Get out OF THE TRUCK NOW. [screaming] THERE'S A BODY IN HERE. START EMS. >> ON September 24th, 2023, at around 2 a.m., officers with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office in Maryland responded to a welfare check outside a Costco distribution center. The caller reported that a semi-truck driver appeared intoxicated and had shattered his own window. What officers didn't know was that this would lead to a shocking and disturbing discovery. What's going on, big man? How you doing? We're not coming in there. You all right? I'm I'm pulling away ahol. How are you today? You Hey, you're having a bad day. It's all good. We all have them. So, listen to me. Here's what we need to do. They got to run their business, right? We don't want to lock you up. We just want to make sure you're okay. We're not taking you to jail. None of that stuff. So, do me a favor. Can you just let us know for our safety that you don't have anything in that on our hand over there? Can you show me? Just so we feel safe, please. Is there somebody in there with you? Huh? >> You don't have any guns, right? No. >> Okay. So, so can you just let me see in that hand, please? You have a knife? No. So, you're clear. So, let me ask you something. Are you having a medical emergency right now? Do you want me to call you an ambulance here? >> You don't? But you need to do me a favor. Will you cut your truck off for me? We're not arresting you. I'll call it. But can you cut your truck off? Cuz I don't want it to roll anywhere. I don't want to hurt anybody. If you pass out, calm down. Hey, come on. Please don't do that. Right off that. Put Let the truck on. Put the truck. Put the truck. We got guys back there. I don't want you to run around. I know you don't want to hurt anybody, but we don't want you to hurt yourself, buddy. It' be nice if we can just squirt something out. We're just putting stuff down. Hey, don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do that. Get the truck off. >> Well, now you got a whole bunch of flat tires. >> Okay. Well, don't do that. We don't want you to do that. You're just making it a completely dangerous situation. We're We're telling you to cut the truck off. Come out and talk. >> Yes. I want to talk about why you just drove over and flattened all the tires on your truck. >> Put that in there. Put it in. >> Hey, get in there. >> All the tires are so just a matter of time till he runs out. There ain't nowhere for him to go >> unless he goes across the median. >> You think it's on PCP? >> Mhm. PCP. Sigs in there laying everywhere. >> Bad or meth? It's one of the ones. One or the other. >> Well, his front tires are full. >> This is going to get dangerous, dude. We're just going to have to stop it. >> Tire, can I talk to you for a second? Look, there's a lot of innocent people around here. We don't want anyone to get hurt, especially not you. Just talk to me for a second, okay? You're not We're not doing nothing. Please don't move. We're not Please, Terry. >> What do we even do with this? >> I mean, honestly, at the at the end of the day, somebody's going to have to make a decision. Put an end to it. >> Hey, hey, I can't get the door open. We can bust the window and take and do it. It's about the only thing we can do. >> Right. Hey, do we have any more stop sticks to get the fronts? Anybody else got stops? You pull your whole front end off, huh? We just want you to cut the truck off. Back up. Calm down. >> Terry, calm down. Is your medic you have diabetes? Who said that? >> I said, "What are you reaching for?" Okay, Mark. No, I'm good. I I have my own water. But your truck's leaking fluids everywhere. It's le It's leaking. No. Stop. Stop. Won't do that. So, the plan is I'm going to try and chop this thing off. Try to immobilize it. Break out. We get back. Nobody's trying to pull you. >> No. >> Hey, that'll get you locked up, bud. We're not trying to do that. All you have to do is cut the truck off. I will get I will feed you. I will get you cleaned up, clothes, whatever you need. He's got a good Hey, STOP. STOP. STOP. Cuz you're tearing off. Stop. >> It doesn't matter. You're tearing. Look at you. Tear it off. We're going to have to arrest if you don't stop. CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. HEY, >> GET OUT OF THE TRUCK NOW. YOU EITHER CUT THE TRUCK OFF OR YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. I made MYSELF CLEAR. WE'RE DONE. PLEASE. I'M ASKING YOU GUYS. Watch out. You're going to hurt one of our deputies. Hey, stop. Stop. Stop. You're going to hurt someone, man. Stop. All over now, boys. Stop. Stop. Stop. They're going to They're going to put a smoke bomb in there. I'm telling you. They're going to They're going to spray you and it's going to burn. I get out of there. [ __ ] the turbo. Get out of the truck. Cut it off. I'm telling you, it's about to be a bad day. Cut it off, please. I told you bad stuff's about to happen if you don't cut the truck off. Turn it off. Mr. Par, please shut it off. Watch out. I'm not the window open. Windows open. Windows open. He's going to run out of room back here. My plan is when he stops, we're going to spray him or gas him. RC, >> STOP THE TRUCK NOW. >> STOP THE TRUCK AND CUT IT OFF. >> CUT IT OFF. HE'S GOING TO GET IT AGAIN. STOP. Grab the whole can. He's going to go. He's my guy. >> HEY, GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. STOP THE TRUCK. WATCH THE CROSS. Stop the truck. >> GET OUT. TASER. TASER. TASER. GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. STOP IT. CUT THE TRUCK OFF. HEY, GET OUT. HEY, GET OUT. >> CUT THE TRUCK. STOP THE TRUCK. STOP. HEY, there's a dead BODY IN HERE. GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. GET OUT OF THE TRUCK NOW. THERE'S A BODY IN HERE. START EMS. >> There's a BODY IN HERE. START EMS. >> MA'AM, are you okay? >> Ma'am. Ma'am, are you okay? Let's get around. Ma'am. Ma'am, >> she's in recovery. >> She's beautiful. >> She's dead. >> She's dead. >> Let's get him away from the door so they can do his ass. [clears throat] >> You need to sit down on the curb. >> Sit down now. >> Sit down. Sit down. SIT DOWN. >> SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN. DON'T MOVE. >> You good? >> Yeah. >> You need a sanitizer? >> Yeah. You got any? >> Yeah. >> I just got cuts on my hands, but I'm good. >> Have a nice look at you. >> Huh? >> Have a nice look at you. >> Please help me. >> What hurts on you? >> My hands hurt. >> Yep. They're going to hurt a little bit. >> Hey, do you have a rag real quick before that? Put that on there. >> Go. >> There you go. >> Is the EMS over there? Do they have a rag? >> They're confirming this one first. >> Okay. Thanks, bro. >> Yeah, just keep it. >> All right. Move on, please. >> Sir, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford attorney, one woman will be pointed to you by the state of Maryland. The driver of the semi-truck was identified as 46-year-old Matthew Sydney Watley. The victim found dead inside the cab was 46-year-old Candace Thompson, although the incident unfolded in Maryland. Both were from Sickerville, New Jersey, and known to be domestic partners. According to investigators, their relationship had a documented history of domestic violence in Winslow Township. Thompson had suffered two large gashes to her back, and officers recovered a claw hammer and two folding knives from the driver's side door. Watley was indicted on one count of first-degree murder and one count of seconddegree murder. Ultimately, Watley would later plead guilty to seconddegree murder and in October 2025 was sentenced to 40 years in prison, the maximum penalty under Maryland