the ground and Graham drove off. Moments later, Graham allegedly crashed into two cars stopped at a red light down the road, and another officer on a motorcycle approached and got her to the ground as other officers arrived. The sergeant who was struck by the car was taken to a hospital but was released Friday. His name has not been released. Also, Friday, ABC 6 confirmed that either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, Graham was in custody on a warrant from 2020. A police spokesman told ABC 6 via email that CPD officers took her into custody and drove her to the Franklin County Jail. The jail wouldn't take her in, telling the officers that Graham needed to seek medical treatment. The officers then took her to a hospital, then learned a judge had checked for her to be summoned to court, the police spokesman said. What happened in the hours between that judge's summons and Wednesday's chase is unclear. Investigators said Graham initially stole the vehicle in Lancaster, then later began the chase with authorities in the 900 block of East Dublin-Granville Road. She is facing serious charges, including assaulting an officer and causing serious physical harm.

New video shows the moments leading up to the death of Jim Rogers, who died after being repeatedly tazed by Pittsburgh police. Todd Hollis, Rogers' attorney, obtained a court order to release the video showing, in graphic detail, the events leading up to Rogers' death. Hollis said he released the video in the interest of transparency. Rogers: "No, I didn't take it away." Pittsburgh Police Officer Keith Edmonds: "I didn't ask you that. I said, 'Did you go on someone's porch?'" Rogers: "No sir." This is Rogers, a homeless man accused of stealing a bicycle, in the last minutes of his life. In a video released on Monday by court order, we see for the first time police bodycam video showing the disturbing chain of events leading to his death, beginning with a tussle with Edmonds over the surrender of his wallet. Edmonds: "Keep your hands up, it's the last time I'm going to say it. Is this your wallet or not?" The takedown is followed by a stream of demands by the officer that Rogers put his hands behind his back, and Rogers repeatedly says, "I didn't do anything." Then, when he springs up and runs, he is tazed by the officer. We've seen in the past a neighbor's video of Rogers being repeatedly tazed. In Edmonds' bodycam video, we see Rogers crawling in the street and the officer demanding he put his hands behind his back when a neighbor gets involved. "Would you give him a minute to collect himself?" the neighbor said. "How is he supposed to do anything when you keep zapping him like that." After a time, police put Rogers in the back of a police cruiser. He tells them he can't breathe and needs to go to a hospital. "Oh, oh, I can't breathe," Rogers said. The officers delay leaving until EMS arrives to treat some of their injuries. And even though West Penn Hospital is just two blocks away from where it happened, police take Rogers to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he arrives unconscious and is later pronounced dead. The city settled with the family for $8 million. The officers' actions on that day have been questioned. Five officers were fired after Rogers' death, though two have returned to the force. Two others face arbitration, trying to get their jobs back. The fifth officer retired. Pittsburgh Police are not commenting on the video right now.

Video shows a high-speed chase through five Ohio counties ending in a crash, foot chase, and the arrest of the driver, an 18-year-old man from Columbus. The chase began just before 4 a.m. on Monday, and speeds reached up to 130 mph, according to the video audio. It all began when an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper spotted a black Honda Civic on northbound Interstate 71 just south of Ohio 48 in Lebanon, an OSP spokesman says. The vehicle had just fled from a traffic stop in northeastern Hamilton County near the Fields Ertel Road exit, just before the Warren County line. The trooper lost sight of the Honda as he attempted to catch up, but was able to eventually locate it. The trooper activated his overhead emergency lights, but the driver failed to stop and led troopers on a chase along I-71, where speeds reached more than 100 mph. The pursuit went through Warren, Clinton, Greene, and Fayette counties on I-71, then went west onto US 35 in Greene County, and then north on Ohio 72 into Clark County. “This vehicle was actually stolen out of Columbus, so at some point, the stolen vehicle made its way to Columbus all the way to Cincinnati and then kind of was, I don’t know if they were on their way back or where, but then we end up in Clark County, and we go through four counties, end up in five counties,” Sgt. Tyler Ross with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The Honda traveled off Ohio 72 just past West Possum Road, into a field, through a fence, and crashed. One suspect stayed near the vehicle and was taken into custody. A trooper chased after the other three suspects, who ran off on snowy ground, warning that he would be forced to use a Taser stun gun on them if they did not stop. A second suspect was apprehended in the field. Moments later, an OSP chopper flew in and assisted troopers on the ground with locating the final two suspects. They were taken into custody about 10 minutes after the crash. The driver, Montez Deandre Mason-Warren, was charged with failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and receiving stolen property, both felonies. Two of the juveniles were released to their parents, and one was booked in the juvenile detention center. Warren was booked into the Warren County Jail. The other three suspects, all juveniles, also were charged with receiving stolen property.