THIS YEAR. COMING UP.
>>
>> NEWS
>> NEWS AT 5 STARTS NOW.
>>
>> IT
>>
>> IS
>> IS THIS VIDEO OF A WANTED
MAN
MAN FIGHTING MEMPHIS POLICE
OFFICERS
OFFICERS INSIDE OF A WING SHOP
THAT
THAT HAS
THAT HAS RACKED UP THOUSANDS
OF
OF VIEWS
OF VIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT
IS
IS PUSHING MANY ACROSS THE
CITY
CITY TO
CITY TO QUESTION WHETHER
OFFICERS
OFFICERS WENT TOO FAR. THANK
YOU
YOU SO
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
I'M
I'M DARCY, THOMAS AND I'M
DANIEL
DANIEL WILKERSON. DARRELL
GREENE
GREENE HAS THE EVENING OFF.
THAT
THAT VIDEO HAS BEEN SHARED
HUNDREDS
HUNDREDS OF TIMES ON FACEBOOK
ALONE
ALONE IN
ALONE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS,
THE
THE CONFRONTATION HAPPENED AT
IN
IN ONE
IN ONE WEEK IS ON 3RD STREET.
THAT'S
THAT'S IN
THAT'S IN THE WESTWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT'S WHERE
WE
WE FIND
WE FIND THIS EVENING. FOX
THIRTEEN'S DOMINIQUE DILLON.
>>
>> WELL,
>> WELL, THAT WE DO KNOW THAT
THE
THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY
CUSTODY BECAUSE OF A FELONY
WARRANT
WARRANT THAT WAS OUT FOR HIS
ARREST.
>>
>> YEAH,
>> YEAH, WE'RE TOLD HE AS
WANTED
WANTED FOR BEATING UP HIS
GIRLFRIEND AND DAMAGING HER
CAR
CAR LAST
CAR LAST WEEK. BUT WITH SO
MANY
MANY PEOPLE FACEBOOK AND
INSTAGRAM
INSTAGRAM SAYING THAT THE
OFFICERS
OFFICERS MAY HAVE TAKEN THINGS
TOO
TOO FAR.
TOO FAR. WE WENT INTO THIS
WEEK'S
WEEK'S SHOW. WE TALKED TO THE
OWNER
OWNER WHO
OWNER WHO TAPED THE INCIDENT
AS
AS WELL
AS WELL AS A CRIME ANALYST TO
GET
GET THEIR
GET THEIR TAKE. THE KIDS
SENIOR
SENIOR FOR DON'T GET ME WRONG.
DON'T
DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
PROUD
PROUD TO
PROUD TO COME IN HERE.
>>
>> BUT
>> BUT I
>> BUT I KNOW WHY HE WAS HERE.
HE
HE WON
HE WON NOTHING BUT RESPECT
FOR.
FOR. KEVIN RAY FORD IS THE MAN
BEHIND
BEHIND THE CAMERA IN THIS NOW
VIRAL
VIRAL VIDEO NOT SHOWS TO
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. POLICE OFFICERS
TRYING
TRYING TO
TRYING TO ARREST SUSPECT AREA
AND
AND WALKER.
>>
>> WAIT
>> WAIT FOR SAYS THIS ALL WENT
DOWN
DOWN AT
DOWN AT HIS BUSINESS RATE FOR
ALL
ALL THE
ALL THE ONE HOT WINGS AND
WESTWOOD
WESTWOOD MONDAY AS I TO GET
USED
USED FALL. SO HE BROUGHT TO
BACK
BACK TO
BACK TO ME.
>>
>> ONCE
>> ONCE HE GET MADE, IF ALL
THAT
THAT HE
THAT HE SAID, OK, THANK YOU,
MISS
MISS RAFER. I SEE YOU LATER.
AND
AND IT
AND IT HAS USED INTO CALL-UP.
