Body Cam, Surveillance Footage Show Arrest of Man who Left Car Idling
The Sacramento Police Department released body-camera footage showing the arrest of a man who police say left his car running outside a 7-Eleven on Friday morning, an incident that ended with the officer tackling the man to the ground and arresting him.
The video release, which included a more than six-minute-long body camera clip and three surveillance camera videos, came hours after the Sacramento NAACP held a press conference with Craig Williams, the man arrested.
The group said the incident was part of an ongoing pattern of aggressive behavior by some of the department's rank and file officers toward people of color.
"At the end of the day, he shouldn't have been in jail," Betty Williams, the chapter's president, said during the press conference.
Craig Williams was arrested at the 7-Eleven on 43rd Avenue in South Land Park Friday morning after police say an officer tried to contact him for "multiple law violations," but Williams refused to talk to the officer and was uncooperative.
Williams was booked into jail on suspicion of resisting arrest and leaving the ignition key in an unattended vehicle, police said. The Sacramento City code prohibits drivers from leaving a car unattended without stopping the engine and removing the key from the ignition.
The incident was captured by a witness and later posted onto Facebook, where it went viral.
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