Get out the car. Slide out the car. >> On March 12th, 2026, Illinois police tracked down a suspicious vehicle and made an unexpected discovery. A teenage fugitive reportedly hiding in the back seat. What happened next quickly turned into a tense police encounter. >> Hello. >> How you doing? I'm good. How are you? >> Good. Good. Hey, I'm looking for uh this girl. Her name's short uh chunkier chick. Uh >> what's going on? >> If you let me finish, I could tell you she's uh she ran away from her grandma's house and she so she was reported missing. I she's been here before. I just didn't know if anyone's seen her. You know? >> Yeah, I know her. >> You know she ain't been here. >> She text me nothing. >> I thought she knew the school. >> When's the last time you heard from her? >> I want to say a week ago. Oh, we Oh, okay. Ah, okay. You mind if I get your name just so I can put it in the supplement and just say who I talked to? >> Okay. What about uh Abdullah? You seen Abdullah around? >> No. You know what I'm talking about, though? >> No. >> Uh light-skinned dude. He's I think he's actually What is he like Arabic? Indian. >> Middle Eastern. >> Middle Eastern. He's got like that curly froish kind of hair. I see a lot of people that look like that, but I don't know. >> You live here? >> No, that's just my friend house. >> Okay. Is anybody home? >> I think you can knock. >> Is it at his house or is it somebody else? >> I think so. >> Okay. >> Wait, you talking about the um what's it say? The bald dude. >> Somebody in the back seat. >> You mind about rolling this down for me? Um for >> I'm looking for a missing juvenile. That's why. Who is that? >> Never step out. >> Yeah. Step out of the car. You You don't know his name? >> No. >> Who is that? >> It's a friend of a friend, but I don't know. >> Oh, step out of the car. >> Hold on. My car is on >> What? Just step out. Step out. Who is that? >> I don't know. Like, >> step over there. Step over there. Hey, I want to see your hands and your hands only. You understand me? >> Stand in front of his police car. >> His? >> Go stand in front of his police car. >> Lift your [ __ ] hands up right now. Get out the car. Slide out the car. >> Yep. >> 116. Do we got Abdullah Bamakabo in custody? Get cash off. >> Hey, can I ask what this is for? >> Yeah, you got a warrant. >> For what? >> For parole violation. >> Parole violation. >> Yeah. You know what? You know exactly what this is for. Stand up. 1 2 3. Walk to my car back here. >> Yeah. Watch your step. You searching pretty good. my waistband and >> you got anything on? >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. You're just being detained right now. You're not under arrest, though. Okay. >> Um, >> turn around. Place your hand behind your back. >> Can I ask what I'm being detained for? >> Yes. One second. Turn around. >> Okay. >> Uh, if I have any incriminating questions to ask you, I will. >> All right. You might turn on the cameras. See? Lean back. >> Hey, you what I got a warrant for? >> I told you parole violation. >> And you got charges from a felon, too. >> Hey, come here. Can I talk to you for what? >> You know, bro, you know exactly what I can't talk to you without reading your Miranda, too. Okay, I know you know what those are. >> Um, what happened >> right now? Now you, like I said, you're just being detained. Okay. >> Okay. Um, can you do me a favor though? Can you um shut my Can you put my blanket back in my car and shut my car doors? >> In a second. I'm going to take you to my police car. Back. >> Holy. Chad caught him. Said he see him in the back seat. Yeah. >> Uh, >> Michaela Morgan. Is that her name? >> Yeah. >> Is that receipt right in there, dear? >> I have it. >> You gave your name to Officer Johnson, correct? >> Yeah. My full name. >> And that's just your wallet in there? >> Yeah, that's my wallet. >> Okay. >> And my phone's in his pocket right here. >> You don't have any guns or anything on your wrist? No. Do you know if he has any guns in the car? >> I don't know what he got. Like I said, I'm being 100% truthful. I don't really know it. >> I appreciate that. Just have a seat and we'll be right with you. Okay. >> But my name myself, I don't >> What's your name? >> My name is Michaela. >> Okay, Michaela. I'll be right back with you. Okay. >> Okay. [clears throat] >> Is he trying to hide underneath this blanket? >> Yeah. It's aing Is it a blanket? I thought it was like a big coat. >> Yes, please. Yeah. I don't want to [ __ ] stand right here. I'm glad he saw that. >> Gooding catch, bro. That was nice. I couldn't see [ __ ] back there. >> I couldn't either. You know what got it? >> You did the camera thing. >> Camera. And I saw his uh textured jeans sticking out from underneath the A. And a good word. Let's see what we got in here. We got some bolt cutters. Uh we probably have a gun, drum bag. >> You got her identified, right? >> It's got the Karan. Yeah. Uh, I haven't confirmed with a picture yet, but well, you can't have ammo, so it's still a good start. All right. This is her stuff. Is that her? [ __ ] All right. Michaela, do you mind if officer Macy [snorts] here searches you? Just make sure that u Abdullah didn't pass anything off to you like guns or drugs or anything. >> Go ahead. Nothing on me. I'm just going to stick over cut me, right? No. >> All right. over here real quick. Stick here. Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, you are a officer. >> I am. Yep. >> Why don't you have a a um what you call it? A US >> in training. >> Oh, that makes sense. I just ask these questions cuz I'd be curious. >> That's fine. Plus, I figured you'd want a a female searching you instead of a male. >> I appreciate that. Most people don't think about that. >> [clears throat] [clears throat] >> And like you said that you don't know of anything illegal in your car. >> Okay. So you okay if Officer Johnson searches it? Make sure that Abdullah didn't tuck any guns or anything under there so you get hung up with it later. What would happen if they did find something in my car? Would that get pinned on me? >> No. >> Okay. >> We're after him. You're you're you're just in the wrong place at the wrong time right now. >> That's pretty much what happened. >> Okay. You okay if we search your car? