Stop resisting. Stop resisting. >> On September 25th, 2021, an officer's distress call for immediate backup drew police to a downtown Orlando intersection just after [music] midnight. Two uniformed officers were brutally ambushed near their marked patrol cars. A man suddenly showed up out of nowhere, turned on Facebook live stream, and struck one officer in the head with [music] a brick and clawed his partner in the eyes. >> [music] [music] >> I got his leg. I'm coughing. >> It's too late now. >> It's too late, come on. >> ORLANDO POLICE, STOP RESISTING. STOP RESISTING. >> I got his hand. I got his hand. Stop I got I got I got his hand. I got his hand. >> I got his legs. >> Come on, I got his legs. >> Get the cop on the feet. >> I got his hands. >> I got his legs. >> I got his hands. >> We're going to go on his back. We're good. >> Fine. >> I still got this wrist. >> I got this hands clear, Mike. Mike, this hand's clear. I'm looking at it. >> 5 10 12 5 9 8 4 >> Start working the hands. Start working the hands. IT'S CLEAR. >> GO GO. >> I THINK HIS HEAD'S COMING OUT. WATCH HIS FACE. >> WATCH HIS FACE. He's biting the [ __ ] out of us. >> We're good. >> All right, we're going to put him in the car. >> 10-4 you cancel the fire. >> Got it. >> All right, we're good. Double locking. All right, we got him here. Double locking. Check the fit. >> How's my eye look? >> He gouged the [ __ ] out of my eye. >> I'll handle the officer injury stuff. >> Let me see. Ah. >> They're already coming. They're already coming. >> All right, he bit you on your hand? >> the [ __ ] out of me. >> I bit the [ __ ] out of him. >> He was trying to gouge my eyes. Scene secure. >> Yeah, scene secure. >> Hey, what's your name, man? Can you tell me your name? >> William McClish >> McClish? >> McClish >> Okay, look, we want to roll you on your side, but if you start kicking, we got to put you right back on your stomach. Are you going to relax or are you going to kick me? >> I'm not going to kick. >> Okay. We're going to light up on you. >> The suspect was quickly identified as 27-year-old William McClish, who had live-streamed the entire attack on Facebook. But even after getting caught, he remained a hard nut to crack. >> Have a seat, bud. >> No officer biting. We'll be with you in a second. Is this the cross orange? You got to watch him. it. >> What's your name, sir? Do you have a name? I'm sorry? >> Taking me to jail. Charge me with what you want to charge me with. >> Okay. Well, listen, I'm I have nothing to do with that. I'm the sergeant and I'm handling the use of force investigation, okay? Do you want to talk to me about the incident? >> No. >> Okay. What's up? You have nothing to say about the incident to me about it? With the use of force and with the officers had to do to restrain you? Okay. Did you know that they were cops? >> I don't care. >> You don't care? I'm sorry? >> I don't care. >> You don't care they're cops or you don't care to talk? >> I don't care they're cops and I don't care to talk. I'll deal with it how I'm supposed to deal with it. >> Okay. >> I don't have no answers to what the [ __ ] is going on in my life. So. I'm going to go hide myself. >> I'm sorry? >> I'm going to go hide myself. >> Going to go hide yourself? >> Yes. >> I'm the supervisor handling the use of force and all that stuff. If you don't mind, just run me through what happened, what you saw. >> Okay. >> If you could, please. Thank you. >> I was um >> And first of all, what was your name, sir? >> I'm Robert I'm Bobby Butler. >> Bobby Butler. >> Robert Butler. >> I'm Sergeant Scott. Nice to meet you. >> Okay, go ahead. So, I'm retired with the Garden PD. >> Cool. Very nice. Thank you for your service. >> Michael Zambito is my nephew from my first marriage. >> Oh, nice. >> So, I'm just walking home and I see him. >> Okay. >> So, we're sitting there talking. >> Okay. >> Mind our own business, you know, just talking about family, whatever. And his partner just come up by the side view mirror of the car. >> Sure. >> And he introduced me and we're just like you know, just talking. >> Yes. >> Out of the clear blue sky this black male comes up and cold [ __ ] his partner. >> Did you So, can I I'm going to stop right there real quick. I'm going to have one question is did you see clearly see his hand hit him or was there an object in his hand or did you not know? >> No, no. I don't know if there was an object in his hand. He just hit him on the side of the head and they go down on the sidewalk. Okay? As they go down on the sidewalk Michael >> Yeah. >> takes action and he's trying to subdue this individual. >> Okay. >> And they were the two of them were struggling to get his hands to cuff him. >> Okay. >> And I reached down and I said, "Michael, what do you want me to do?" Because I don't want to take action if I don't need to. >> Sure. >> He says He says, "Okay." So, I reached down cuz the guy was swinging his legs and kicking. >> In a manner to try to continue to hit the officer. >> Yes, to get away. And so, I reached down and I grabbed his legs. >> Okay. >> Okay? And the uh partner said, "Hey, you have my leg, too." I said, "Okay." >> Okay. >> Release his leg. I'm holding the suspect's legs. >> Okay. >> While they take him in custody. >> Okay. >> All right? >> After the initial hit and Officer Zambito was still dealing with him, would you say that his actions were still aggressive like he was attempting to hurt the officers continuous? >> Well, he was he was when when they went down to the ground and they were attempting to secure him, he was resisting. Trying to you know, he wasn't Yes, he wasn't he wasn't following their instructions, you know? And stuff. So, it it just got it just got chaotic there for a moment. You know what I mean? But uh The The officer was just trying to cuff him. >> Okay. >> And he was resisting. >> Yep. I appreciate that. And I Sir, I do appreciate you helping out. >> Can I have you to another vehicle? >> Can you give us a little light over here? Thanks. Hey, do you need medical attention at all? >> No, I need to go to >> Just take you to jail? All right. Sounds good. You don't want the medical attention at all? All right. >> Sir, due to the exposure of your blood and our officer's blood, we're going to ask you for a consent of your blood sample. Are you consent to that? So we can know if they're exposed to any kind of diseases. >> Take me to jail, officer. >> Yes or no? >> Take me to jail. >> You're at jail, but I need to know if you're going to consent to us taking a blood sample from you so that we can know if we have any diseases to worry about. No? >> Take me to jail. >> Okay. Answer my question though, yes or no? You're at jail. Okay, I take that as a >> I'm already at jail. >> You're not going to give us a sample of your blood? >> You already got it. >> You what? >> You already got it. >> We don't got it, but Put your feet in. >> William McClish was charged with eight counts. Officers Ambito and Hurd suffered injuries including a broken nose, bite wounds, and an attempted eye gouge, but later returned to duty. McLeish rejected a five-year plea deal, chose to represent himself, and was found guilty on all charges. In 2024, he received a life sentence. Although he claimed self-defense, prosecutors pointed to an earlier video in which he said, "I'm going to kill him on live." suggesting the attack was planned fueled by hatred.