No, no, no. >> Back up. Now, I'm telling you, back up or I'm putting you in handcuffs. Back up. >> Put your hands behind your back. Stop resisting. >> Stop moving. >> Nobody told me why I'm getting arrested. Nobody told me I'm getting arrested. [Music] On November 13th, 2023 in Steel Creek, Charlotte, North Carolina, an incident occurred that drew public attention. Two individuals were arrested at a bus stop on the 7,700 block of South Tryan Street. Body cam footage sparked debates about the use of force and citizens rights. Today we will break down this case step by step and examine the legal aspects of the events. In the middle of the day, police officers noticed a man and a woman summing a suspicious substance at the bus stop. Based on reasonable suspicion, officers approached them for questioning. In the United States, police have the authority under federal and state law to approach citizens based on reasonable suspicion, allowing them to ask questions and conduct a limited frisk if there is suspicion of illegal activity. >> This come from the >> Well, I can smell it coming from that. So, >> you got it from the smoke shop. >> Okay. Well, go ahead. Do me a favor. Put your hand back, please. No. No. No. No. No. No, no, no. >> When the officers attempted to make an arrest, both individuals resisted. The woman struck an officer, which is classified as resisting a lawful arrest under North Carolina law. This offense may lead to criminal charges under GS14-223. Both the man and the woman continued to resist, prompting backup to be called to control the situation. >> Violating Wait, wait, wait. Can you stop? We just got >> Stop. Stop right now. >> Wait, wait, wait. You're getting detained. >> Why am I being detained? >> Getting detained. >> I just told you that they sell it in >> You're getting detained. You're getting Why am I being detained? >> Turn around now. >> Turn around. You're going to get tag. Do you hear me? >> Why am I being ted? You're getting right now. Stop. Get on. Stop. Get on the ground. Get on the ground now. Hey, we're fight. We are fighting one. >> Back up now. Hey, back up. Back up. Now, I'm telling you, back up or I'm putting you in handcuffs. Back up. Back up. Go stand over there. >> No. >> Ma'am, put your hands behind your back. >> Stop reaching and put your hands behind your back. Stop reaching and put your hands behind your back. [Applause] >> Ma'am, I'm telling you right now, put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Don't strike him. Watch out. >> Stop. Stop. Hey, stop. >> Hey, stop reaching for the back. Stop reaching for your back. >> Reaching for nothing. >> Stop reaching for the back. >> I'm not reaching for anything. >> Oh my god. >> Stop resisting. >> Stop resisting. Stop resisting. Stop. >> He's got a bag. He's got to sling back. >> I got this hand. I got this hand. >> Help him. Go help him. >> Stop resisting. >> One to three. >> Good. [Applause] [Music] >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Come on. Get him up. Get him up. Get up. Put your hands behind your back. After backup arrived, the man was subdued. A loaded 9mm firearm was found in his bag. Unlawful possession of a firearm in North Carolina is punishable under GS14-269.2. The woman continued to resist, and an officer used strikes to gain control. The law allows reasonable force to be used when arresting a resisting individual, but excessive force can be considered misconduct. In this case, an internal investigation was initiated to assess whether the force used was proportionate. [Music] What you put in my car if you need? >> We're going to wait here. [Music] [Applause] >> Work. >> All right. She's 72. >> 72 one time. [Music] When did I >> got something in her waistband? >> No, I don't. Stop. Stop. I don't >> Stop moving. >> Stop. Are you >> No. No. >> Why are you addressing me? >> It's not a firearm. >> I don't have anything. >> Stop. What? Step over here, [Applause] >> ma'am. Step right here and stand up. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] She's got something in her waistband right here. >> Nothing. You're touching my stomach, my underwear. >> Stand up straight so I can >> Bro, I'm scared. Bro, what the >> going to get nothing, bro? >> I don't know. Can you Can you tell them to stop >> right now? I'm going to need you to come. We're No, we're not. We're at >> Okay, but they're they're lifting me up. I'm trying to >> Bro, stop. >> Yeah, because or whatn not. >> No, I just >> Okay, I need you to calm down. Talk to me. