So you're under arrest right now, okay? What? Yep. On July 6th, 2025 in Merrill, Wisconsin, Officer Laura was dispatched to a complaint of a man, Eric, passed out on the side of an intersection. Yeah. What's his name? Huh? You know his name? No. Hey man. You doing okay? You just hyperventilating maybe? Too hot? All righty. Do you need anything from me? Otherwise there's an ambulance crew coming. What you need from me? You need to sit up or anything or lay on your side? Something to drink? I don't I don't think I got anything cold for you. I I don't care if it's cold or hot. I don't care. Hey Eric, you want to sit up for me, man? I'll give you the water. You got to sit up. I can't I can't give it to you unless you're laying down. Can I sit you up? You might have to hold him. You want to sit up at all so you can drink some water or you want to wait till the ambulance crew [ __ ] you. [ __ ] you. You You pissed me off. Go. Now you can piss me off. God damn it. You stupid [ __ ] Get him the [ __ ] out of here. Bye. Leave. I [ __ ] you. I hate you. Here, man. If Smentski shows up, tell him to go He's not working tonight. Good. All right. That's Smentski's I'll punch your cop in the face. Think a little little heat exhaustion maybe? All right. It's a little warm? You walk in and make it easy. Okay. Do you want to go to the hospital? Yeah. Okay. If I help you, are you able to stand? No, you don't think so? Okay. Well, I'll get our cot cot out and How long you've been up Saturday? Give me a cop for a second. Okay. Give you a cop for a second. Sure. I'm not I don't mean to be No, man. Go ahead. >> You you you know, like actually bye. I just got to stay here, just watch. I'm not going to talk to you or anything. What you need from me, man? You trying to get back? You son of a You trying to get back over there or what? I'm trying to get I just dropped man. It It was too hot. I just Let them check you out and then we'll get you home. We can get you right home cuz it's hot, but let them check you out. >> It's literally right over there. I just can't. Jump up, let them check you out. You've been down for a little bit. Make sure you're good. Vitols are good and then we'll get you right. Sound good? It's hot for like an Well, let's get you in the back of the ambulance. It's nice and cool. Cool it down there. They'll help you up. They'll help me up? Hot hot hot. What's your first name? Leave, Eric. I'm Eric. Help Jump. Let him help you up. I'm Eric, too. I don't know who the hell he's talking about. Tell Smentski to eat What? I'm trapped out of I'm sorry, bro. Damn. Go over there. Let them check you out. You've been down a bit. You're hot. Let your everybody know you're in trouble. Let them check you out and you're good. What's the deal? Did your ass get there or what? Oh, man. Who was that? Your partner? I don't know who the dude is, but he like switches targets where he gets like that. Yeah, like one minute and he was aggressive towards Mccaskill, one minute he was aggressive towards me and then Spore and then it's like I don't know, like you're saying if he's bipolar or he's got mental health issues or He also can't see with those glasses on. Got you. It was after this point that the officers discovered Eric to have two open bond cases, both on the condition that he maintain sobriety. Do I want to give him a ride home? No. Sure. That's fine. You come with me. You can follow behind me. So Officer Laura here, his first name is Brandon, like I said, he he's he he wants to give you a ride home. So you can make it home, okay? Get out of the heat. You cool with that? [Music] I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to, but I think that might not be a bad idea. You're friends with Smentski? I work with them. What's your name? Eric. Eric. What's your last name, man? Eric Oh, got you. I heard you. Got you. Yep. Thank you. You want to go home, man, or you want to get your >> Smentski. I can't get him. You can call tomorrow and speak with him. He works tomorrow night. I don't control who works and who I hate police, man. He's like my best friend. I can't talk to him, man. Talking about Smentski? Yes, I'm talking about Smentski. Smentski Smentski. Okay, you can call him tomorrow. We can't we can't we can't call him in right now. We we can't call him. He's He's not working and that's just just not how it works. If he's He's at home, he he needs to have his home time, too. All right, Eric. Do you need anything else from us, buddy? You good? All right. All right. You take care, all right? These guys are awesome, right? If you need If you need to talk You guys good? Yeah. So what's the plan here, Eric? Do you want to go home or do you want to talk to North Central Health Care [Music] [Applause] Do you want to talk to North Central Health Okay. They don't know what the they're talking about. >> Okay. Eric, you going to