if you arrest me I promise you you're
going to have a problem I I won't have a
problem yes you will no I won't have a
problem not over a sandwich not over a
he wanted to grab me by my hood and slam
me to the ground that's what he wanted
he is the shift supervisor he's the boss
hey I'm saying okay put your hands
behind your back you're going to get
T when officers arrived to mediate a
simple dispute at a McDonald's in Dayton
Ohio on January 16th 2023 the situation
rapidly deteriorated what happened next
went viral when all was said and done a
woman would be injured and most shocking
of all the officer who would deliver
this series of punches to her face would
be found guilty of assault much of this
footage has never been seen before
shortly before 4:40 p.m. Butler Township
dispatch received a call that would
ultimately shake the community to its
core hi I'm a McDonald's there's a woman
in here screaming yelling and she's
actually making a h SC in the store is
it possible for police to come going to
stay she said she was G to stay but now
she's
leaving oh she said she was going to
stay the cause of this disturbance is
absolutely mindboggling she's I don't
know what she's mad over a 30 cent piece
of cheese that she can't afford I don't
know what's wrong with her eventually
the agreed woman exits the store and
informing the caller who is an employee
that she'll be waiting for an officer to
resolve the situation approximately 1
minute later Sergeant Todd Stanley a
22-year veteran of the Butler Township
Police Department arrives on the scene
and approaches the woman later
identified as 31-year-old latika Hancock
hi do you have a bad day inside sir I
went through the drive-thru earlier okay
she refused to take my dollar to give me
30 cents after I paid it for extra
cheese okay there was a young lady who
was very nice by the way before I
introduc got introduced to this lady in
the burgundy okay she asked the lady in
the burgundy shirt to remake my sandwich
she comes up to the desk wanting me to
pay her another 30 Cent so 49 plus 30
plus 30 for what when there's I'm not
even getting enough pieces of cheese you
only put one on here when I already paid
the 49 cents for the XP this whole
incident began over 30 cents as sergeant
Stanley keeps talking with the woman
officer Timothy zers arrives on the
scene to support his supervisor so she
gave me a refund I'm leaving she started
screaming at me telling me to have a
good day and not to come back here and I
said I won't so you didn't you you
didn't say anything you was a complete
angel I'm getting information you're
getting dis orderly in the store okay
all right so here's what's going to
happen you've been made whole right you
got your money back you pulled up I
didn't want you to have to chase me so
here's what we're going to do they want
you trespass they don't just listen
legally speaking though she's no longer
inside the restaurant if McDonald's owns
or leases the lot where the woman is
speaking with officers then she can be
trespassed from it I know it doesn't
it's a
MacDonald one every corner customers are
right thank you okay I won't come back
here does this car come back to you no
it does not okay can I get a driver's
license number or something from you or
name date of birth I don't have one well
I'm going to issue a trespass notice and
I have to fill out a piece of paper I
can care less okay I just need some
information no the sergeant threatens to
arrest Miss Hancock for failure to
provide this information and the
encounter continues to escalate you're
going to make it more difficult than it
has to be if you arrest me I promise you
you're going to have a problem I I won't
have a problem yes you will no I won't
have a problem not over a sandwich not
over a sandwich all I want to do is give
you a piece of paper you pass is to many
McDonald's out
here we're
okay now you're getting disorderly as
sergeant Stanley searches through his
trunk for a trespass notice officer zers
picks up the conversation with Miss
Hancock Technically she's being arrested
for failure to identify herself and not
for being angry and shouting about the
sandwich ISS isue according to Ohio code
no person who is in a public place shall
refuse to disclose their name address or
date of birth when requested by a law
enforcement officer who reasonably
suspects the person is committing has
committed or is about to commit a
criminal offense therefore Miss Hancock
is required to identify herself who's
going go in there and make her REM mywi
stop no if you don't stop you're going
to end up going to jail hn C WR it down
calm down no cuz you're not about to act
like that over she didn't make right
stop you don't need to go to jail over
this exactly okay so calm down saying
like over you're making us your enemy
The Encounter continues to escalate
unfortunately There's No Going Back Miss
Hancock is already violated the law by
failing to identify herself when she was
asked initially once you satisfy by your
actions or inactions the elements of a
crime the crime has been committed you
cannot uncommit a crime missing every
day but you coming for me over a burger
y it's too much you're not leaving till
you identify yourself bro if you don't
get the you better calm down I'm not
giving you nothing I already said it
okay you're under arrest put your hands
behind your back put your hands behind
your back you are under arrest for fair
to identify don't your hand okay my last
is put your hand behind your back no I
don't want to for real it's Whata I'm
telling you why would you do that okay
I'm saying okay put behind back you're
going to get T okay
I get your back
sorry
hands I said what happens next would go
viral your hands behind your back s
your I'm get down can I please the
against the car up against up against
the
car oh my God why would you
neither officer's body cams caught the
punch footage shows two officers
attempting to subdue Miss Hancock then
seemingly out of nowhere one officer
delivers three punches to her face and
head it didn't have to even be this way
