This Weekend’s On Patrol: Live Highlights, Quotes, and Puns
The docuseries On Patrol: Live — i.e., Live PD 2.0 — premiered on the Reelz channel in July 2022 and generally follows the same basic format as its A&E network predecessor in which videographers accompany cops on night patrol in real time.
About 50 On Patrol: Live cameras go into the field with the law enforcement officers during the ride-along on Friday and Saturday evenings.
An On Patrol: Live recap, including studio host Dan Abrams’ puns and related banter with co-hosts Sean Larkin and Curtis Wilson, retired Tulsa, Okla., cop and Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff, respectively, along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows.
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On Patrol: Live Summary for April 14, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-73)
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. BJ Nelson and other deputies investigate report of a shooting in a residential area. They make contact with a man who matches the description but he is not involved and is released. Another man is detained as a suspect. Complainant/victim, who is standing outside his home when he gives his side of the story, explains to deputies that he felt threatened after an apparent road-rage incident and verbal altercation. Car search; car towed. Nelson indicates the suspect is “highly intoxicated” and will apparently be arrested. Abrams: “The other guy at the house says this guy was trying to get this guy to shoot him.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Traffic stop. Motorist allegedly almost clipped the patrol car operated by Officer Bill Wilk. “What’s your hurry? You almost hit my vehicle.” No license or insurance. Car towed. Abrams: “You feel for him, but you also got to stick with what’s actually happening here.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies pursue fleeing vehicle. Spike strips deployed and blows out tire. Suspect detained after foot bail.
Sgt. Garo Brown explains the spike-strips process:
“So you can see here, the damage that that causes. Basically what it does is put a hollow needle in the tire so the tire doesn’t explode, and it doesn’t make them lose control. It makes the tire slowly deflate so they can still control the car, but as you can see, the tire kind of disintegrates. And once that tire is going, you’re not gonna be able to control the car. As he came to a stop sign, he just missed this person’s car. So they’re gonna be happy in the morning that he didn’t total their car. But they got him. There’s just one occupant in the car. So he’s gonna be going to jail. I’m sure he’s gonna have a bunch of charges. We’re just gonna hang out and see if we can help them out. Everything is under control at the moment.”
Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to a 911 call from woman, with a man heard screaming in the background. They search wooded area, which has some trip wires that they avoid, but come up empty. Woman apparently not answering follow-up contact.
- Beech Grove, Ind. (pre-recorded segment) — Traffic stop; erratic driving. Abrams: “Capt. Scott Ferrer attempted to pull over a man in a van with a bizarre plan.” Driver detained at gunpoint. Wilson: “When you’re pulling somebody over, they don’t know who he is, what he may have just done, or even if he has any warrants. So something like that can be very detrimental, not only to the officer, but also to the person that they’re pulling over.” Larkin: “One of the issues to me at the very end there is I don’t know if he’s just very lack of caring of what’s going on, if he’s under the influence of something, or if there is a mental health issue. That doesn’t change for how law enforcement is gonna respond to the end of a pursuit “
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop; car search. Male driver briefly tried to run before he was detained. “That’s my sh*t, bro.” Drugs and gun allegedly found. Officer describes findings as “a little smorgasbord.” Female passenger released with no charges. Investigation ongoing.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officer Wilk responds to noise complaint at residence which is apparently dogs barking for hours. No one is home at the residence. He is then re-dispatched to respond to a separate report of a female beating up a child or some sort of child abuse; cops enter residence. The issue apparently turns out to be two adults arguing, one of whom has a childlike voice. Residents tell Ofr. Wilk they will continue the discussion without arguing; no legal issue. Wilk: “I guess it’s better to be safe than sorry.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (pre-recorded segment) — Driver allegedly struck a parked car and left scene. He tells officers he had one beer. Two hours later, officers respond to a stabbing call; the driver in the previous call is a suspect in that incident. Abrams: “The victim is still in the hospital in stable condition; the suspect was arraigned on five counts of aggravated assault.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Traffic stop for red light violation.
