Yeah. >> No, I'm not sir. On that day, turn around, dude. >> Wait. Call me. >> Only Cams provides body cam footage for transparency and educational purposes only. On April 22nd, just before 1:00 a.m., a routine stop in Mansfield, Ohio, quickly took a shocking turn. Charles Roberts, 67, a local resident, says he was simply walking to a vending machine nearby. But when police approached what happened next would leave him seriously injured. >> Yep. Let me see your hands, buddy. Let me see your hands. >> What's the problem? >> Turn around. Put your hands on top. >> Why are you stopping me? >> You were in the middle of You just started walking the roadway. You went back to the side. >> I was crossing the street. >> Good. Nelson, >> you jaywalk across the bow and I'll turn around to see what you >> jaywalking. >> That's some petty ass. >> Turn around. Put your hands on top of it. >> No, I'm not. >> Sir, I'm asking you to turn around. Put your hands on top. Put them on there. >> Put them on there. Put them on there. >> Watch my shirt. >> Put them on there. Let me see your hands. >> Let me see. Let me see. Let me see. You killed me. >> Give me your hands. They are. >> Give me your hands. >> Give me your hand. Do what? >> Relax. >> I can't breathe. >> Hey. Hey. Sir. >> Stop. >> Sir. Sir. Stop. That's enough. >> Just kill my my web. >> Hey, stop. >> I didn't do anything. >> Relax. You were walking. >> When I asked you to try to do that on my left, >> I can my rib. You get this burn off your butt. Oh god. >> You rip. >> Simple directors, man. You got to listen. >> You better call the ambulance. Oh. Oh. Oh. >> Hey, how about we uh give this officer your information, right? >> Quit call me buddy. It's Charles. >> What's your name? >> Charles Roberts. Buddy, >> be respectful, man. >> I'm sorry. >> Be respectful. All right. >> Listen, Robert. Charles, >> what? >> What happened? >> You asking me? Nothing. >> Ask me what happened. >> Listen, I saw I saw you Jay walking across Bowman Street earlier. >> What did you do? This office had to put you on the ground like that. >> Um, God, I can't breathe. Hello, >> Charles. >> What? My wife is killing me. >> Yeah, I got a I got an a come and check you out. Okay, >> I didn't do anything. >> Well, you were jaywalking, but whenever he is suspended and negative >> whenever >> How is it that I came from that alley? By the time I came over here, I heard you screaming and yelling, "Get off me." And then you were on the ground. I >> asked them. They're the ones that did it. >> You guys act like I committed some major crime. I got every goddamn police officer in Mansfield circling me like idiots >> when I did nothing. Okay, here >> how come you're acting like this tonight? You're never like this. You're always nice to us. >> I because I didn't understand why >> I explained that to see your hands and you got something up. >> Okay, >> that wasn't very smart. >> I went out, you know, I own all that property down. Yeah, we >> and well and James and I got in an argument. So instead of arguing with him, I go for a walk. I >> You walk right here. >> Oh yeah. All that all the corner. >> Yeah. And and I usually walk to get away from you come over. >> I don't stagger. I have spinal stenosis and came back and say >> Charles. So I walked up to see if anybody which they do quite often left anything on the food. Well, he's asking he's going to listen right here. >> So then I had intentions first off of getting a soda. That's why that change is all over the ground now. And that's why I came to the machine and that's when he pulled it with the lights. I thought he thought I was breaking into the machine this way. >> I don't know if that's enough change to get a soda. But it was >> it's there somewhere. That machine is 50 cents. >> Why are you sweating? >> Dang. I need to come here. >> Why am I sweating? >> Yeah. >> You slam me to the ground. I think of a broken rib. >> I have a I have a sweatshirt on with a shirt under that. It's pretty cool. >> And it's my two bucks for a monster. That's not right. >> Or buy my monsters here instead of going to the Speedway. >> Yeah, I'm super tired. I saw him jaywalking went down a flip. >> How about this? >> And then >> Oh, no. You wouldn't listen either when they were talking to >> I'll do it. >> Well, next time. >> I wasn't involved. I >> was waiting for >> If I had been here and I would have called Deaf. >> No, I literally was up on the bars. I like his head. I was like, "Sure, just just calm down. Yeah. >> I love being manhandled anyway. So, thank you. >> Can you stand up? >> I think if I can get >> No, not that way. >> We're just going to leave you right there, Charles. >> I'm going to go. >> Well, you can