'If You Go Back to the House, You'll Be Arrested' Order Protection Warning
Eye on Patrol | 2025-05-21
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REAL POLICE BODYCAM footage captures the critical moment when officers serve a protection order to a 58-year-old man who would later that same night violate the warning and attempt to flee police. This bodycam video documents the clear instructions that preceded multiple criminal charges in Joliet, ...
REAL POLICE BODYCAM footage captures the critical moment when officers serve a protection order to a 58-year-old man who would later that same night violate the warning and attempt to flee police. This bodycam video documents the clear instructions that preceded multiple criminal charges in Joliet, Illinois. In this police bodycam footage, Ronald Lee Hunter responds with confidence when questioned about paperwork during a traffic stop: "Never forgot any paperwork. Forgot it, I wouldn't even come up here." This assertion, captured on the bodycam, demonstrates his awareness of documentation requirements while officers prepare to serve him with an order of protection. An officer then delivers a critical warning with direct, unmistakable language: "Okay. Well, like my partner said, you're gonna get some paperwork." The officer then clearly explains the severe consequences of any violation: "If you go back to the house, you'll be arrested." This explicit warning, recorded on police bodycam, establishes Hunter's full awareness of the legal restrictions being placed upon him. Hunter acknowledges the officer's statement with "Yes, sir," prompting the officer to specify the nature of the document: "For order protection." Hunter again confirms understanding with "Yeah," leading the officer to verify comprehension with a direct question: "Understand?" Hunter's final confirmation—"I get it"—leaves no ambiguity about his awareness of the legal consequences, creating irrefutable evidence of his knowledge of the protection order requirements. According to police reports, despite this clear warning, Hunter would return to the protected residence on Demmond Street just hours later, attempting to forcefully enter through the rear of the home and damaging a sliding door and window screen. When officers located him around midnight standing outside the very address he was warned to avoid, he attempted to flee but was quickly apprehended after a brief struggle. This police bodycam footage documents the crucial moment establishing knowledge and intent—key elements in the subsequent charges of violation of a no contact order, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, and criminal damage to property filed against Hunter following his capture. Subscribe for more police bodycam footage showing real-life law enforcement situations. New videos uploaded weekly! #policebodycam #protectionorder #jolietpolice
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