be good here then if we leave or you want to ride home, man? Cuz I need to know. My shift's done in about 2 minutes. Can I walk home? You can walk home? No, like I can't I can't leave my squad here, man. And you live a couple blocks away. I could drive you home. Eric, let's stay out of the road, man. Sheriff, that's the one we're not seeing no patient contact. >> to be cool if you go home, Eric? Is that going to solve all your problems? I just need a hug. Okay. [Music] I just need somebody to tell me it's going to be okay. You have anyone at home? No, because I can't go back to my wife because you stupid son of a Okay. So where do you want to go tonight, Eric? Oh, I'm going home. Okay. I'm going home to my house. Okay, is your wife there? >> No. Okay. She's not there then. I don't really care. That's the problem. Sounds like that's kind of the issue that she's not there. [Music] Walking into an empty house. Okay. Do you understand what the that feels like? >> I don't, Eric. >> All right then. It hurts. It hurts. IT HURTS. IT HURTS. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING through a lot. Quite honestly, I don't think we're getting anywhere with this. I'm thinking just go with the open bond at this point. He's already almost DC level if not already, so I don't think the problem The problem is necessarily If you try to take me in, I will fight both of you and I'm I'm I'm not touching you. Don't touch me. Okay. Eric, look. Can I give you a ride home, man? Please? So we're not out here in the hot sun and you're going to get worse cuz it's hot out. Who the [ __ ] is that? It's Officer Osmundson. Osman. Yeah, I know who the [ __ ] that is. Yeah, you son of a Oh, wait. Nope, that's my name. Sorry. All right, that's my name. Eric, you ready to go, man? We'll get you in the back of my squad and get you going. >> going in the back of anything. Okay. Well, we got to get you out of here, man. It's only going to take you home. You're not going to go to You're not going to jail or anything. >> I understand that, but you can I'll walk and you can follow me. I'm thinking just clear out of here and I can just refer charges over later on and see if he does well on his own. Cuz right now I feel like all of us here are just pissing him off more, so With Eric released, Officer Brandon resolved to refer his charges to the district attorney later on. However, 30 minutes later, Officer Brian and several others were dispatched again, this time to a gas station store. So what what happened? I don't know. I don't know. We can't talk to her. I did see him walking and he asked Did he see you in here or did he Never take his take his right hand. Roll over. Ow. Roll over on your stomach. >> Yo yo yo. Empty on your back. I got Like it's 174, we'll be 1095 when they're comes. [Music] So you're under arrest right now, okay? What? Yep. All right, we're going to roll you on your right your right side, okay? All right. We're going to sit on your butt first and then we'll figure out the handcuffs if they're uncomfortable, okay? We're going to sit up on your butt. Ready? There we go. Okay. You ready to stand up? Ready? Yeah, we're going to stand up. three, up. All right. >> All right. All right, we'll go on out, okay? So I'm under arrest? Yes, sir. We'll walk him out to you guys. Do you want to be seen by the medical staff here at all? Why am I So you're right you're under arrest. Yep. But why am I So you're under arrest for bail jumping. You had the opportunity to go home and you didn't. >> I wasn't Nobody She told me to stay right there. >> So do you have any questions? Do you have anything for this guy? These guys like Nope. I was told to stay right there. Do you have Do you want these guys to check you out at all? For any any pain, any injuries, anything like that? Was I told I can get up and go home like All right. Okay. My home is literally is right there. >> Well, you're not home though, that's the problem. >> I We told you to go home. >> Nobody told me what I didn't We did. About half hour ago. Have a seat. Seriously? >> Yep. Scoot in there. Like seriously? >> Yes, sir. Scoot in there, please. You got to get your knees in the car. >> Yep. Why am I Why am I getting locked up? >> Bail jumping. >> Bail jumping, for sure. You know you're not supposed to be drinking. And you got a THC card in your backpack. That'll be fine. I'll come up there. Yeah, smoke. Eric was then transported to a hospital for medical clearance, where he was unruly with the staff out of fear of needles and threatened one of the officers saying he would murk him. He was then transported to the Lincoln County Jail. Although Eric was charged for resisting, disorderly conduct, possession of THC, and two counts of bail jumping, he would be found guilty on one count of threats to a law enforcement officer. 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