in the evening on July 18th 2023 an
officer from the Lakewood Police
Department in Ohio was working an
off-duty job at an Aldi grocery store
when he witnessed an individual
shoplifting the incident report
narrative indicates that the officer
witnessed the suspect walk into the
store with a plastic bag observed him
place at least one item within and soon
after witnessed him attempting to leave
the store without paying after
confronting the alleged shoplifter
tensions quickly escalated into a
dangerous situation security footage
shows that the officer grabs the
suspect's wrist after a short
conversation this security footage was
captured after the fact by an official
who recorded the playback on a computer
screen with his body camera comments
during this screen recording are heard
by who appears to be a store manager and
a police
official he's making sure to hold on to
that bag is he
mhm o damn there's plenty of people to
make sure they're recording it but
nobody went to help them
this particular position the suspect has
the officer in is referred to as a
guillotine choke hold in competitive
fighting this move is known to quickly
restrict blood and air flow causing an
opponent to either tap out or pass out
in a situation with no referee this can
quickly become deadly somebody
help help
here somebody help help out
here I need help I wasn't stealing you
were you walked in and walk right out
yeah I was checking for come on let go
you're you're going
down stuck I
was lay down
lay down just chill just
chill lay
down I wasn't resist put your hands
behind your back here I do here my back
my I wasn't stealing I wasn't stealing
sorry you got to be
steing I didn't
take
sir hold is not a good idea bro guys
lips are purple what are you trying to I
wasn't his lips are
purple all right sir that was the wrong
way to go I was trying to tell you stop
I'm trying to St get still my knee my KN
don't give a damn about your knee after
all that I didn't mean to do any of that
you didn't mean to I didn't do anything
wrong knock it
off off HD 62 I need officers up here at
Al my
Stu my stuff you get SED out bro
I'm sorry I didn't yeah now you got a
robbery charge robbery robbery I didn't
run you didn't have to I didn't do
anything wrong I didn't take anything
are you all right you okay
man are both of his hands controlled you
okay both of his hands controled I got
them both in cuffs I'm just not doing
anything more here I'm not going just
y you should have just talked I was
trying to tell him I took something you
did no but listen if you're
in it
out you panic put you in C but just it
out talk to people
talk
it's I don't know what's going
on like yeah got
the other C offs no we're not getting
any cffs off you right now all right can
I
get I what
man hey all rest the flow down I ready I
got one set on cuz he I had one arm on
and he started fighting I didn't fight
listen I'm not even talking to you I
didn't fight I just want like
wait watch my glasses over there
I
got my car search him down first spread
your legs man I I was really fighting
with your leg I really wasn't just hold
still I am do not move I wasn't fighting
I was trying to tell you are you jump
good thing my body camera went on huh
I'm trying to tell him I'm not I'm not
I'm not I'm not please
stop I need find glasses
no all in this middle section
here
us my
glasses down here
all
right guy was
wild okay I'll be all right I
think this is the
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fight there there take some pictures of
Ralphie good
job moments after after the scuffle over
a half dozen civilians have volunteered
to either assist congratulate thank or
check in on the officer for a job well
done it appears a lot of Good Samaritans
want to see Justice served in this case
while walking back onto the scene the
officer notices numerous items on the
ground at this point in time the officer
is aware of at least one item having
been stolen from Aldi however further
investigation will soon be conducted to
figure out where the rest of the items
came from I don't know if this this
probably is not here
he might have got this so cuz he came in
with a bag he had a few things in it I
my ear's not bleeding or nothing is it
feels like it's [ __ ] up um let me take
a
picture you sure you're good they said
you were almost choked out he had me in
a good spot that was everything he could
not to let him go you need checked
out huh your chest is all right my chest
is all right I got to as one that's
giving me a problem right now but you I
got an inhaler so I said your legs were
turning blue I said I don't know I was
holding on so hard and I was just
screaming help help somebody help and I
couldn't get to the radio cuz I hit him
like this around his waist of legs up
against the cart when he walked out I
could see the Pringles thing when I
approached him he had that slim jim
thing in there I'm like he's got more
than that it's got to so I stopped them
and then I don't have I bought it down
here bought it down there like they
don't sell those slim gy things anywhere
else but here I think it'll be all right
I don't it's all moving so I'm just
going to run to the car and get my
inhaler real quick luckily this kicked
on at some point so it's got some of it
on
there robbery robbery yeah robberry we
looked in the like the crap aisles or I
don't see any of that okay then you just
grabbed those two food items while
walking out and I I figured he had to
have more cuz his bags are loaded yeah
