You know, you're not supposed to be here. >> Still vehicle exception. >> Go ahead. Place your hands behind your back for me. >> Why? >> Cuz you're going in handcuffs. >> Why? >> Okay. Okay. Salt Lake City. Police body cam footage reveals a controversial arrest that led to a severe injury and eventual leg amputation. On September 1st, 2023, at about 8:31 p.m., two Salt Lake City police officers approached 57-year-old Agnes Martinez near 425 West 1,700 South. They decided to arrest her on drugrelated charges. According to police, Martinez ignored multiple commands and resisted arrest despite officers attempts to deescalate. >> Romeo 504. >> Will you show myself Romeo 503 this suspicious vehicle 425 west 1700 south tango 239 Bravo. with people cutting fences. >> Oh. >> And so yeah, we were just going to talk to you for a second. Um, what was your name? >> Mark. I >> was pretty sure I talked to you the other day. >> Yeah. Oh, I was close to the fence. I'm sorry. I thought it right. I won't. I >> I already told you that. >> I know. I'm sorry. >> So, you know you're not supposed to be here. >> Yes. I I thought close to the bed. Okay. Why don't you keep talking to that officer? >> Okay. >> Hey, Cam. Actually, would you just go ahead and step out from that other side, please? >> Smells like marijuana in here. I'm going have to go. >> I'm going have to step out. >> That guy that girl >> You better keep a hold on that dog cuz the other day he tried to >> She watches my dog. So this other girl, where did she go? >> There was no other girl. >> You said the other girl just gave you marijuana. >> Yeah, when I seen her. >> When you seen her? >> Yes. >> But then you said her. >> No, not her. I said all her. I didn't say her. I feel like you're backtracking on me here. >> No, I'm not backtracking. I'm telling you it was another friend. It wasn't her. >> Another friend. >> She's watching the dog. >> She's watching the dog. Okay. All right. So, check it out. What we're going to do is search the vehicle cuz I can obviously smell marijuana. Is there anything in there I should know about? >> Just my pipes. >> Just your pipes. >> Uhhuh. And my little bit of >> And your little bit of >> Uhhuh. That's it. Or pipe, I should say. Okay, fair enough. I reckon >> you're going to go through the whole car. >> Plan on it. >> Don't you need to search for? >> No, I do not. It's the vehicle exception. >> It It's >> It's a vehicle. It's mobile. It's the vehicle exception. >> It's my home. >> Still a vehicle exception. >> Okay, that's fine. That's fine. Go ahead. >> And I have plain smell, which is a exception for a warrantless search. >> And you've also told me, so you know. >> Oh, yeah. Goodbye. You'd be surprised. Yep, it does. [Music] [Music] Run me on 503. Can you raise the other Romeo units and have them come over to my location? from >> guys come from the 1700 Southside. >> Yeah, we're good. Was in my car out of my car. I have a feeling it's going to be a little bit more >> go ahead and place your hands behind your back for me. >> Why? Guys are going in handcuffs. >> Why? >> During the struggle to place her in handcuffs, Martinez and the officers went to the ground. Moments later, one officer noticed her leg appeared broken. You can hear on the footage her leg just broke. Paramedics were called and transported Martinez to the hospital >> because stop, >> ma'am. Stop. We're going to take you to the ground next. Do you want to do that? >> Do you want to go to the ground? >> Relax your arms. Relax your arms right now. >> RELAX. OKAY. OKAY. OH MY GOD. >> GO ON YOUR STOMACH. >> GET ON YOUR STOMACH. I'm not good. >> Her leg just broke. >> Her leg just broke. >> Get that, please. >> Hey, get that dog back now. >> Initially, doctors treated the fracture and reports say she was discharged without signs of infection. However, later that month on September 26th, Martinez was readmitted due to infection and doctors performed a leg amputation above the knee. The district attorney later ruled the officer's actions were justified and the force used was reasonable. However, Martinez filed a civil rights lawsuit, claiming the officers violated her Fourth Amendment rights by using excessive force. Even if the fracture occurred during the arrest, that alone doesn't prove the officers acted unlawfully. Courts apply the objective reasonleness test, considering what the officers knew in that moment, not with hindsight. The lawsuit's strength will depend on proving a causal connection between the arrest, the injury, and the eventual amputation, potentially involving expert medical testimony. Meanwhile, the defense will argue that the injury was an unintended consequence during lawful restraint and that later medical complications were outside police