On February 28th, 2025, officers were dispatched to Walmart in response to an active shoplifting incident. >> Hey, man. >> Excuse me, sir. >> No. I got to talk to you, all right? You're not free to leave right now. You're being detained. >> Huh? >> You're not free to leave. You're being detained right now. Do you have an ID on you? Do you have any kind of ID on you whatsoever? Okay. Did you get his name? >> Yeah. >> What's his last name? How do you spell it? Look, man, we know you came in here. You didn't pay for some stuff. It's not that big of a deal. >> All right, but we got to talk about it at least. >> Okay, we're not here picking you out for no reason. >> There's a reason >> No, no, no. You're not free to leave. You are not free to leave. If you walk away, you're going to be under arrest. Do you understand me? Acknowledge you understand me. Stop. You're going to get tased. Put your hands behind your back. Stop tensing up. Put your hands behind your back. You're not? >> All right. >> Stop tensing Right now, you are now under arrest. Put your hands behind your back. I don't want to tase you. You seem like a respectable guy. I know you're freaking out a little bit right now. Put your hands behind your back. We don't want to hurt you. We'll walk through the whole thing, but we need you to comprehend what we're saying and put your hands behind your back. >> Now, please let me go. >> What do you want to do? What do you want to do? You want to what? You talking about the bag? Okay. Put your hands on your back. Put your hands behind your back. Appreciation. That's all we're asking you to do. Appreciation. For a lot of mail 95. >> Okay. >> Take your what? >> What is that? >> No. Take your what? >> What do you want off? What do you want off? >> My Beats. >> Oh. >> My Beats. >> Is there a way to turn them off so they don't die? You got a button right there? >> Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. >> Where do you want them? >> In your backpack? >> You can keep it. How much of this is yours? >> This is all mine. >> Okay. All right. Well, real fast and before we continue our conversation, just cuz now you're in handcuffs and you're under arrest. >> Yes, sir. >> You all right? Let's go to the I don't want We're not going to embarrass you in front of the public like this. We're going to get you inside the security office over here so you can keep some dignity. We can talk over there. >> man? >> No, I cuz I don't want to have you in handcuffs in front of everybody. I'm sure you don't want to be there, either. So, I'm trying to show you some respect. It's a private room. We can talk more there. That's what I'm trying to say. You understand? I'm not screwing with you. I'm just saying I don't think you want to be in public in front of handcuffs and everybody right now. So, I'm trying to show you some respect. There's going to be other people in there and it's not like I'm saying we're here to go beat you up or that's what you're thinking right now. We're just literally going to talk to you in a private room. >> We're going to get everything sorted out there, all right? >> I'm not I'm not lying to you. I'm not lying. You got to communicate with us. Like, what are you thinking right now? Come on. Come on. Come on, man. Let's take some deep breaths, man. I'll walk you to this whole What's up? Yeah, no, there's a bench in there. >> You want to sit down? >> Sit down there. Come on. Come on, dude. Why are you doing this, man? >> I'm flared. >> No, no, it doesn't. You think we doesn't know the do the basics, man? >> I really do. >> All right. Well, if you're going to say or else All right. So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand those rights? Well, you've been understanding English so far, so I'm going to assume you do. >> [snorts] >> So, right now at the very least you're under arrest for retail theft. Because you were respectful you complied with us arresting [clears throat] you, I'm not going to hit you with resisting or anything like that. >> Check his back real fast before we start playing one. All right. 408 uh one more unit, please. Keep him on the ground. >> Stay on the ground. Stop. >> All right. Just cuz I don't want him to have anything down here. >> Put him on the ground. >> Hey, do you have anything on you that's going to hurt us? >> No, sir. >> Where's that mouth at right now? >> No, sir. >> Where does the mouth sit? >> Mouth's in [snorts] the uh canine pouch. >> What's in this bag? What? >> No. >> I was playing. Hey, can you start working with Rommel to get camera footage and all that exactly what he took? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I'm going to put these headphones in your bag. What's that? Yeah, it's like the uh All right. Do you have any kind of idea on you whatsoever? Can you be selling your first name? I don't want to keep calling you sir or anything. I want to treat you with some respect here. What's your first name? >> Dominique. >> I'm sorry? >> Dominique. >> Dominique? >> Yes. >> Okay. Dominique, do you have any kind of idea on you whatsoever? >> I don't know, man. >> Okay. I didn't want to have you out here. There's a seat literally in that room where you guys sat on a bench with this man talking first. That's what I was trying to do, but you sat on the ground. So, now we're now we're here. What do you do for a living? >> I work out. >> Okay, other than like do you get paid for that? Do you have a job right