SURROUNDED HIM SAY WERE SHOT
AT
AT THE
AT THE RAYFORD SAYS THAT'S
WHEN
WHEN THINGS WENT SOUTH AND HE
STARTED
STARTED RECORDING. THE WERE
LITTLE
LITTLE BIT KIND OF WAS THIS
LITTLE
LITTLE BEINGS. A MAN WHILE
YOU'RE
YOU'RE DOING IS AND IT
ESCALATED
ESCALATED FROM THERE IN THE
VIDEO.
VIDEO. YOU CAN SEE THE OFFICER
IN
IN THE
IN THE RED HAT CURRENT AND
MEAN
MEAN IT
MEAN IT DOES WITH THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE
PEOPLE NOW SAYING THIS VIDEO
ASKING
ASKING IF
ASKING IF THAT OFFICER CROSS
THE
THE LINE.
>>
>> WE
>> WE TURN TO MIKE HARLEY.
HE'S
HE'S A
HE'S A RETIRED SHELBY COUNTY
DETECTIVE
DETECTIVE WHO NOW TRAINS
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. HE SAYS POLICE WERE
PROBABLY
PROBABLY ALLOWED TO TAKE THE
ACTION.
ACTION. YOU SEE IN THIS VIDEO
FROM
FROM OVERALL. I THINK IT WAS
THE
THE JUSTIFICATION FOR US IS
PROBABLY
PROBABLY JUSTIFIED IN THIS
PARTICULAR MEMPHIS POLICE SAY
THERE
THERE WAS
THERE WAS A WARRANT OUT FOR
WALKER'S
WALKER'S ARREST. WALKER
CHARGED
CHARGED WITH 2 COUNTS OF
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND
VANDALISM. ACCORDING TO AN
AFFIDAVIT, HE HIT HIS
GIRLFRIEND IN THE FACE AND
PURPOSELY
PURPOSELY CRASHED HER CAR
WHILE
WHILE SHE
WHILE SHE WAS IN INJURING HER
FOR
FOR THE
FOR THE LAST THURSDAY. YEAH,
THAT'S
THAT'S NO
THAT'S NO JUSTIFICATION FOR
PEOPLE
PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE TO TAKE HIM INTO
CUSTODY.
>>
>> GO
>> GO HAVE YOUR DAY IN COURT.
>>
>> WE
>> WE REACHED OUT TO MPD FOR
STATEMENT. IT SAYS WE ARE
AWARE
AWARE OF
AWARE OF THE VIDEO AND WE'RE
LOOKING
LOOKING INTO THE INCIDENT.
DARCY.
DARCY. WELL, DOMINIC, WE
ACTUALLY
ACTUALLY NOTICED SOMETHING
ELSE
ELSE WHILE WATCHING THIS VIDEO
THIS
THIS MORNING, WE NOTICED THAT
ONE
ONE OFFICER
>>
>> APPEARS TO CONFRONT THE
WING
WING SHOP
WING SHOP OWNER WHOSE
RECORDING
RECORDING THIS INCIDENT. NOW
MIND
MIND YOU.
MIND YOU. THE VIDEO IS SHORT.
IT'S
IT'S A
IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO
UNDERSTAND, BUT WE DO WANT TO
SHOW
SHOW EVERYONE THE CLIP. MAKE
SURE
SURE YOU
SURE YOU WATCH FOR THE OFFICER
IN
IN THE
IN THE RED HAT.
>>
>> NOW
>>
>> IF
>> IF YOU
>> IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT, IT
SOUNDS
SOUNDS LIKE THE OFFICERS SAYS
YOU'RE
YOU'RE GOING TO BE NEXT.
DOMINIQUE, OF COURSE, MY
QUESTION
QUESTION TO YOU IS, CAN ANYONE
RECORD
RECORD A
RECORD A POLICE ENCOUNTER?
>>
>> I
>> I SPOKE WITH CALLERS TO
CRIME
CRIME ANALYST AND HE SAYS THAT
RECORDING
RECORDING IS PERFECTLY LEGAL.
BUT
BUT AT
BUT AT 6
BUT AT 6 O'CLOCK, HE SHARES
WHEN
WHEN IT
WHEN IT COULD BECOME A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. OKAY. THANK YOU SO