- Volusia County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputy Jake Bissonnette responds to ongoing landlord-tenant feud. He makes contact with the parties and indicates that it is primarily a civil matter, i.e., for eviction proceedings in court.
Wilson notes that Bissonnette is giving a “legal lesson” to both parties: “You got the tenant who’s talking about criminal issues that’s going on, so he has to explain to her that they’re also investigating that side of it. But then also with the landlord, now he has to explain to her the process of getting her evicted out of there. So there it is — a legal matter.” Larkin: “This is one of those calls that police get called to all day long, year round, and unfortunately, it’s strictly a civil deal. We can be out there doing different things if these people can work it out amongst themselves.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; vehicle has flat tire.
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to report of a burglary in progress at a residence where kids are home alone. It turns out that it was the mom trying to get inside. Sgt. Geoff McLendon: “It was a miscommunication, I guess, so I guess they’re okay here, so we’re gonna go on to the next call. ” Caption: “Let momma in.” Abrams: “I’ll say what I think she meant to say, which is ‘Sgt. McLendon, Officer Long, thank you for coming by; appreciate it.'”
- Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop on truck in closed park. Driver has no license. Female passenger allegedly observed sitting on driver’s lap. Capt. Brown alleges that they might be engaging in inappropriate activity. According to Brown, the female arrested; the driver may be arrested.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to shots-fired alert and canvas area on foot.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Pursuit of vehicle who fled from traffic stop for expired tags or another violation. Female driver detained; Dep. Royce James explains that this incident might have just resulted in a possible ticket, but now the driver is going to jail. Car towed. Driver also allegedly has a warrant.
- Missing update — In studio, Angeline Hartmann of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provides good news on two cases and then reports on a new case in Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to report of a trespass at hotel; alleged homeless man observed climbing out of dumpster. Cpl. Nelson: “I guess he needed some food and stuff, so he went through the trash and all that shenanigans….and bothering the patrons here.” Deputies send him on his way. Captions: “I am the egg man?”, “Not quite a full dozen.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Richie Maher: “We just came on scene in an apartment complex where a woman called in. She’s got herself locked in her SUV; she’s scared to get out of her SUV to go up to her house. She’s really scared because there’s a bunch of raccoon in front of her apartment front door, keeping her from going into her apartment. We’re gonna see if we can ask the raccoons politely to leave and get her into her apartment. Not something cops normally do, but I feel really bad that this lady is so scared and trapped in her car.” The raccoons apparently left the scene but not before tipping over a trash can. Maher escorts driver into her apartment. Caption: “No masked bandits on scene.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops search shopping mall for a man allegedly brandishing a sword. Det. Tyler Miller (or another officer on scene): “It just appears that they got him possibly on camera leaving the location but never coming back inside. So we’re still just back-searching hallways and stuff just to make sure, but apparently this individual’s been caught her before, sleeping in the parking garage. But he didn’t have a sword last time.”
Abrams: “So the mall appears to be closed at this point, but now they still can’t give up on looking for this person who could be in a lot of different places in that mall.” Larkin: “Sure. It looked like there was a movie theater inside there; obviously people go to the movies late at night. We can talk about some of the equipment you see the guys walking around with. You see some guys with a rifle. Obviously, guys have pistols on their side. But you also saw at least one officer walking around with what’s called a pepper ball gun. It’s basically kind of like a paintball gun; they can reach out and have contact with a suspect from some distance.” Wilson: “Plus, this mall is so huge. It’s gonna take them time to search all around there just to make sure that they are covered, that this guy is not there.”
Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies make traffic stop on vehicle allegedly involved in a burglary. Occupant insists cops had no right to push her out of the vehicle and talks on phone to someone to obtain legal advice. Cpl. Nelson: “Roadside attorney.” K9 deployed and alerts.
UPDATE: This incident seems to have been edited out of the video-on-demand version of this episode. There was a delay of several weeks before this episode was posted.
