[Applause] Hey, let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Kick me on the face for chill. >> Hey, dude. I'm chill. >> Chill then. >> On August 8th, 2023, officers with the Doral Police Department responded to a theft in progress at a local Walmart. The suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Melvin Cochran, ditched his cart of stolen items and fled across a parking lot into a nearby Sam's Club. Officers tracked him down to a bathroom stall where he refused to surrender, forcing police to break in. What followed was a chaotic encounter involving resistance, medical claims, and a trip straight to jail. This incident was captured on police bodywn cameras. [Applause] Adria, you hear? [Applause] >> Hey, let me see your hands. >> Let me see your hands. Get out of the house right now. The door. >> He's right here. Hey, right here. Up. Get the [ __ ] go. >> I got him. >> Get on your feet. >> Get on your feet. >> Get on your feet. on your feet. >> Chill the out. Hey, >> relax. >> That's it. It's over. Just chill. Y the >> chill. >> I was doing nothing. Y'all kicking me in the face. >> Kick me in the face for chill. >> Hey, dude. I'm chilling. >> Just chill then. >> Y'all hitting me. Just walk. >> I'm walking, dude. >> All right. Don't tense up on me. >> I'm not tense up. You kicked me in the man. I don't know you talking about right is right wrong is wrong dog [Applause] just chill >> it's over just chill it's over it's over >> we all man >> just chill Relax. Relax. >> Don't tell me. >> I'm be very calm with you, dog. Back up. >> Get in there. Get in there. >> Get in there. Get in there. >> Anybody lost their phone? >> That's yours. >> So, the witness says that they saw him banging on the door and that they saw the door open. Looks like he never made it in it. He snuck under a car. >> Trying to get into the car. Someone car. >> No, no, no. The back. So, that was probably his ghetto cuz he had he had a full shopping cart. We don't want >> Do you have a description of the subject? >> Negative, ma'am. We're unable to see the There's a witness. I said it might have been a female driving, but we don't we have no description on that. >> Yes, sir. >> I'm sorry. >> I need I do have as bad. >> You have asthma? >> I just need a little bit more. >> Okay. Yeah, that's the best we can do for you right now. Throw that other one down this way. >> Yeah. >> You got the air, man. You good for now? I know you but >> No, I got all >> What you mean? >> Come on, man. If you was in there, you seen >> I wasn't in there. That's what I want to know. What happened? >> It's a mystery. >> It's a mystery. >> Crime is crime, though. So instead of >> Okay. And a violent crime is a violent crime. A nonviolent crime doesn't warrant some things. >> I've never been a threat. No way in my history. You can look up my >> running from a crime. It's still a crime. >> Running from one crime. I thought I was going to hit. >> You thought you hit by came flying by me. >> You by two big old stores. You thought you hit by a car. >> I didn't know that car had blue red lights on it. They get mad. >> So you you were being chased by a car like ran from officers because you being chased by a car. I I felt like it was my party. >> What do you mean by the individual that did it? >> I'm sorry. >> The individual that did it. >> Okay. So, do you are you able to determine who exactly did? >> Yes, I was. >> All right. Can you do who it is? >> Um, the one right here in the car with me, the other one with the cream color shirt and I will like I >> Okay, cool. So, give me a second before we do everything else. We all the pictures we do stuff like that. All right. Awesome. All right. Stand by. >> Hey, real quick. Do you need any kind of fire rescue? >> Yes, please. >> All right. What do you What are you talking about? >> I got burns on my back. >> I I believe it's possible concussion from this gentleman right here. Could you get me out of his car? >> No. >> Um because he's being very vindictive about the situation. He's laughing at me in the mirror. >> When you want me to call fire rescue, check you out. Make sure your bands and guns in your back are all right and make sure it's concussion. All right. Thank you, sir. Yo. Yo, you all right? You all right? Huh? You all right? Yeah. And Mark, help me up. >> Yo, I'm going to help you up. >> What? >> Huh? Oh my go. We're going to help you up. All right. >> There you go. Just like that. Push yourself to the side. >> Sit up, bro. >> I need abs. >> You are. >> Could you leave the break? Could you leave the door like this? I want more. >> Doors are wide open. >> Could you leave it like this, bro? Please >> sit up. >> Comfortable there, huh? [ __ ] >> See? You comfortable there? Are you comfortable like that? Yes. >> He said, "Yeah, but >> he said he has one and >> Okay. Fire rescue is here." All right. >> How you doing? What's up, man? >> You guys got >> uh so said he has asthma. Other than that, um we haven't spoken to him too much about it, but he said he's comfortable like that. >> What's wrong, man? How can we help you, bro? >> Please. >> Huh? >> Tear to the wound on my back. The B on my back. the person on your back. >> You guys have an idea before I >> know what it is. >> I don't know. I haven't we had at least I haven't for me. I haven't got that much information yet. >> Just And they don't they don't have anything either, right? >> Look, Chris, let's just uh once he takes his blood pressure, all right, you put a band-aid on his back. Uh might not even want to see this. So, you don't want a band-aid? Just give him a bandage. We're all good. You're good. Okay. >> The only thing you guys complain is that he wants air, but there's only so much air we can give him on. >> Yeah. >> Why is he running or something from I think Walmart. Yeah, he should be okay. I mean, his heart rate's all right. He's 27. Got you question. Listen, we I listen all I'm offering you is a band-aid. If you don't want the band-aid, too bad. >> Put it on yourself. Put on your