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you want her to zip your zip jacket back up? >> No, you're fine. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I just I just >> All right. You've been super cooper with me. So, I'll handcuff you in front. Actually, I just take the handcuffs off, but I'm going to ask you just to stay seated in the back of my car. Okay. Okay. >> I appreciate that. I'm sorry. >> I appreciate it. How do you know him? >> Okay. >> Don't even know at all. >> Okay. >> I didn't know his name. >> Didn't know his name when you let him in your car. >> Kind of fishy. >> Yeah, cuz I was giving him a ride from somewhere. >> From where? >> I don't know. Like um >> Michaela. >> Let me think. I just took the handcuffs off so we could talk a little bit. >> She was just discussing where she picked up from. >> Where'd you pick it up from? >> Um, train station. >> Train station. Which one? >> I can't remember. Like I said, he's a friend of a friend. I'm I'm being truthful with you though. I don't >> Is it Metroink or Amtrak? >> It was somewhere in the Fair View area. >> In the Fair View area. Who is he with? Who's Who's the friend of the friend of a friend? >> Um, >> we're we're trying to avoid that, Michaela. >> No, >> he's he's in a lot of trouble and we don't want you dragging through that, too. >> He's being nicer than I want to be right now. I want to arrest you for obstruction cuz I know you know who I know you know he was in the back of the car. >> But >> that's that that would be really stupid for you to try and deny that you didn't know who was in your car sitting right behind you. >> No, I'm being truthful about that. I did not know his name. 100% vehicle. I did not know his name. Okay. >> But I did pick him up in the Fair View area off of like cuz he was getting off of a train track or something like that. >> Did you pat her down and everything? >> Yeah. >> Nice. >> Yeah. >> Who was the other friend? >> Oh my god. >> Lives over in Fairy, right? All right. We already knew. We already knew that. >> Yeah. That's perfect. >> Okay. >> Or whatever she call. >> Do you have a gun? Where's the gun at? >> No, I don't own >> He's got a drum magazine for a Glock. So, >> me personally, I don't own any firearms. I'm being truthful with you right now. M >> Michaela, we're trying to keep you out of this and and make sure that he takes care of his decisions, you know, consequences for his decisions. I don't want you involved in that. So, where is the gun that that drum mag goes to? >> That >> I promise you don't want that in your car. I didn't know there was a drum mag in my car >> cuz that that'll get the feds involved >> because to be honest with you, I had just cleaned that car before. Like Okay. Basically, >> I'm I'm going to run you through my house. >> I came from here cuz I was here just hanging with my friend. >> Mhm. and then um went to go and get him from the train station and he was walking close to um Bana's house or whatever. So we got him >> and been here ever since pretty much >> and okay >> when when we got him he didn't have >> What are you doing here? How long you been sitting out here? >> Um let me >> be honest with you. >> Okay. So truthfully, we have been out and about. >> So >> out and about where? >> I went to Circle K and got some of those drink and went to the bathroom and then >> I'll likely bring them to a fountain for our local charges. >> But anyway, I went to um what you call it? I went to that circle right up there >> today. Okay. Did you meet with somebody there? >> No, I went there to get a fountain >> and he was with you. Yes, he was in the backseat sleep. >> Okay. >> Yeah, he was in the backseat sleep. I was driving and I wanted to go get something to drink and then I came here, parked my car, went to sleep. >> You been sleeping out here? All right. Have you been inside the house? >> Okay. >> But yeah, like I said, when I picked him up, he had nothing on him. No backpack, nothing. He had nothing on them. >> He had nothing on them. >> So all the backpacks in the car are yours. >> The um what you call it? It should be a backpack in there. Like a kids smart backpack. A um green like it's gray and it has like a greenish zipper. That's mine. >> Bro, if she wants to keep playing these games. >> Yeah. >> Let's take her back. Let's put her under arrest. Take her back. >> Let's do that here. Put your hands up. We're just going to say you're under arrest for obstruction right now. Okay. cuz I know you know he was in that [ __ ] call. To say otherwise is just >> I I'm being 100% amazing. >> I don't got time for that. >> Yeah, >> I'm telling the truth though. >> Well, I've had people tell me they're telling the truth and end up lying. So, forgive me after almost a decade of doing this. Have a seat. I have a hard time believing people that I've never met before. I'm sure. I was like, I didn't say it, but I was like, I'm going toing shoot this kid if he pulls anything out cuz he was completely under this. >> Oh, yeah. >> Here's a gun. >> A boy. >> Michaela's in custody as well. >> Uh, you got I don't have my phone on. I got an accent. >> Oh, >> yeah. >> And you're guys are muted, right? >> Oh, no. >> Oh, well. >> Well, >> oh, well, whatever. >> What does this say? >> All right. Here, stand up real quick. But did you take the seat belt off? >> Yeah, I did. Well, >> that actually works out. I was going to do a little bit more of a thorough search. Did we miss anything on you? No. >> Okay. I don't want to have to do a strip search on you. I don't like doing those. Gross. Turn forward. >> Okay. All right. Have a seat. >> Put that back down. >> Yeah. All right. Have a seat. All right. You got to stay buckled this time because we're about to drive in a minute. Hey, I guess you want to be a charge with it, >> huh? >> You want to be a charge? >> Uh, fell in possession of a weapon. And then you have some other charges for fleeing from me and other agencies. >> Damn. >> Yeah, man. Come on. >> What? >> Fleeing. >> What? >> Thanks for watching Body Cams in. 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