On April 8th, 2023, Dunwy police raced to Perimeter Mall after reports of shoplifting at the Ulta store. An employee gave officers a detailed description of two suspects, saying they had already left the store and were somewhere in the parking lot. >> They're right there. They're running. >> They're right here. >> Uh they are in the parking lot heading towards >> two suspects took off running as soon as they spotted the police vehicle. Both officers jumped out and split up, each chasing a suspect. >> Run into a park run. Get in the ground. Get in the ground. Get off the ground. Put your hands behind your back. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND [screaming] YOUR BACK. PUT YOU ON YOUR BACK. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. Get to the ground. GET IN THE GROUND. GET IN THE GROUND, PLEASE. GET IN THE [ __ ] GROUND. Get in the ground now. Get in the ground. Get in the ground. Oh, you good. Oh, sis. >> Get on the [ __ ] ground. >> Get in the ground. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. >> I haven't done nothing. Get on the ground. Put your hands down. I want to tell you your back. Put your hand behind your back. Get up. Get up. >> I'm pulling my hands. 221 two in custody. Slow response time. I got a bottle, man. During a brief struggle with the suspect, one of the officers ended up with a broken finger. >> Broke my finger, bro. Good. >> You good? >> Yeah. >> You all right? >> Yeah. >> Broke my finger. 221 chat. You start EMS officer finger injured. >> You good? Good job. Put your feet apart. me my pizza. >> Hold on. >> Huh? >> Cuz you just trying to fart far enough. How do you give me time to pray? Quest for you. You got to stay like a person. Sit right there. Whatever's in your hand, drop it. What is that? Booger tissues. >> Drop it. Huh? >> Drop it. >> You got a $20 bill? >> Yeah. >> Where's this come from? >> Man, >> huh? >> This man where? >> Yeah. >> Stay still, man. >> Turn around. Have a seat. >> Sit your butt in first, then have a seat. I'm going to get him in my car. All right, let's go ahead and face right here. >> Then step towards the door jam. Go ahead. Let go of your hat. Can you start eating? my location. >> Pole 59 parking lot in between North Street. All right, man. Go have a seat. You have any ID with you or in the bag? >> No. Okay. >> 30°. [clears throat] >> Watch your knee right here. I don't want to slam it. No. milk in my location. >> I got ice pack. You want ice pack? >> I got this. This guy dropped his bags, >> man. I turn around. I see you mess with the guy and I'm like >> 221 the chat The suspects we have are going to be the uh offenders. One of the males is going to have a large bag full of Ulta products. >> Besides the stolen Ulta items, officers found several credit cards, all with different names. >> 21 suspects we have are a large bag full. I got a splint if you want it. >> I should like outward. >> Oh yeah. 319. >> The two bags the suspects were carrying were full of stolen items. Let me see your finger, man. >> Oh, that's not it. >> It's all the merchandise. >> Is this you, Mr. Golding? >> No. No. >> No. What's your uh first name? You know if you have any warrants, Mr. >> No. >> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used. You want to talk about what's going on today. >> It's a yes or a no. You're not going to offend me either way. >> No. All right. >> Stolen all the stuff. Yeah, I'm pretty sure those uh debit credit cards going to be stolen, too. >> Later, officers confirmed that the credit cards had been stolen. >> I don't know. You want to talk to me? >> You want to talk to me? >> Where's your ID at, sir? >> Where do you live at? >> You homeless? >> Yeah. >> Why you >> What's your first name, sir? A quick check revealed the suspect already had outstanding arrest warrants, which didn't surprise the officers. >> He's got a he's got a warrant for shoplifting and obstruction out of the C County Sheriff's Office. Soccer. >> Yeah, he he came back good. Yeah. Hey man, >> hop out for a second. >> Hey sir, we're going to change handcuffs. All right, so while we're >> just keep your hands behind your back. All right, it's just going to be uncomfortable just for tight. >> It's going to be Listen, it's going to be uncomfortable for a split second. Or just work with us real quick. >> Slide down. be a lot easier. >> Once we get these on, we're going to take the other ones off and it'll get it'll loosen up again. All right. >> Officers also found drugs on the parking lot that the suspects had discarded while fleeing. >> Tests later confirmed the substances were cocaine and methamphetamine. >> Yeah, I'm trying to see if there was any more drugs. >> I don't know who dropped that one. >> Right here. Okay. Oh, >> okay. There we go. Uh, >> trunk >> crack lighter for crack. >> Yep. >> What's that? >> I will pick it up. I only got nine fingers. >> Oh, I'm sorry, man. >> You don't have any needles on you? Nothing like that? >> No. No guns, knives? >> I don't answer police. That's your job. >> All right, cool. I guess I'll find out. >> Show you how do your job. >> I'm show you I'm a criminal. You got to show me your police. Okay. Why you driving? >> I'm picking up. >> Yeah. Make sure you get it, sir. [ __ ] You going to lock that, sir? >> Yeah. Pick it up. Yeah. Pick it up. I'll pick it up. Why you do it? But I know you did. That's all I bought the camera. You'll see that I pick up now. Y'all trying to be slick. All