all that for a bag of syons and a
freaking thing well he's got warrant and
[ __ ] too I mean I totally get it I love
Pringles Pringles how you go
for a very long
time from sliding across ground trying
to hold on did you step in and help I
did because yeah I'm in here a lot I see
you so I saw the guy walk in with the
bag he walked down walk right up and
walked out with the pr see the Pringles
bag just STI the Pringles can and and
approach him and I knew he had something
else in there plus all the other so I
don't know how much longer I was going
to be holding on to him so I appreciate
I really do appreciate I really
appreciate it again thank you very
much you guys St thank you sir I
appreciate you helping I'm sorry you
went through that dude that is scary but
I don't
know with oh my God you for keeping a
hold of your gun well that was when
somebody said I'm worried I was worried
about that I was like yeah that's
exactly what I'm worried about oh my God
he I'm glad you're all right dude I do
appreciate you steeping in you don't
have any clue how how much I appreciate
that oh absolutely man happy to do it
all right robbery
assault police reports indicate that the
officer suffered from asphixiation
during the scuffle resulting in redness
around his neck abrasions swelling and a
small cut the officer went to the
Lakewood emergency department to get
medically cleared where it was
discovered he had Paia or blood
capillaries in both of his eyes that had
burst from the pressure of the choke
hold this is commonly observed in
autopsies where the victim is strangled
to death after his arrest police reports
detail they found drug paraphernalia
related to cocaine within the suspect's
plastic bag the bag contained two known
stolen items from Aldi a can of Pringles
and a package of turkey jerky valued at
a total of
$628 police reports indicate that within
the bag was also a screwdriver set a
walkie-talkie set and a couple voltage
testers suspected to be from Home Depot
valued at over $100 it is not confirmed
if those items were also stolen police
reports also shared that the suspect had
an active warrant for failing to appear
for larssen and three other active
warrants related to theft obstructing
official business and Criminal Trespass
he also had a previous protection order
against him at the time of his arrest he
was considered homeless the suspect was
charged with one count of felony assault
as a first-degree felony one count of
aggravated robbery as a first-degree
felony two counts of robbery as a second
and third degree felony three counts of
strangulation as a second third and
fifth degree felony and one count of
resisting arrest as a first-degree
misdemeanor no charges were related to
drug paraphernalia he entered a plea of
not guilty for all counts a cash Bond
was set for $50,000 which he would never
post he called for a reduced bond amount
to $10,000 roughly 3 weeks after his
arrest but records indicate the court
never addressed his request on November
7th 2023 nearly 4 months after his
arrest the suspect took a plea deal he
was convicted on one count of felony
assault as a first-degree felony one
count of strangulation as a second
degree felony and one count of robbery
as a second degree felony all other
charges were dismissed for this he was
sentenced 3 to 4 and 1/2 years in prison
with a year and a half to 3 years of
probation he is responsible for paying
nearly $500 in court fees he was granted
110 days of jail credit for his sentence
and official paperwork expects a release
date in July of 2026 roughly a week
after his sentence the suspect attempted
to withdraw his guilty plea in a
handwritten letter he cited insufficient
counsel sharing he was not within mental
coherency as he did not take medication
that morning this motion was ultimately
denied by the court sealing his sentence
thanks for watching guys I'm John and
welcome back today we have a shoplifting
situation in Ohio a suspect attempts to
walk out of the store ignoring All
Points of sale happens a lot now a
shoplifting case can potentially turn
violent just because a police officer is
doing his job now let's talk tactics the
officer attempts his first use of force
decision which is control holds which
falls into the moderate category which
is limited Force when he grabs his wrist
now in the Philadelphia Police
Department there are four on the use of
force decision chart no Force which is
Officer presence moderate Force which is
control holds less than lethal your
taser and then lethal which is your
firearm now the officer unfortunately
fell to the ground with the suspect he
could not use a Taser or a baton because
soon the suspect goes for a choke hoold
and thank goodness this officer did not
go unconscious because he could have
went for the officer's gun and we are
taught in the academy to always retain
your weapon now this officer calls for
help which is a great idea because in my
opinion I believe the officer knew this
is now potentially a deadly situation
now these two brave men stepped in and
helped get these men accomodation
because a lot of times people will walk
by and watch like they're watching an
old episode of cops now this officer was
Brave and stayed in the fight which is
exactly what you're supposed to do and
got this guy into custody and every
charge that the suspect received he
deserved that's all I have for the day
guys I'm going to see you in the next
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