Abrams: “So we obviously see this happen a lot, but lets remind people about what the rights are with regard to probable cause in a vehicle.” Larkin: “So it sounds like the car is parked in an abandoned area, so whether it’s a call or one of the deputies rolled up on it, their investigation takes them to the point that they believe there might be something inside the car. Case law states that they can run the dog around there — basically, it states if you can have the door there in a reasonable amount of time when a car stop happens, you can use the dog for an open-air sniff. If the dog alerts to it, then they have probable cause to search the car despite what she thinks or whatever advice she’s getting on the phone.”
Update from Abrams: “The car had nothing to do with the burglary it turns out, and it also turns out there were no drugs in the car. The woman was cleared; no charges.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Cops respond to report of two occupants slumped over in car in the middle of an intersection. Field sobriety test. Lt. Maher: “This guy is frustrating, but he’s showing no signs of being drunk.” Driver released with no charges.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Traffic stop on slow roller for no headlights. Driver taken to hospital for blood test. Officer Linsay Zarick: “She didn’t stop for me for a little bit. She wasn’t speeding…she didn’t stop for me for about a half mile. I suspect she’s driving under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance. There are unidentified pills in a prescription pill bottle, so I have to do some research on that. For now, she’s gonna be brought to the hospital…for a…consent to a blood draw, and then she will be processed and re-released to her boyfriend who has taken possession of the car.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Traffic stop in parking lot; erratic driving. Plate comes back revoked. Driver detained after she exits a store. K9 alert. Deputies allegedly find meth and Xanax in car search.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops respond to report of possible home invasion; Ring camera allegedly spotted two armed men on porch. Officers approach residence on foot. They make contact with man across the street but he is not involved.
- Wanted Update (L.A. suspect arrested) and new Wanted segment (Miami, Fla.).
- Volusia County, Fla. — Traffic stop; driver allegedly has three-time suspended Florida license. A suspended license infraction would likely only result in a ticket, but Dep. James implies that the driver is getting arrested because of her record. “I find it hard to believe you have three suspensions in the last one or two years and don’t know anything about them, as well as a warrant out of Georgia…I’m not trying to disrespect you, but I find it hard to believe you have three suspensions and have no idea about nothing…I understand you have kids; I have a public to protect.” Passenger has a valid license and presumably will be allowed to take car so it won’t be towed.
On Patrol: Live Summary for April 15, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-74)
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies pursue a fleeing three-wheel vehicle called a Slingshot for reckless driving. Vehicle wrecks out into a tree; driver is taken into custody. He advises cops that there is a gun in the vehicle. Paramedics summoned to the scene.
Abrams: “Master Deputy [Braylyn] Salmond is convinced he saw someone else in that vehicle.” Larkin: “Right. Well, first of all, this is the first Slingshot pursuit I think we’ve had on this show. So it’s a unique vehicle. I, myself, wouldn’t want to be caught in one of those vehicles either. But yeah, so I think when the second guy ended up getting out that Deputy Salmond saw, he is gonna get out for one of two reasons. Either one — he’s like, ‘Hey man, this is dangerous. I don’t want to be a part of this; let me out,’ and kudos to the driver that did let him out. Or he’s potentially like, ‘hey, this is a chance for me to get away’ if he’s involved in a type of of criminal activity. I’m guessing option number one, though.”
Abrams: “And Curtis, we saw Master Deputy Salmond call in Danny Brown in the Camaro. How many Camaros do you guys have? How does this work?” Wilson: “There’s about 23 of these Camaros, and they’re part of the community action team. And they’re assigned to different regions. But if they’re out there, and they hear something going on, a chase like that, they’re going to jump right in immediately because of the speed that these vehicles have…I used to drive one.”