right, Mr. Hooks, go ahead and step out. >> You can hold on to that if you want to. We're going to walk this way. usually fit my right hand. >> Your right hand fit two fingers in sat down in a mother. >> Yeah, they're not built for comfort. >> Yeah. What your size, [ __ ] They don't be the damn thing. Go ahead, step in, bro. >> Okay, know what he's doing. >> Tight as hell. >> Hold on. Lean back for me. I want to get his seat belt. >> Oh, no. No. Just just lean back. I got to resp >> in the back seat. They talked about what they could have or should have done to get away, but in the end they were caught. >> Up. >> It's all right. It ain't nothing. It's a It's a petty crime right now. Well, you got some vision, too. I a see that mother >> I didn't see that mother. >> Oh, yeah. I seen >> I could have beat him. Guess what we had to do. We just didn't have to run across. We could have if I would have seen him. I heard you say what's like where I see them. I see no lights on. But we could have ran back and duck down the same car. >> They was coming down the side right here. That's why he had to jump. He had to run over there and get me. >> He had me over there. >> I ain't seen them damn people going out. We were shot through the mall. They want to know. >> He just said we He said the only reason they knew where we was cuz the people was looking. He said they were watching where the people watching. They didn't even stop to talk till later >> to see who did it. >> All your bags and phones and stuff in your book bag. Okay. >> No. >> Now that mother was so heavy, >> man. We would have shot through the goddamn mother got shot through the goddamn mall, man. >> What more? >> What more? Oh, through the mall like I was saying at first. Yeah, cuz they would had to go in and do a whole bunch. We could have went out. would have been made back up until I throw that dope. >> Remember I told you that I did that one time. I went through the mall. He just found some dope just then. >> Yeah, [clears throat] he just did that. He said, "What's that on the ground, >> man? I care about that suck, man. Count suck for real suck, man. [ __ ] rice. What? >> Meanwhile, another officer calculated the total amount stolen from the store. >> How much? >> 2008. >> Thousands. >> Oh, >> she wrote up on top that that's a total of everything. >> Appreciate you, man. >> No, appreciate y'all. Um, >> oh, I'm suspected cracking cocaine something and probably >> on the way to jail, one suspect started arguing, claiming the officer cuffed him too tight on purpose. >> Man, why you put these cuffs on so tight, man? I know you don't give a damn. You did it on purpose. >> I fit two fingers in there, man. >> No. I You fit two fingers in here. I can't even move my wrist. [ __ ] You think you talking to a stupid ass >> talking to you, man? >> That's as loose as I can make it. >> I knew it. You ass. I wish I can loose your ass up. Say loose. You can make it. You want to be a police? You must got bullied in school. You was a your whole life. You trying to make up for it. You can't change from being a You can't switch over. You got to stay where you been. >> Where you at? >> I mean, you think I give a [ __ ] about jail? You don't want scared to go to jail? Ho ass. >> Where you going? >> Where you going, man? >> And where where I'm going to go after that, though? >> Where you going? >> I'm going right back to the house, stupid ass. You going You going right back to nowhere. >> That's a petty crime. [ __ ] ass up. I beat that ass. He fit too. Ain't no mother, man. I can't even move my [ __ ] wrist. So, hurt like >> one suspect was charged with theft and obstruction. The second faced charges including possession of drugrelated objects, possession of cocaine, shoplifting, possession of methamphetamine, financial transaction theft, and obstruction. Both were transported and booked into Deobb County Jail. Sergeant, >> huh? >> Sergeant Before you take the clothes off since you got two fingers. I need to see a sergeant before you take them out. They can see where I'm coming. >> My charge is way back and done with you can tell they're sorry. >> Yeah, you know goddamn way you can't fit two fingers in there. >> Yeah, I can show you. I can't fit no mother. I can't even twist my mother. Mr. Hooks. Mind help hopping out this way? >> Stand stand behind the door. >> I know what he doing, man. >> You said what? Just two. >> Dude, I can fit two fingers in here, bro. I'm saying I need to see before you take my she said you fit two fingers. I need to see some look like idiot. >> But they they the main way. >> I know, man. Listen, they're not they're not built for comfort, unfortunately. >> And then he we're going to get your handcuffs off and all that. >> We got to wait for the door to close. You cool with me taking a half? >> Even inside the jail, the suspects didn't stop, complaining about the cuffs and bragging they knew how to beat the system. But getting caught again and again proves otherwise. What's up? >> Yeah, you better have >> you supposed to be right cuz you you chose to be a police. A police job is to serve and protect. You supposed to do what I do. They expect me to do what I do but you supposed to want the handcuffs on cuz you can keep talking. We're going to keep it on. They're going to put you in until you're ready to work. >> Cool. >> You keep it. I know how to beat your sister. You got to go a long way to get what you need. I know how to beat your sister. That's