Come on. Hey. >> On Thursday, March 27th, 2025, [music] officers responded to a shoplifting report at a Walmart Supercenter in Washington, Illinois [music] after loss prevention reported a man attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. The encounter quickly escalated into a brief foot pursuit and arrest. >> I'm going to try and like walk out so I can push him towards the door. Come on. YOU'RE GOOD. >> PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. PUT THEM BEHIND YOUR BACK NOW. Stop [ __ ] with this. Put your hands behind your back. >> Why you running? >> I couldn't breathe cuz you guys rushed me for. >> Chill out. >> You're being detained for retail theft. >> Relax, dude. >> And now you're under arrest for it. >> For what? >> For resisting arrest. >> Now you're under arrest for resisting. >> How? What did I do? >> Since you want to play games. >> I didn't lift myself, sir. >> No, give your hands Let go of your phone. >> I told you I didn't. >> Let go of your phone. Let go of your phone. >> Put your hands behind your back. There you go. >> Left. >> Left. >> Sit on the bench. >> It's good. You got him. >> Okay. >> Can you double check him for him? He's got them backwards. >> I got him right here. >> Got what? >> Grab an arm. >> He's already ran. >> You ran? >> Cuz you guys scared me. >> How do we scare you? I just said, "Hey, come in here." >> I ain't running. I ain't know what y'all wanted, sir. >> Well, that doesn't mean you need to run. We could have just had a talk. >> You right. All right. All right. >> Cool? >> Sorry. >> So, don't do it next time. >> I apologize. >> Cuz now you're getting charged for it. >> I'm getting charged for it, huh? >> You ran. >> I did not run. I was scared. He ran up on me. He was off duty. He didn't I didn't see no badge until the last minute, sir. I swear to God. >> Saw us? I'm not going to argue with you. >> No, I'm not going to argue with you. >> Put your hands Are you Are you trying to pull your hands through? Cuz if you leave them and don't try to pull them out of the car >> No, I'm not trying to pull them out of the car. >> Okay. I'm just saying they are perfectly fine there. >> Ma'am, I I that. >> Take a seat. You got ID on you? >> No, sir. >> You don't have ID on you? >> No, sir. >> All right. I'm going to read you this real quick before I can talk to you, okay? >> Yes. >> That's what's going on tonight, but >> Nothing. I was just chilling. My family lives here, that's all. I was just chilling. >> Were you shopping? What are you >> I was shopping. >> Why are you >> Uh can I uh get a uh have a talk with you, please? >> Have a talk with you, yeah. So, did you take something without paying for it? >> No, sir. I did not take anything. The worker man handed me the thing. He handed me the bags, and that was that. And then the guy walked up to me and said, "You want to Hold on. Wait, wait." And that's when I seen you guys. And I literally like I was scared, so that's why I did that. >> Why'd you take off? >> Why'd you run? >> I was scared. I ain't know. I never I was getting actually scared that you guys were going to do something. >> So, so if I watch the footage, I'm going to see you taking three of the items? >> No, you're not going to see me taking them. >> Why not? >> Cuz I had ordered groceries. >> You had an order? >> Yeah, but it was It had to It probably must have been the wrong store. Obviously, [clears throat] if you guys came and arrested me So, I don't know. >> You say you had an order. What kind of order? >> Shopping for somebody? >> Yep. >> Do you have proof of that? Do you have the order on your phone? >> No, sir. I don't have anything. No, sir. >> Are you able to have one of those I'll give you one of those before you >> Yeah, I'm doing it for my girlfriend. >> It's an order for your girlfriend? >> Yeah. >> But you didn't get dispatched to take a >> No. I probably was at literally I probably was at the wrong store like I said. The guy could have told me that like I don't steal. He said to me >> wrong store, but it would be on your phone. >> You got my phone. Right. But my GPS is right >> Here. >> So, at the end of the day, that's why >> Man, you're going to quit bullshitting us? >> I'm not bullshitting you. >> We have a case from a month ago where you did the same thing and you didn't get caught. It was you. >> No, it wasn't, ma'am. No, it wasn't. >> Then who was it? >> What are you talking about? >> Okay, well we have video footage of you. >> Okay, can you show me Okay, can you show me Can you show me that it's me? >> Yeah, hopefully we do. >> Okay, please. >> You stole those items. >> I stole them and I own up to it if I if I take accountability, but honestly they would have told me they would have told me if I would have stole anything. Honestly, I'm going to be real with you. Who would have told