756, I'm in foot pursuit. He found. I'M GOING TO TAZE YOU. ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2023, Springfield police confronted a man who had reportedly been loitering outside a gas station for nearly half an hour. Kenneth insisted he had done nothing wrong and repeatedly [music] told officers they had no legal reason to stop him. But when police attempted to detain the suspect, he [music] decided to run. And during the chase, he revealed exactly what he had been trying to hide. Hey man. Hey. Take your hand out of your pocket for me. Take your hand out of your pocket. What are you doing out here, man? I was purchasing pizza in there earlier and then I was getting on the Wi-Fi. Okay. I was trying to wait I was waiting on a ride to get here, but they're not >> just using their Wi-Fi? >> Yeah. All right. >> But my ride obviously isn't coming, so I guess I'm walking to Commercial. Okay. You got an ID? I don't. All right. What's your name? Um I'm not doing anything illegal at all, so you can You were you were loitering. Hey man, I I purchased and I just purchased something You didn't because I was here half an hour ago and you were standing up there in front of the ice machine. I just I literally Will you stop arguing with me? You can ask the clerks inside. I was in there. >> You're going to tell me your name and we'll go from there. What are your warrants for? I don't have any warrants and I don't I'm I'm not doing anything illegal. I know my rights. >> Okay. You are. Yes. All right. >> I know my rights. Okay, you can know your rights. All right. Okay. But you're going to ID and identify yourself. What reason? Because they See all those big signs posted up there? Yes. >> Yeah, those are no loitering signs, which is what you were doing. >> Can we go talk to the clerks in No, I don't have to go talk to the clerks. >> cuz I'm on video purchasing something. Okay. It doesn't matter. You were loitering. No, I was not loitering. Okay. You going to identify yourself or not, man? I have proof that I just purchased 756, can I get a code one to 215 South Kansas? I literally just purchased. Don't reach for anything. I'm not reaching for nothing. I I just purchased. Listen, man. It's not a big deal. It is a big deal. You're making it a big deal. All right, then you would know what the loitering statute is and when you have to identify yourself. And I also know that when Is it worth going to jail over? I noticed I also know that when I purchase an item I became a customer and I was not Sir, but you weren't a customer earlier. Yes, I was. >> No, you weren't. You were loitering out there by the ice machine. I saw you. Okay, I also I purchased a coffee. You didn't have a coffee then, so you'd already drank it. So you >> trash. So you had time to drink a coffee. And I have a soda. Mhm. And then I went in there and also purchased a pizza. Okay, and you ate the pizza. Yes, I ate the pizza. And then you were still up there by the ice machine. And I was with Then you walked over here. Yeah. Then you hung out over here cuz you didn't want me to stop you then. And then you hung and walked back on the parking lot, which didn't make I used the Wi-Fi again for a second. So you're a loitering. Okay. >> loitering. All right, what is your name? I was not loitering. I don't have I don't have to tell you who >> Okay. No, I'm not being detained. I'm This is Stop. >> illegal. Okay. This is illegal in my vehicle. Put your hands on your back. >> Stop. >> Don't. Put your hands behind your back. I'm being wrongly detained. I was a customer. >> 756, stop him. Stop him. He's going off on my [ __ ] car. 756, I'm in foot pursuit. Eastbound. I'm going TO TAZE YOU. EASTBOUND CROSSING KANSAS. WHITE MALE. BLACK leather jacket. Black sweatpants. GET ON THE GROUND. GET OFF ME. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? HE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT. I'M NOT being I'm not resisting. You already did that, homie. What is your name? We'll talk about that in a second. What is your [clears throat] name? 756, we got him custody. He was What's your name, man? Damon? How are you doing? You too, man. You good, homie? You hurt? No, I'm not hurt, but I'm Okay, that's what I like to hear. Can you grab my stuff from over there, all right, please? Yeah, I'll grab your drugs. Don't worry. What's your name, partner? It doesn't even matter, man. I'm getting arrested anyways. Yeah, at this point you are. I mean, I was to begin with. I already gave you my name. I was getting arrested. You want an additional charge of not identifying yourself? I don't want it. Whatever. If you say you can catch an additional >> No, but there is no such thing as him even approaching me. I literally I even told him to come ask the clerks and said I had made numerous purchases there since I've been there. I was not loitering. I was a paying customer. You had no right to even approach me. What is your name? >> I've got it on camera. Yeah, it's all on camera. >> Yeah, I've got it on mine, too. >> Okay, good deal. Now, who actually really called you guys? No one called you. Yes, someone did. No, they definitely didn't. Can I at least smoke my last cigarette before I go? No. What are your warrants for? I've got one here. I missed court. And I've got one up in Columbia, Missouri that I didn't know they actually issued a warrant for because I didn't have court date until October, and it's for abandonment of court because my little sister died in Columbia, and I had left >> 756 on three. Can someone go across the road and please get my stuff? Yeah, I'll get your stuff. You have a backpack? Yeah, it's up there. He ditched it whenever I grabbed him. He was hanging out by the vending machine. I was going to stop him. And then yeah, as soon as I went to stop him, he ran over to the bus stop. And I was like, "Okay." So, I just circled around, watched for him. He walked back out onto the parking lot, stood there, and was on the Wi-Fi. And I was like, "Cool. I got you." And then some guy, I don't even know what his name was, but he like saw like so I called him here and tackled him. And we were wrestling. Some guy runs over and like he grabs his other arm and like, "Huh, >> [laughter] >> cool." I thought it was one of you guys at first cuz it was just some guy in like a stocking cap and blue jeans. And I was like, "Huh, it was just a guy." Like so I jumped like off the [ __ ] thing and caught him. And like tackled him. And I was on top of him. Okay, I'll see if I can find it. And so like we were like wrestling. Like I was going to tase him. But then he has that [ __ ] leather jacket on. So, I was like, "Fuck it." Well, I didn't get my taser all the way in. So, when I jumped, knocked my taser. That's why my taser was like on the ground. And so like I grabbed my taser and I was like, "Fuck." So, I just like shoved it. And then this guy just runs up and jumps out and he's like, "I'll help you, officer." And I was like, "Cool." I was like, "I didn't know people did that shit." Kenneth was later charged with two felonies, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. Court records show he later entered a guilty plea and received a total of five years of probation with the sentences for both charges running concurrently. YouTube thinks you'll like the video on your screen. Click it to check out the next body cam case.