now? >> Mhm. >> Homeless? What's your last known address? >> I'm homeless. >> No, but what's your last known address? Like before you were homeless. >> Excuse me, sir. >> Yeah. >> Why are you taking my bag? >> You're under arrest. Everything's going to be checked. >> You don't have probable cause. >> You're under arrest. Everything's going to be checked. How much of that How much of that tequila did you drink today? Like I can smell it on your breath. Is it just that little amount? Did you just start drinking? Let's see if we can't get him into the security office. Oh, you what? Watch Put him in the car. Yeah. No. We'll get him into a car first. We're going to figure out That's what he had in his pocket. They were referring to the mallet. I don't know if this is stuff that he went back and got. That's why I'm having them confirm exactly what he took. He's going to go for obstruction at least. And the retail theft unless they suddenly say he didn't, but they were pretty confident. Oh, we're Well, we'll we'll figure it Dom- Dominic. What is it? You said Dominic. Was I pronouncing it wrong? Dominic. Get on your knees. >> [cough] >> There you go. Appreciate Maybe so. >> Please, please don't do that. >> Dominic, you're going to go. Come on. >> Please, please, please don't do that. >> Give me your shoulder. You got him? >> All right. >> Hold on. Let me get Let me get this stuff into a car and I'll come back and help. Go help them. >> You got it. >> Go help Go help them. You'll see. All right. You just Grab one. Grab one. Grab one. Got him now. You hit any of us, you're going to catch felony charges. So, I would back and stop. You're already adding resisting to being obstruction, resisting, and retail theft. Keep it up. We're trying to treat you with dignity and you're fighting. Yeah. Okay. Can you get that? Go in here. No. You can sit in there. >> Let me tell you this. I'm going to give you one chance. If you do not sit in there, we have to force you and you're going to catch more charges. If you kick or hit or anything to one of us, you're going to catch more charges. So, we're going to give you the chance to go in here voluntarily. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> All right. >> Appreciate it, guys. >> Want it? >> Go ahead. >> It's a high step up. Be careful. >> Remember what we said. You don't want to catch more charges. We're trying to do this peacefully and for the least amount of charges. Okay? >> [cough] >> Ah. >> No, I'm not. No, I'm not. Hold on. >> My finger. >> Pain, please. >> There's nothing wrong with your finger. All right. You can sit here. >> At the very least can we start? >> What do you [ __ ] My thumb hurt like a mother >> Which thumb? >> He's trying to he's trying to He's trying to he's trying to go like this with his thumb to get out. >> Which one? >> [ __ ] >> Oh, that one. >> [ __ ] >> One for me. All right. That one's tight now so you can't do that. Do we have somebody to pry that out? If you stop trying to break it, you probably wouldn't have an issue. Let me see. Are you going to get in? >> Yeah. Oh my finger. >> Well, stop screwing around with your own thumb. >> Stop messing with your own thumb. >> You going to get in? Come on. Come on. Get Take one big step left. Your left foot. Yeah, I'll be up I don't take a big I don't take a big step. >> I swear to god if you respect us >> Go ahead and take you can take it. Go ahead. I'm sorry. >> That goes a long way in coming with that and getting in the >> Check my pockets, too. >> See your socks. You're good. >> Let me see my shoes, too. >> What what what did that okay. I appreciate you. >> Trust me. I know. >> Why don't you get in the feet cold your ground's cold. Take a big step. There you go. Scoot over. >> I ain't got nothing on me, all right. >> No, I I believe you. Put your put your legs in. Do you want the window down? You want some air? No, you're good? All right. This is a seatbelt so you don't go flying around here. Hold on. Let me get that locked in. You know how these are usually. Excuse me, sir. >> Yes, yes, yes. >> Officer saying >> Officer saying uh >> Aren't you You got to put those in there, okay? What do you need? >> I don't know if you want to search me but my pockets are empty. >> It's become a police officer? Took a while? I'm going to go watch it. I'll talk to you more. I'm going with you to the jail. I'll talk to you more, okay? Watch your knee. >> Did you cancel the bank? >> I did. >> You did? Okay, thank you. >> All right. >> Let me see exactly what that guy had on video with him. >> Okay. >> All right. At the very least it's going to be obstruction or resisting. They're very confident of retail theft. I'm just going to perform that. >> Why don't you deal with that on the side and we'll work on getting him in the jail? >> Okay. >> All right, what you got? Can I borrow you two? Hi. Uh video, please. But also what what do you guys got on him? I found a mallet. It's like a meat cleaver. >> Yeah, the ticket for that is a What else did he have? Did he have a shirt that was on his back? >> Yeah. >> Um I don't know what else he had. >> And you let me know. I mean I figured the bags are not your guys's cuz it looks like it's old and he said he was homeless. >> The bag's not ours. >> He's got some homeless typical stuff with him that you can see like razors and all that that people usually keep on them just cuz hygiene, but >> [snorts] >> The man was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.