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. What's going on? I >> don't know. They just came and arrested us for no reason. We just got off of work. We work. I don't know what we did wrong. >> How can I help you? >> I don't know what they did wrong. >> I don't know what I did wrong. >> I don't know what I did. I don't know what I did wrong. Stop. What are you doing? >> We got our arms. >> They're trying to try to control you. >> I'm good. I just don't want the left foot. My arms are hurting. >> Pick your left foot up. >> They're holding my arms. They can't throw. They already got these handcuffs. >> They already got me in the hand. >> Stop, man. Stop kicking. I'm not kicking. I just don't want my legs restrained. >> And that's why they're doing it because you're kicking, >> bro. cuz my legs are getting they're holding my legs. >> Once you calm down, we can straighten the cuffs up and get you going down. >> I'm going to check your waistband before I got >> You already checked my waistband, but go ahead. >> So, take off my pants then. Take off my whole pants cuz I have nothing. I just got out of work. >> What the face? >> You punched me in my face. >> The That's not even right. >> And of course y'all going to get away with it cuz you're a white and you're playing, [Music] >> bro. I didn't even hit my jack. I just held that up. >> What the is going on, bro? I don't have my pocket. >> Hey, check that side. >> Me so many times. >> Yeah, because you assaulted an officer. That's why you're getting checked. You're not going to step. >> Go to the other side. Good. >> He's going to go to the other side. We're going to put her back down. >> Comey's going to drag her. >> So, you're going to spin this way. You're going to go in. Put your butt in. Push your butt down. >> Listen. Spin around and put your butt in the car. >> Come. Go that way. Go that way. >> What did I do? What did I do? What did I do? Ow. Okay. Let me get my feet. He's just pulling my arms. Wait. Let me I can hoist myself up. >> I got you. It's holding my arms. Wait. >> Hoist myself up. And can you let go of my feet? Cuz I can't do it. >> Can you let go of my feet? >> My arm. >> Just slide in. >> Bro, y'all got my feet tied. So the ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow. Okay. Okay. I just need to get up on my own. I'm getting inside. I'm getting inside. Gosh. >> Lift your leg up, >> ma'am. Lift your left leg up. >> Lift lift your leg up off of me, bro. >> Hey, y'all. Y'all got Go ahead and put her on out of here. Take her back to the office. What car is this? >> O's car. >> I don't know. This way. >> Where's your car? >> Okay. >> Yeah, he has sew. >> I'm right, man. You want me to ride with him? Yeah, that's >> open your trunk. I'm going to put that on my ride. >> I'm good. Good. Stillman's going to follow me. I'll be good. [Music] What you put in my car if you need to wait here [Applause] [Music] for work? It didn't have to be like that. I just got off of work. I just got off of work. Hold him. Got him. >> Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. [Music] He's a lady. >> What do you want to call me? Why you calling? >> Cuz you're not letting me speak. I did not fight. >> You didn't fight. >> No, I didn't. No, I didn't. Did I punch you? Did I punch you? Did I did not fight you? I did. You guys fought my This is unnecessary. >> Didn't have to be like that. Thank you. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Applause] Heat [Music] [Applause] up [Applause] here. Heat. [Applause] [Music] Heat. do a good search on him. He's got he's double cuffed back there, so he's got quite a bit of space. You want to fix that? >> Yeah, we'll get him out and we'll Heat. [Music] Heat. [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] [Music] Sir real fast the [Applause] You want me to take mine off? >> Yeah, I take yours off. >> I'm not even there, bro. I only been out for two months. I'm from New York, bro. No, >> that's fine. What's your name? >> Huh? You have an ID on you? >> Okay. Do you have a North Carolina? >> No, I don't. >> Okay. [Applause] your So our policy One finger in the face. Okay. So, one finger. Put your hand between the puff. Sir, come on. >> This one is a little I don't have to do that. So, >> both of them are tight. I'm not I'm not somewhere to be a threat. I'm trying to protect myself. Okay. >> We did a firearm. >> You good, buddy? [Music] >> My wife. [Music] All right. [Music] Shift. [Music] Yes sir. All 104. I'm good. Are you good? >> Get the stupid camera back on. This thing is so frustrating. [Music] Nobody like nobody [Applause] I guess which one? >> Um I think I'm still on >> him and a vehicle didn't get along. >> Slide you over here complaining the most cuz I don't know why they had to do that. I mean she was resisting. She was >> she was reaching into her waistband, but