Dep. Salmond: “So wrapping here from the vehicle chase. One again, observed that slingshot driving extremely reckless down a street in Columbia. Attempted a traffic stop. He fled from it. Kept up with him as long as I could. Capt. Brown came with the Camaro and finished it off for me. My guy hit a ditch, spun a little bit, and landed on this tree, tore up this citizen’s fence…again, nobody was hurt, the guy is going to the hospital. He was fine, but he has to get checked out before he can go to the jail. So we’re gonna go on to the next one. And again, don’t run from Richland County, because if I’m out, we’re gonna catch you.” Abrams: “Some final words there from Master Deputy Salmond; a word of warning.”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Officers respond to report of a fight at a family restaurant. One man is in custody outside.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers respond to a report of an unresponsive male on street. He tells cops that “I didn’t take nothing.” EMTs transport the subject to the hospital. Officer Joe Benson: “He’s obviously impaired…under the influence, I’m thinking, probably meth, or some type of stimulant, but it seems like he’s gonna have to go the hospital. He might be at a very high level.” Drugs allegedly found on the subject.
Benson: “He’s to the point that he’s a harm to himself, so he definitely has to go to the hospital and get checked out because even you can see, it looks like he’s about to go under — to make sure he’s safe, and nothing happens to him… so most of the time, when people act like that, they take some type of speedball, whether it’s a mixture between an opiate and a stimulant. The majority of the time it’s usually fentanyl and meth they take together, and you can see he’s sweating all over the place, and then he’s about to go under. That’s the effects of the opiate kicking in.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops respond to report of a trespasser. Paramedics summoned to the scene. Ofr. Robert Mowery: “He’s very incoherent on his feet. It could be a narcotics thing. We’re gonna get fire department out here at least check his vitals, make sure he’s all right. But it’s been three or four times now. I’m sitting there talking to him, and he’s closing his eyes. He’s literally passing out on his feet. So it’s not looking good for him, and I at least want to make sure he’s gonna make it through the night.”
Mowery subsequently adds that “he’s gonna be seen medically for what he’s got going on. It’s likely gonna be an overdose. We’re still trying to confirm his identity, so we’re using all of our resources right now to try to confirm all that. Once we confirm his identity, then that will tell us whether he actually has a warrant or not. It’s crazy: Someone with a similar name, similar date of birth, and a similar tattoo on the right shoulder which matches everything so far, but we can’t get picture confirmation, so we have no idea whether or not this is really him. And he’s not really cooperative with us, and he’s unable to talk to us…so we have the positive identification. He is gonna be the person originally out of Alabama, which we had no idea. He’s not gonna have an open warrant so he’s gonna be seen medically for the narcotics that he took and his active overdose. And we’re gonna go about our way.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to noise complaint at party. They interact with several people at he scene including one man who appears to be wearing an ankle monitor. Cops spot loaded rifle in a car blocking an alley way with windows down at the scene and take the weapon into evidence for DNA testing. Det. Tyler Miller adds that “Once it gets back to the station, it will be booked in. They’ll shoot it. They’ll run the shell casings through our shell-casing system to see if it matches any other shootings, homicides, shooting of houses, anything like that.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Driver operating a manual transmission vehicle backs into Cpl. Cameron Blackmon’s patrol car at a red light. State highway patrol called to the scene to investigate.
- Volusia County, S.C. — Traffic stop for window tint infraction. Female driver is talking to someone on the phone while Dep. Bissonnette is trying to measure the window tint. Bissonnette warns guy on the phone not to show up there. The guy shows up anyway despite repeated warnings and is taken into custody for resisting arrest by Bissonnette and another deputy.
Bissonnette: “The front windows are four percent. In Florida, you can only have 28, so it’s way too dark. The back is 15 percent; they are at zero. So the tint is way, way, way illegal. The gentleman on the phone; he’s got a severe attitude issue for whatever reason. She wants a supervisor; I don’t know what she expects to hear, but we’ve called one. If he wants to come, he can come.”
Bissonnette explains what happened to another man who accompanied the first man.
Abrams: “Two different people approaching that scene; two different outcomes.” Wilson: “There you go. Right there. When he was on that phone in that car, he told him ‘do not come down’ because you can tell, this guy was already irate, coming in was just gonna heighten the situation. Tried to tell him to leave; he would not leave, so therefore he’s interfering; that’s obstruction. So you got the other guy coming in, and as you said, he’s explained, he goes. He knows what’s happening.” Abrams: “And both of them seem to be trying to record it as if that was gonna…” Larkin: “Very common. Everybody is gonna record police officers for years as we know. We’re wearing body cameras; obviously, there is camera out there. Cameras play no effect on what the officer is gonna do or not do.” Wilson: “The thing is that If she had remained calm, possibly could have just gave her a warning.” Abrams: “Right; this all could have ended a long time ago.”