do that when he goes to the hospital. >> Ready? >> Okay. Bye, guys. >> Bye, sir. >> Still still watch my property, though. >> Okay. >> All right. Charles, >> what uh >> when you were over here by the pot machine? >> That one there. That's the only one. >> Did they Did they tell you to do something? >> They did. >> What did What did you tell them? >> I asked what why they were what the why the [ __ ] they were talking about? >> I don't know. >> Was that the best thing to do in that situation? >> It wasn't. I told you. I just got I was arguing with James. >> Yeah. >> I went out to cool off. I walked up and then I come to get a pop. I was heading back home. Oh, so >> all right. >> Transference, you know that I took my anger about it from him and took it out on you guys. >> Well, >> that's why he ended up on the ground. We got the squad coming to check out your rib. Okay, here they are. >> Hey, sir. >> In a second. >> Well, I think my right >> Okay. Warh. >> I want to take a look. Okay. >> Up. >> Under the under the device. >> My chest. No. Get in more >> towards more right around here. >> Yeah. >> We have to push a little bit. Okay. >> Okay. Moments after hitting the pavement, Roberts was in obvious agony, holding his side and struggling to breathe. His cries made it clear that something was seriously wrong. >> You guys going to take him up? >> You want to go to the hospital? >> You want to take me to my house? >> No. >> No. Jail? >> Yeah. Hospital or jail? >> Why do I have to go or jail? What happened? >> Do you feel like you need to go to the hospital? >> Oh, I'm going to jail. Me in jail? >> Well, I don't want to waste everybody's time at the hospital if they need to be there. >> But if I go to the hospital, am I going to jail? >> We just need to determine if you need to go to the hospital or not. You said you thought your ribs are broken. >> Well, yeah. I mean, >> scared they hurt real bad. >> Grunt I just go home. If it gets worse, then >> No, can't do that. Tell you what, they don't need to transport you to the hospital. We can do it. So, you guys are good. >> We'll take them off. >> Yeah, no problem. >> Yep. >> All right, Charles, you can come with me. I'll take you to the hospital. >> So, what happens after the hospital? I can't go to the jail. >> No. >> Listen, we're going to issue a summon. Okay. >> You have a court date >> for jaywalking. Well, you get you'll get that and then you get the obstructing and resisting. Okay. >> Oh, Lord. >> You have to go to court. >> Okay. Hold on one second, Charles. >> Go ahead. Take a seat in there. >> But I don't want you running out of the hospital if you actually need treatment. Okay. >> Okay. Well, >> come back over there and sit down. >> The whole No, you have to go to the hospital. You're the one who said you're the one who said that you needed to go to the hospital. >> I didn't know it. Ah, tease me. >> I mean, you can't even like walk around to go to the hospital. >> All right, we'll take you up there. Okay. Yh. I can't get Oh god. Oh jeez. >> Turn face. >> Oh god. >> Paramedics arrived and Roberts was rushed to the hospital. 12. >> I know she has a >> Thank you. >> What's going on today, bud? Doctors discovered multiple fractured ribs, some so severe that surgical rib plating was considered. Despite his injuries, Roberts was cited at the hospital for jaywalking. He later pleaded guilty and paid a $25 fine obstructing justice, dismissed resisting arrest. >> We're not waiting on you, okay? We're going to give you tickets and we're going to leave. So stay here and get checked out. Don't worry about going to jail. >> Okay. >> All right. >> I'm sorry. >> He got taken to the ground. I mean, so you felt his right ribs crack and now he's >> in a lot of pain. >> Robert says the incident turned his life upside down, leaving lingering pain and trauma. He filed an excessive force complaint, prompting Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammon to conduct a full internal review. The chief concluded that officer Nelson acted in accordance with departmental policy, emphasizing that the force was a response to Robert's resistance, not the jaywalking itself. Robert strongly disagrees, calling the takedown violent and brutal, and reporting lingering effects, including vertigo and numbness in his arms. Now with a Cleveland attorney by his side, Roberts plans to file a federal lawsuit against Officer Nelson and the Mansfield Police Department, claiming his constitutional rights were violated. What began as a simple walk to buy a soda has become one of Mansfield's most debated use of force cases, and the body cam footage captures every tense moment. If you like content like this, please like and subscribe.