A shoplifter at Walmart, already tased, already on the ground, and she runs again. On July 24th, 2024, officers responded to a shoplifting call at Walmart. What they were told was a routine retail theft. What they got was something else entirely. Two shopping carts, fully loaded, pushed straight out the door. In Florida, once the value crosses $750, that is no longer petty theft. That is a third-degree felony before anyone even runs. She was detained on scene. Officers gave clear lawful commands. She went to the ground, and then she made her first decision. She ran. The officer deployed his taser. She went down. That should have been the end of it. >> You're being detained. Do you mind if I grab >> [screaming] >> Ma'am, get out and lay on your back. Lay on your back. Lay on your back. >> Hey, tell them THAT I'M FIGHTING ONE. >> YEAH, I'M NOT fighting you. >> Yes, you are. >> No, I'm not. >> Don't quit moving. >> Why won't you let me GET UP? >> I'M NOT. >> Do you want some help? >> No. >> Yeah. >> NO, GET NO. >> I JUST FLIPPED IT OVER ON CAMERA, BUT I DON'T KNOW. Hopefully >> Yeah, you ran away from me. >> I didn't run. >> Yes, you did. >> I didn't run. >> So, why did I have to tase you twice? >> I never ran. >> It's all on camera. It's fine. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Body cams >> Yeah, these things never stay on. >> Thank you. >> You don't have any idea on you, do you? You going to tell me your ID, like who you are? What's that? Yeah, we are. You got to tell me your name? Okay, this one. You go as a Jane Doe. I have no problem with that. You sure you don't want to give me your name? If you don't, it's an extra charge. I have no problem doing that. It's failure to identify to a police officer. You don't have to answer any other questions. You just have to tell me first name, last name, date of birth, and an an address. Okay. You say Rodney? >> Mhm. >> Middle initial? E? >> Mhm. >> And then um last name? >> G I >> G I? >> L L >> L L? >> I S >> I S? And date of birth? All right, just so you know, our medics are going to come here and check you out, okay? >> Okay. Hello. >> Morning. So, she said her name is Rodney Gillis. I haven't verified that for sure, but I tased her twice, chased her around over here, and I tackled her, so it might be stuck on her. >> All right. You okay? >> Yeah, I'm fine. >> All right. >> She's in the car? >> Yeah, she's in the back seat. >> Are we taking her? >> No, I just Well, yeah. >> Hey, Rodney. Rodney. >> Just take out the probes and uh >> Yeah, step out. I'm going to take the probes out. I just make sure we do it that way. I'm going to take your blood pressure real quick, okay? We uh >> Yeah, I was going to >> Yeah, look, go ahead and just stand still. I'm going to have the officer bring that back up on your hand, And I'm going to get all these wires off of you. Don't do anything silly now. You already had one round of that, right? >> I have a I was going to say >> Are you guys good here? I'm going to go help them out down there. >> Yeah, yeah, I think it's just a Yeah, sounds like it had to get started somewhere else, but >> Can we get this little screen >> Did you guys chase her over here? >> No. >> That's she She uh I just chased her around the car. >> Angle one unit 212 for traffic complaint at 1995 North Main. Angle one unit 212 that dispatch was 1997 Dodge truck black in color with 660 cavity that is expired. >> Really? She's running again. She's running again. ARE YOU [ __ ] SERIOUS? GET ME MORE UNITS OUT HERE NOW. SHE'S RUNNING for the tree line. Running through the tree line heading towards She's in THE TREES. SERIOUSLY? YOU ARE GOING JAIL NOW. Don't move. >> [snorts] >> I will just tase you again, okay? >> Signal one, two, ten clear. >> [panting] >> Eight twenty five. Follow her. >> Put your other hand behind your back. Put your other hand behind your back. I'm not doing this game, okay? Put your other hand behind your back. >> I'm coming. >> [snorts and sighs] >> You're fine. >> [sighs and panting] >> I'm sorry. >> No. No. >> Sorry. >> YOU RAN FROM ME TWICE. >> SORRY. [snorts] >> TWICE. I DON'T >> [sighs] >> I'm back. I'm over here. Stop. >> Okay. >> Stop. >> Okay. >> Relax and stop. I As soon as I get you cuffed, I will let you up. >> Okay. >> [panting] >> You better start cooperating. >> I'm sorry. >> No, you're not sorry. >> You ran from me twice now. >> No, I didn't. >> What the [ __ ] did you just do? Huh? >> Okay, well, sorry. >> That's [ __ ] I'm trying to do everything I can get. >> You can't with me. >> What? What What did you just do? What did you just do? >> I'm just scared. >> Oh, whatever. That's [ __ ] >> Back on her feet, she denies everything. The camera is right there. She tells the officer she never ran. The officer had just chased her across the parking lot. She refuses to give her name. The officer explains this clearly. First name, last name, date of birth. That is all that is required. Refusing to provide it is a separate charge. She gives a name, Rodney Gillis. Whether it is real or not, it buys her time. Medics arrive to remove the taser probes. This is the moment she is waiting for. The officer steps away. The medics are working. She calculates the gap and she runs again. The officer's reaction says everything. Are you serious? Second chase. Through the parking lot, into the tree line. The officer calls for backup and keeps moving. She had already been tased once. She already knew what was coming. Second tase, second takedown. She tells the officer she is scared. The officer has heard it before. She is cuffed on the ground for the second time in the same call. Here is where the law catches up in ways she did not account for. She was already in lawful detention. Running from a lawful detention is not just resisting. Under Florida law, it is a felony escape charge. That is a separate count on top of the theft. Two full carts, felony theft, first escape, felony. Second run, another count, resisting arrest, obstructing. The officer's not guessing. He tells his partner, "There is no if, and, or but. Every charge sticks." She was charged with felony theft, escape, and resisting arrest. In Florida, a third-degree felony carries up to 5 years per count. She handed them multiple counts before the medics left the scene. The officer gets an A. He gave clear commands, deployed force proportionally, pursued twice on foot, and documented everything in real time. Under Graham versus Connor, officers are judged on what they knew in the moment. Every call here holds up. Rodney Gillis gets an F. Two carts of merchandise, two escape attempts, refusal to identify. Every decision made the situation worse. She exercised every option except the right one, which was to stop. The lesson here is simple. Detention is not optional. The moment an officer gives a lawful command to stop, the legal clock starts. Everything that follows, every step taken, every word spoken, adds to the charge sheet. She ran twice. She doubled her exposure both times. If you want more body cam footage, the moments that suspects do not expect to end up on camera, hit subscribe. We post every week. Drop a comment. Was the taser the right call the second time? We will see you in the next one.