Driver is indeed released with a warning. Apparently she had applied for a window-tint exemption, which is not yet approved. “I can’t guarantee that you will or will not get stopped again by an officer or anybody else” before it’s approved, Bissonnette points out. She apparently decides not wait for a supervisor; Bissonnette explains the booking procedure for the man at the jail, and he gives his business card with his badge number and the case number if she wants to follow up later with a supervisor.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to a dispute between one or more tow truck companies and residents at trailer park over a vehicle being towed. Dep. Brandon Williams tries to mediate the situation, but he explains that it is ultimately a civil matter rather than a criminal matter. Captions: “Tow truck tussle, “Tow jam?”
Williams: “If he’s contracted by whoever owns this property to tow vehicles, whatever binding agreement that he has with them, he can enforce that…if he’s doing anything wrong…you can take him to civil court and file for him towing your vehicle. And any money that you paid or anything like that, they get your vehicle back, you can then sue them and get that money back, if they’re doing anything illegal.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to report of an alleged theft in progress involving appliances being loaded in the back of trailer. They make contact with duo in the truck. Abrams: “Legit question if it’s scrap or not.” No legal issue; duo in truck released with no charges.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — From behind a fence, Cpl. Blackmon eyeballs suspicious vehicles that allegedly may have participated in a drug deal.
- Nye County, S.C. — Dep. Nicholas Huggins makes contact with a female at a trailer who may have information about a body of a missing man allegedly buried in the desert. Abrams: “A lot to unpack there.” Huggins: “So we contacted [her]; we’re actually able to find her. She obviously claims to know nothing of the sort in relation to [the man] being buried out here. Unfortunately, with that, we can note where her trailer is located, and where we can contact her in the future, but she was the only one that was listed as an eyewitness to this story, and she’s now telling me that she knows absolutely nothing about that. And the last time she saw [the man] was the last time he was arrested, which was well over three or four months ago. And he’s been reported missing….last week. So unfortunately, that was the only lead we really had to follow on this, and she doesn’t have any information for us, so we’ll make some notes on that.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Someone flags down Ofr. Mowery about a suspicious male “causing issues on the property” who he locates on the sidewalk. This encounter apparently involves a trespass issue at Wawa. Mowery advises the subject a business can trespass anyone from the premises. The subject insists that “I’m not accepting that; I didn’t do anything.” Mowery further advises the subject, who is released, that he will be arrested if he goes back to that location.
- Wanted segment — Tacoma, Wash., road rage incident.
- Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Traffic stop for multiple lane violations and allegedly almost hit a patrol car. Driver says he consumed maybe three beers. Driver says ” I can’t believe you pulled me over,” to which deputy responds “I can’t believe you’re driving like your driving.” Field sobriety testing refusal. Driver arrested for alleged DUI. Abrams: “He also refused a breathalyzer back at the station. He was charged with DUI and his license immediately suspended for six months. And Curtis, depends on the jurisdiction as to how long your license gets suspended when you refuse.” Wilson: “This is true. And he was almost refusing a lot of stuff. Refused to get out of the vehicle, refused to go to front of the officer’s vehicle. It was just one of those things you can tell clearly intoxicated.” Abrams: “It may not have hurt him to not do it, right, because the result probably wouldn’t been real good.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers investigate a suspicious incident that may involve a stolen car being used in a music video that is filming. Abrams: “If that’s happening, it should be easier to find then most stolen vehicles.”
Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop on truck for failure to yield. Driver refuses voluntary vehicle search and insists he has no contraband. K9 deployed; K9 alert. Pat down. Driver briefly tries to run before is cuffed. Drugs allegedly found on his person. Driver is arrested. Dep. Williams: “He tried to run away from us. He was quickly detained. People don’t typically run from us, but when they do, they get caught.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Traffic stop for window tint issue. Dep. Bissonnette engages in friendly conversation with driver over their Massachusetts roots. Driver released with warning. “They have different tint laws up there; I’m not gonna give them a ticket for it.” He also mentions that the family is “from my old neck of the woods” are on vacation, Bissonnette says. “Nice people.” Abrams: “Deputy Bissonnette has that eagle eye for the tint.”
- Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “Deputy Cory Buendicho was called to help a man who was clearly in no condition to drive after leaving a neighborhood saloon.” Buendicho makes contact with intoxicated older male outside the bar (who says he had just a half a glass of wine) and sends him home in a taxi. One hour later, the subject operating another vehicle gets into an accident on the way to Burger King. The other driver says he’s okay.
“You couldn’t just stay home. Was a burger really that important?,” Buendicho asks the motorist he encountered earlier, who is arrested. Buendicho: “He apparently didn’t take my advice to go home and go to sleep…I guess he got hungry, but he’s probably gonna wake up in the morning and realize he made a huge mistake.” He is transported to a local hospital pending the investigation. Abrams: “The officer did nothing wrong, but it’s still got to be so frustrating.” Wilson: “It’s one of those things that he could do harm to himself or someone else, driving under the influence like that, which is horrible.” Larkin: “All night long you see officers giving people breaks on several car stops, several of these calls that they go to. And then when someone does something like this, we just have to shake our head at it.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to T-bone accident when a vehicle ran a red light. No serious injuries; at least one person is transported to a local hospital, though.
- Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop for speeding. Empty beer cans and alcohol bottles allegedly found in vehicle. Dep. Salmond: “They had a ‘great’ night. In South Carolina, you can’t have open alcoholic containers in a car.” Dep. Salmond pours out the remnants of one beer can as “a courtesy.” Caption: “Adios cerveza.”
Salmond: “Cpl. [Bryce] Hughes got a great idea…she’s gonna park their car over at the gas station. They’re gonna walk home and come get the car tomorrow. So shout-out to Cpl. Hughes for her quick thinking on her feet. Couldn’t let the guy drive…they’re about 20 minutes in a car down the road. On foot, it may take them about an hour, but better than going to jail for driving without a license.” Abrams: “And clearly they do not suspect that…he was driving under the influence, which would have been a more serious charge here, obviously.”
- Berkeley County , S.C. — Deputies respond to noise complaint at loud party and advise residents to turn down the music volume.
- Crime of the Night — Jacksonville, Fla. Driver taken into custody after high-speed chase that was prompted by fleeing from a traffic stop for a mere window tint violation. According to Larkin, she has 12 active warrants and allegedly may have as many as 43.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers respond to report of a female at a party who is allegedly intoxicated and supposedly trashing a house. Along with colleagues, Ofr. Joe Benson makes contact with the woman and witnesses and also check the home: Benson: “Definitely some kind of altercation here.” Abrams: “Sounds like maybe they need a little time apart.” Ofr. Rich Olshefski: “Kind of a he-said, she-said, thing…we have no legal authority to kick either party out of the house. They both live there.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies check out abandoned, locked vehicle outside hotel with lights out. They allegedly smell weed, and Capt. Brown is called to the scene.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. B. Ramirez responds to report of a drunk woman who swings at him when he gets there. Ramirez: “Why did you punch me in the face? That’s not cool.” The screaming woman, whose ranting is heavily bleeped, is cuffed.
The studio hosts are speechless for a moment until Larkin says “She’s going to jail…he handled it obviously very well. He could have done everything from using an impact weapon, which is a fist…could have used pepper spray, taser. All of those would have been appropriate levels of force. Very intoxicated female. She’s gonna spend so time in jail, and she’s gonna probably get a felony charge for assaulting a police officer.” Wilson: “And be embarrassed after she sobers up.” Larkin: “Maybe.” Abrams: “We don’t know.”
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