True Crime & Bodycam Files

Police bodycam footage captures officers attempting to arrest a man wanted for allegedly fleeing a previous traffic stop, but he runs from the house and is tackled into bushes during a brief foot chase. After officers say they find suspected drugs in his possession, he is charged with fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, resisting an officer without violence, and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, later receiving 30 days in jail and $357 in costs. 

Police bodycam footage captures the aftermath of a fatal shooting in South Euclid, Ohio, where 19 year old Nia Patterson admits to shooting her mother, Angela Bates, while initially claiming she acted in self-defense. Patterson later pleads guilty to murder with a firearm specification and is sentenced to 18 years to life in prison at the Ohio Reformatory for Women.

Police bodycam footage captures officers investigating a 7-Eleven employee suspected of stealing cash from store registers, with surveillance footage allegedly showing him pocketing money during multiple shifts. After admitting he had taken money and explaining that he was struggling to pay for college, the 22 year old employee is arrested and charged with theft of property by an employee.

Police bodycam footage captures officers responding to an alleged kidnapping and domestic violence incident after a woman says her boyfriend damaged vehicles, threatened her, forced her from a car, and drove away with her against her will. After deputies locate the pair and separate them, the man is arrested and charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, simple battery family violence, and three counts of first degree criminal damage to property. 

Police bodycam footage captures officers confronting a woman after she allegedly left rehab and caused a disturbance at a subway station, where the encounter escalates into a physical struggle and repeated threats toward police. She is ultimately charged with resisting arrest, three counts of battery on an officer, disorderly conduct, violation of parole, and terroristic threatening. 

Police bodycam footage captures a Florida traffic stop after a Palm Beach County deputy says a driver’s license is suspended and the state has issued a seize-tag order, but the driver refuses to sign the criminal citation and insists his license, insurance, and registration are valid. When officers move to arrest him, the encounter turns physical, and he is ultimately charged with resisting an officer with violence, battery on specified personnel, and driving while license suspended or revoked.

Police bodycam footage captures an open-container citation in a public park escalating when one man allegedly gives a false name, walks away from officers, resists arrest, and is tased while his friend remains at the scene. The second man receives a citation but is also offered help finding work, while the arrested man is later charged with obstruction and reportedly has an active warrant after failing to appear in court.

Police bodycam footage captures a Florida traffic stop after a Broward County deputy says a driver rolled through a stop sign, only for her to repeatedly refuse to hand over her license while insisting she committed no crime. After officers warn that she is resisting without violence, order her out of the vehicle, and eventually place her under arrest, the deputy tells her the encounter could have ended much sooner if she had provided identification. 

Police bodycam footage captures a traffic stop after officers say a driver was driving erratically, nearly collided head-on with a squad car, crossed the center line, lacked a front license plate, and failed to signal properly. After she refuses to provide her license or exit the vehicle, officers break the window and arrest her, and she is later booked on DUI, resisting a peace officer, failure to display a driver’s license, improper lane usage, and other traffic charges. 

Police bodycam footage captures officers responding to a restaurant after a heavily intoxicated woman with her child is reported unable to pay for her meal, leading officers to arrest her for public intoxication while also discovering an outstanding warrant. She is ultimately charged with failure to appear, reckless care for a child, possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest or obstructing justice, and disorderly conduct.