think I'm playing bro a clearly agitated
man walks into the Youngstown Police
Department Lobby demanding to speak to
the chief of police however the officer
working the window had his own opinion
about who he should see I need to make a
complaint so get
finished welome manifestation [ __ ]
manifestation yes manifestation [ __ ]
okay I I'm not exactly sure what you're
talking about talk to like the chief or
something the chief only to talk to
people if they make uh an appointment
you have to make an appointment with the
chief to see him to call or something
okay you can call them my phone's broke
know what let me call somebody from my
she's not in her
office yeah but everybody you need to
talk to that you want to talk to are uh
you have to make an appointment to see
them well that's the way it's going to
be you can say no all you want I'll
stand here
okay I have someone who actually needs
help can you have them sir don't be
difficult just just there's no one that
will talk to you probably will no yeah
because you're talking about some kind
of
manifestation it's tell is that you know
what that tells me what that you're
mental you're Fu say that [ __ ] again
you're mental come say it to my face
say
it you have to leave now sir or what you
have to leave now sir call someone right
the I'm not calling anyone you have to
leave why leave make me leave leave make
me leave make you leave yeah
make me
leave make sure this is on you have to
leave sir make me
leave say that [ __ ]
again you called me say that [ __ ] again
you're
mental mental bro
out think I'm playing bro huh ain't
nobodying Mentor [ __ ] call somebody
so I can [ __ ] talk to
someone get off
me say that [ __ ]
again say that [ __ ]
again we can do this all day yes we can
yeah yeah
hell
no
[ __ ] not today yeah do I hear this
[ __ ] out here
okay who is
it I have no idea all right we're just
going to roll them over take my gun bell
get a hand I get off hand me my uh
handcuff you're getting CR charges on
Big Boy all right roll on your stomach
Bud get the off me get off me on your
stomach some roll over there you
go here give me
that do
that I got something for you one day boy
you did today I got something for all of
you let's
go let see you again hope so
thank
you punch um yeah okay watch I'm going
get all what's your first you that's
what it
is yeah grab my I'm calling the C
that huh you want to look down there or
something or you want yeah okay yeah
stay on you do first punch that's why I
got you he came in wed to speak to
somebody over me
and he starts talking about some kind of
manifestation happening exactly so I
told him nobody's going to talk to you
cuz you're acting like a mental no he
got mad because I called him mental
exactly all right
um we got him we're probably going to
need a
transport and he does have some uh
mental health no I don't all right bro
all right we're going out the front door
come on fix these handcuff
you guys are
[Applause]
getting
back all right John so shorter video
today but definitely pretty interesting
and I think you have a few things you
want to talk about just just reading
your face and knowing you uh First
Impressions what do you think I think
that the officer made the bad decision
of leaving the uh the booth he was in
like when I was an officer someone who's
assigned to the inside you have to stay
on the inside and he allowed his
emotions to get carried away to
literally walk out there and challenge
thisy guy and it's apparent that the the
man had some some mental stuff going on
just some abrasive with him and he went
out there challenged him and you know
rolling around on the ground had a gun
on him that could have went really
really bad that was a bad decision and I
thought it was just not a good look on
on on an officer at all for sure for
sure and to be clear we're not trying to
say that this is a bad officer uh we're
not trying to give him a hard time we've
all been there we've all made mistakes
in our careers um so we're not trying to
be hard on anyone all right so you
mentioned him bringing out his gun and I
was wondering tactically what you
thought about that if he was going to go
out there which was already a bad
decision he should have locked his
weapon up because the man had already
displayed some aggressive behavior he
has so seemed like he was going through
some you know mental
emergency but um it still could have
ended bad because the gun was on his hip
and he's on the ground and the man was
over top of him and it was very close to
him all right so here's my other
question I mean he the officer took his
gun out of the holster what do you think
about that that that he shouldn't have
did that you know he was already you
know in a in a compromised position and
you know he's rolling around on the
ground it could have gotten taken from
him yeah and then what you know it could
that could have been a very very bad day
and a been a different conversation that
officer was on his back kind of a scary
position grappling on the ground like
that you're shaking your head yeah I
know you got I know you got more
thoughts on this yeah he's on the ground
and he looked like he was having a hard
time just you know maneuvering his body
and if you don't do something to remain
fit you going to get up I mean I I look
at that that scene and I'm like all that
guy could have did whatever he wanted to
him so I'm like what is how is this
going to turn out and the guy said you
know I could do this all day and I'm
like oh my goodness this is about to go
really really bad but thank goodness he
was able to get up and the other
officers came and was able to help him
and get the guy restrained but that was
a bad that was a bad look very very bad
I guess I thought there were some places
where he could have tactically
disengaged as opposed to continuing to
bring it to the guy when he's he's not
going to win that fight I mean he's just
not yeah I never heard him get on his
radio either I don't know if if maybe
yeah I I don't think I heard get on his
radio either I didn't hear him do that
and I he should have done that before he
left the uh the booth even though he
should have left but I never heard him
go on the radio and call for I'm
watching the video I'm like the other
officers arrived but I never heard him
call them so somebody either told them
or they somebody saw something or called
for help but he you know he he was saved
you know it could have been really
really bad it it could have been a bad
situation that was exactly my thought
Guardian or someone in the office
looking out for or both exactly exactly
all
right I guess my last question is uh you
know if someone's going through a mental
health crisis do you call them do you
tell them they're mental you know no no
not at all that's not the word you would
use like you know me personally I'm not
saying I'm you know I was a perfect
officer I just did my best but I'm not
going to say I'm not I'm going to try to
deescalate we're training to deescalate
and and try to be non-hostile it seems
like
this officer and like I'm not I'm not
trying to put him down it just seems
like he handled it like he was already
having a bad day that's what I saw and
it just like the way he spoke to him
just made it worse you know you don't
call somebody mental that's already
having a bad day you just talk to him
try to you know try to deescalate try to
make them calm as best you can you know
that's why communication is the key when
you're you know police off you got to
speak to people you know you got to be
able to uh try to relate with them on
some you know level so you know it was I
didn't understand it at all yeah yeah
all right uh thanks John always
appreciate your candid feedback and
insight calling a ball a ball a strike a
strike and uh thanks a lot John thanks
Alex appreciate it think I'm playing bro
huh ain't nobodying Mentor the suspect
was charged with felony aggravated
robbery two counts of assault on a
police officer obstructing official
business and two counts of
menacing the suspect was ordered to
undergo psychiatric treatment and once
he was found competent to stand trial
was released on his own recognizance the
suspect pled not guilty on all counts
while awaiting trial he must abide by a
no contact order barring him from
contacting Youngstown Police