you know >> that was that they were like that's >> rough. We're on but uh >> we'll talk about in a minute. >> Yes, that was uh echo. >> Was it me and you that were on a call and the lady like wouldn't talk to us? She was >> Yeah. I kept doing that. >> This lady was doing that to me and she >> I was like, "Okay." >> Yeah. The only other time I've experienced that is uh >> we talked to a schizophrenic guy >> on the radio. I didn't even know they were fighting one. I told they said we too headquarters listening. They said >> she's she's not I heard we me and her. >> We heard it too, but they didn't say close the channel. >> Yeah, she's not paying attention. >> I said close the channel cuz I'm sure that she didn't hear it. So [Music] [Applause] [Music] 21 1151. If we haven't already, you can [Music] water or something. I got a gallon of water. [Music] Any old workers? >> I don't I don't know if anybody talk to them, sir. >> Yeah. Go over there and check them. See if they got any information. [Music] Huh? Uh, I guess for this stop for a second. [Music] What's up, guys? >> How are you? >> Fantastic day. Did you guys see anything that went on across the street? >> I didn't see it. >> Okay. Any any of your other guys see? >> Nothing. >> You guys see anything? >> Okay. Appreciate it. >> Yep. [Music] Where am I here from? >> I got I got Why am I here? >> I don't I don't know. I just I just >> Why? Where's my husband? >> He's on the way over here, too. >> Did y'all him? Did y'all shoot him? Did y'all do anything to hurt him? >> Why am I in here? Why am I >> Bro, can my foot be uncuffed? >> No, it has to stay cuffed. I got I got medic on the way to check you out, >> bro. >> Make sure you're good. Why the am I being arrested? I just got off of work. I don't have on me. Y'all going to crush me up and saw nothing. Y'all saw nothing on me. Do I have to take off all my clothes? >> You don't got to do that, >> bro. Why am I in here then? I don't even I have not been in Charlotte for more than 3 months. I just got here. >> Would you like a cup of water? >> Sure. Why not? You know what? That's the best thing that can happen for right now cuz I need to wash my face after being dragged on the ground by your men, by your friends. >> What the y'all get paid to do this? I didn't get no Miranda rights, nothing. Nobody told me why I'm getting arrested. Nobody told me why I'm getting arrested. Why? Why? Why y'all doing this? The the >> You need a trash can? >> No, I'm good. I'm good. >> Don't Don't spit on the floor. >> Oh, I was dragged and punched on the floor, so it don't matter. Y'all floors don't matter, bro. Y'all floors don't matter if I don't matter, bro. Y'all y'all care about y'all floors more than the person, bro. Out of here, bro. Oh, y'all wet people, son. [ __ ] Why am I being detained? Why? Why? Why, bro? Why? Hey, >> I got Medicare to check you out. All right. >> I strike all y'all down. Strike all y'all down. Y'all detain me for no reason. Y'all never even gave me a reason. And I am innocent. I just got off of work. I came from Japles. >> Hey, so do you want us to check your vitals? We're the fire department. We're We're ENTs. We're here to see if you're okay, like injured or not. If you don't want us to check you out, we need to hear you say that. >> All right, I got you. I'll shut up. [Music] [Music] I want to know. I want my husband and I to walk out of here in the next >> however long it takes us. >> And the faster you work with me, the faster I can make that happen. But if you don't speak to me, you're just going to stay in here. >> I just need my hus I just need you. I know you have no power to do nothing. I need my husband and I to leave out of here together >> and I need him next to me because I don't have no family. We came here from New York about in September and we don't have nothing our age. The faster you tell me your names, the faster I [Music] have all of our property. So once we get down, let us divide up there. Okay. We'll bring it all in together. Okay. Gotcha. [Music] my shoes. Do y'all have like all my my bag, my shoes? Y'all left my broken glasses, right? >> Yeah, y'all left my broken glasses. >> Yeah, maybe. [Music] >> Babe, >> they're taking me right now. Okay. >> The officer who used strikes was temporarily reassigned to investigative duties. The CMPD initiated an internal review and began reassessing protocols for responding to resistance. Community groups emphasized the need for officer training in deescalation techniques and increasing transparency in police actions. This incident demonstrates the importance of body cam footage for accountability and ensuring that police actions comply with the law.