you? >> The The Walmart worker would have looked at you like you stole them. >> That's what he tried to do. That's what he tried to do. He tried to stop you. >> Right. >> Yeah, and then you ran. >> I did. I put the bag down and I got scared because I did not know who he was. Honestly, >> Man, I told you to stop and then I grabbed your arm and you turned around and ran. So, stop playing this whole game. If you stole, just own up to it. You're an adult. >> I am owning up to it, sir. >> You're not owning up to anything. You've You've been bullshitting this the whole time. >> Right. >> The man there was handing me the items. >> I didn't take them. >> Do you have proof that you purchased the items at all? Do you have anything to prove that you bought the items at all? >> How are we How are we expected to believe you if you can't provide us any proof? You see what we're saying? >> See what you're saying. >> Okay, so you >> When you order, you have a receipt on your phone. >> That's how Spark works. Okay, how'd you know what to order then? >> Because she told me. >> Your girl told you? >> That's where she was. >> I saw her. >> She'd say, "Go pick this stuff up." And I'd walk out with it. >> 10-4. >> I walked in and >> Okay, so how did How did you How did you get past the Walmart worker? What did you just say, "My girl just told me to get these. I got to walk out with them?" >> I just told them I had a order, sir. >> Okay. >> I never I never I never >> them that they had an order and they just went, "Okay, see you later." >> You're right. That was it. >> You don't So, if we go ask them? >> Go ask them. Go ask them. >> They didn't ask you for proof of anything? >> Go ask them. Go ask them right now, sir. >> Oh, we will. >> Go ask them. >> Do you have anything on you that's >> metal, anything? >> Because Because listen listen listen listen listen. >> No, sir. >> Time out. So, >> I just want to know >> No, no, no, time out. Let me talk for a second. So, if that Walmart worker, how does it make sense that you walked up to them with your stuff, you told them that you had a Spark order, and >> And didn't ask for any proof of it. They just said go. That doesn't make any sense. Why would they do that? >> I asked them, sir. >> You see how it doesn't make no sense? >> ask them. We'll talk to them. Go and talk to someone. >> This whole thing is just you lying. >> I'm not lying, sir. >> Okay. >> All right, I'm going to have you stand up against the wall and I'm going to search you, okay? Do you have anything on you? >> No, sir. >> Real quick, listen to >> Sir. >> Listen to me real quick. So, your name Listen, listen. >> Y'all are trying to Listen, this is what y'all are trying to do. Y'all are trying to basically say that that's me. >> Okay. So, >> And y'all can zoom Listen, y'all can zoom in that video. >> Pause on that for a second. Pause on that for a second, okay? So, right now, do you have a driver's license or an ID card at all on you? >> No, sir. >> No, sir. >> No. Never been issued a photo ID or anything like that? >> No, sir. >> Who's got a jail line? >> Yeah, I mean, we can >> Well, I have a card. >> we can't identify you, you have to go to Tishomingo County Jail. >> I know. I told you. >> Well, regardless, you're going to jail. >> I I understand it. >> So, what I'm saying though is the jail probably won't release you until they can actually confirm who you are. So, do you have >> We're trying to find out like if you have an ID of a different state, if your name's different, that So, that's why I'm saying that's why I'm getting at. Because the jail's not going to release you until they actually confirm with some sort of paperwork like who you actually are. Because they're not going to release you cuz it'll be just essentially like a John Doe charge until you go in front of a judge. >> So, you bullshitting on your name or not? >> No, sir. I'm telling you my real name. >> Let's take him out. Put him in the car. You got everything you need? >> Yes. >> All right, here. Take a seat. Are we switching? >> Yeah. >> Based on the conduct observed in this body camera footage, the following charges could apply. Retail theft involving the alteration or removal of a price label. The suspect was accused of attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise while presenting what appeared to be a questionable digital receipt. Store surveillance footage was later reviewed by officers as part of the investigation. Resisting or obstructing a peace officer. When officers attempted to detain the suspect, he briefly fled on foot and resisted their efforts before being taken into custody. These are potential charges based solely on the conduct observed in the video and may not reflect the final outcome of the case. Charging decisions and court outcomes are determined by the appropriate authority.