burn mark. >> Put it on my burn mark. >> Yes, sir. >> The only one that's got a burn mark here is you. >> Exactly. Put a band-aid on it. >> All right. Fire rescue cleared you, sir. >> No, they they No, they refused to help me, sir. >> Okay. Um, let me see here. >> My bear mark still hasn't been uh attended to. My um concussion has been concussion hasn't been checked on. >> All right. Well, I'm not a medical professional, sir. By rescue came to check you out. Make sure that you >> I just want to make you a report. Our police want you to file it. >> Okay. >> Officer, I had a sergeant name. >> Um, no, Angular. He was Mexican. Um, >> I would like to make the complaint that I was not tended to fire. >> Okay. Not a problem, sir. We can we can forward that information. All right. I want >> So, as far as what my involvement is here, you sir? >> Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. >> So, I'm I'm just making sure that you're all right. >> I'm not all right. >> I understand that you feel like you weren't being tended to by fire rescue. >> I haven't been tended to. >> Can I ask you a question? Do you know what what side of the head were you hit that you claim that >> on the right side? >> Right side. >> And I was >> So, right side not above the ear. >> Above the ear. >> I was down off the >> Okay. and in the back somewhere I was on the floor. All right. I'm sure they show it on his body cam. >> Um the officer was carman who refused to give me a name. >> Got you. All right. And um where else were you may may have been hit or anything. >> I mean I was just concerned about the ones to my head cuz I lay on my stomach to protect my >> The only one you can identify though for now for sure. >> I can identify a few of them though. >> Okay. Can you explain to me where >> where can I identify them? >> Like what part of your bodies? Oh, I mean I'm not concerned about my legs and uh the little what you do when you >> I'm not concerned about that. >> Okay. >> I'm more concerned about the people who actually took a blow on me to my face. >> All right. So, your biggest concern obviously is the the blow to the right side of the head. Right. Right above the ear. >> No, sir. No. Right side of the head above my ear. Okay. >> The back of the head and the knee to my face. It was done by I believe the loss prevention officer with the cream colored shirt. I didn't get his name. >> All right. And when did that occur? >> That was the initial hit. >> The initial hit >> was right in the face last night. Well, when I when you say initial, does that mean everything that happened inside the stall? >> Everything happened inside. No, coming out of the store. He said he good strong. He's not strong. He's just >> I guess it was um >> he had leverage cuz he's weak. >> Okay. >> You understand? All right. >> But when he pulled me off the toilet, he pulled me directly into his my direct. >> Got it. >> So I can identify him to his neck. >> All right. What What was that loss prevention officer wearing? >> Uh cream color shirt. Uh >> cream color shirt. >> All right. What color flags? >> All right. Thank you, man. Give me a second. All right. >> Um, dark colored hair. >> All right, man. Thank you. >> All right, boss. Before we proceed here, I just have one more question for you, man. Simple question. All right, you good? >> Can I get your name? your first and last name. [Music] Yo, first and last name. >> What I need right now is just your first name. How about that? Can we start with that? >> All right. Well, we're going to take your ID. All right. We'll get you figured out. >> Go with him. The ID figure out who this guy is and ID. Okay. Come on, man. What yall doing, man? >> We're here. >> Get out, dog. >> We're here. Come on, man. J before, dog. You know some blood on my back, bro. Jad got you, man. >> Come over here. There you go. Watch this car. This [ __ ] come with my sword, dog. I don't want to touch you, massage, man. You can get me, please, bro. >> I got you. I got you. >> I got you. I got you. >> No, please don't touch. >> I got you. Let's walk this way. Let's walk this way, man. >> Been calling me a [ __ ] the whole time in the car, dog. Laughing at me. >> You broke. You broke. Don't catch me, bro. >> I'll walk. I'll do whatever. I comply. Don't I got you. >> Can I ride with you? >> Yeah, man. Of course, man. That's what I'm here for. >> Lady touch. No, don't touch me. >> All right, you good. >> You're good, man. I got you. I trust you, man. >> Hello. >> How you doing? >> Are you going to comply with ID check? >> Yes or no? >> Are you want to take comply with ID check? Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You feel okay? >> Yes, ma'am. >> No. >> No. >> I'm sorry. >> Okay. So, he says no. >> No. >> So, jok right. >> I'm sorry, ma'am. >> He's going over TK, right? >> Uh, we have to do the paper for work and then Yes. >> You're going to have to book. You're going to have to book Mr. John. >> I can't force him. So, he's refusing. >> Sure. Are you refusing to >> sir? Are you refusing to provide your identification? >> No. Yeah. I mean, he's refusing to be fingerprinted. >> Well, here's the difference. Are you refusing to be uh fingerprinted? >> Sure. >> Just say no. No. >> All right. >> We're not We're not going to call you. >> All right. I'll let them know you're brows. >> Sorry. Thank you. No problem. Sorry. >> Yes. All right. She got my own. Mhm. >> I'm sorry. We're go to the station. All right. Yes, sir. According to official court records, 43-year-old Melvin Cochran of Miami was formally charged with grand theft and resisting an officer without violence following the August 8th incident. Cochran initially refused to identify himself and declined fingerprinting at the Miami Dade County Police ID Department, necessitating alternative identification procedures. After being medically cleared by Miami Dade Fire Rescue, Cochran was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He's currently awaiting trial and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of