can I just keep that home now no you're
going to
jail please can I go home come are you
okay my name is l laa it didn't have to
be this way laa sorry it didn't have to
be this way trying to play latika and
the patrol car proves to be a struggle
this is not a
debate okay okay I'm going the car sir
okay car in the car I'm going
to no I'm not
I'm in the
car this sandwich close the
door after latia is the detained officer
zers remains with her while paramedics
assess her injuries Sergeant Stanley
meanwhile goes into the McDonald's to
have the manager sign the trespass order
the following conversation is shocking I
hate stupid people yeah but you didn't
see me thrown down did you I couldn't
see around the edge of the car I just
saw that she was that she was fighting
you and then you had to hit her and then
you both had to take your arms
back okay huh ask you hit by my t no I
did the
hdden yeah I said you could have got
tased or punched in the mouth what would
you rather have the pride in Sergeant
Stanley's voice here at the end is truly
disturbing as is the claim by the shift
manager that the officers had to hit her
more on this later as sergeant Stanley
continues conversing with the McDonald's
employees you want to hear the best part
about it I'm a ride a traffic ticket for
no driver's license too there you go
Sergeant Stanley is well within his
right to charge her with this this under
section
45101 two of the Ohio Revis code however
it's clear his doing so stems from his
anger in the altercation rather than any
desire to uphold the law after returning
to his patrol car Sergeant Stanley and
the McDonald's manager are still talking
about the encounter when a paramedic
shows up to give him an update on
latika's injuries well you know we try
to be
as I don't want to her right okay she
started pulling away pulling away so I
punched her in her mouth and blooded her
up she Cooper that I'm hot so I'm not
afraid to say what I got to say yeah but
she that took the wind she was going to
get tased or she's going to get that
that took the wind out of her sales and
anything what do you think did did they
make any
assessment yeah they got to clean up
okay just clean her up no stitches
nothing like that superficial yes sir
when Sergeant Stanley entered Miss
Hancock's vehicle after her arrest he
noticed a 12 O can of Monaco Citrus Rush
on the floorboard he would write in his
narrative that when he arrived on the
scene he noticed a hint of alcohol IC
beverage on her breath it's also
interesting to note that the paramedic
who spoke to Sergeant Stanley claimed
latika's injuries were superficial this
contradicts what the paramedic who
examined latika had to say I just need
to se your mouth real quick make sure
there's no teeth broken go ahead and
smile real big for me I
mean it it feels like the big one right
here it feels loose might latika's
lawyer would later claim that several of
her front teeth were loose and she had a
closed head injury as well as a back
injury from her arrest after the
paramedics head out officer zers has a
tur conversation with the detained woman
I'm going to come back there in a minute
okay and I'm going to say this very
nicely you're going to get out I'm going
to reposition your handcuffs cuz they're
not on correctly and I'm sure that hurts
you're not going to give me any bull no
I just figured it listen listen after
that if you give me I'm going
to tase your before he can do so however
he checks in with with Sergeant Stanley
to make sure he can transport latika to
the county jail I need to get everything
out of her Pockets everything and reest
her CS no just get her down the jail she
get her down there and do thing yeah
we're not cater to her after what she
did officer zers will do as commanded
well are you going to loosen the the
Cuffs at least as soon as we get down
there well I thought you said you were
here's the difference he is my boss
right and I just talked to him about
that and he said not after all the
resisting that you put is through he's
not willing to risk you resisting again
latika Hancock was booked on two
criminal charges failure to disclose
personal information and resisting
arrest she was also cited for driving
without a license and having an open
alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle
after Community outrage Sergeant Stanley
was placed on administrative leave in
early April 2023 he was charged with
misdemeanor assault the sergeant
voluntarily retired from the Butler
Township Police Department on May 1st
despite initially asking for a jury
trial Stanley and his lawyers opted for
a bench trial here is how the sergeant
reconstructed the altercation in his
report I tried to push Hancock against
the hood of my police vehicle with my
body weight she pushed back I heard
officer Zeller's warning Hancock that
she was about to be tasered if she did
not stop resisting and comply Hancock
was wearing a thick coat and I did not
think the taser probes would have been
effective I used my right hand and with
an open hand Palm strike I struck
Hancock on the right side of the face
near her mouth this immediately took the
fight out of Hancock we were able to get
control of both of her hands and we were
able to get her handcuffed it appears
that rather than being open Stanley's
hand is clenched in a fist it also
appears that at least two blows struck
Miss Hancock not just one the presiding
judge took less than an hour to find
Sergeant Stanley guilty of assault
Stanley was ordered to pay a $500 fine
undergo a 60-day electronic monitoring
program and 2 years probation he will
also be responsible for covering all
treatment related to M Hancock's
injuries speaking to the media after
sentencing M Hancock's attorney said he
and his client were considering filing a
civil suit against Sergeant Stanley in
the Butler Township Police Department
it's interesting to note that though
Sergeant Stanley was placed on
administrative leave after the incident
as mentioned previously the Butler
Township PD didn't fire him despite the
assault