On December 18th, 2024 at 1:12 a.m. Urbana police conducted a traffic stop at Scioto Street and South Jefferson Avenue in Urbana, Ohio for suspected DUI. Behind the wheel was Champaign County Sheriff Matthew Melvin. Officers noted an odor of alcohol and what appeared to be vomit on the driver's side door. Sheriff Melvin refused to perform a field sobriety test, raising serious concerns about his fitness to drive. In this body cam footage, you'll see the full encounter and witness the troubling behavior of someone sworn to uphold the law. Share your thoughts in the comments below on this shocking incident. The audio on the officers' body cams has not yet been activated. Officers are generally required to activate both audio and video on their body-worn cameras at the start of any interaction with the public where law enforcement action is likely. This includes situations such as traffic stops, arrests or detentions, investigative questioning, searches of individuals, vehicles, or properties, and responses to dispatch calls for service. The rules and requirements for activating body cams, including audio, can vary significantly depending on the situation, the jurisdiction, and the specific policies of the law enforcement agency. As the traffic light turns green, the truck remains stopped for an unusually long time before the driver notices and begins to move. A strong indication of possible impairment. The police officers activate their overhead lights to initiate a traffic stop and switch on their body cam audio before approaching the truck to make contact with the driver. Boy Paul 3411 KBP 3411. I'm going to be out on Jefferson at Bodie's herbal. How you doing tonight? Good. How are you doing? Good. I'm an officer of the police division. The reason I stopped you is Uh you were kind of all over the road back there and then you were stopped at a green light. Right by Bodie's herbal. Yep. Yes, sir. All right. I can smell an alcoholic beverage and there's vomit on the side of the vehicle right now. Yes. Yes, sir. Do you have your driver's license on you by chance? Yes. Where you with? Where was it? Where you with? Urbana PD. Urbana PD. 24, I just got a response back on your seven. All right, those have CDW. You're clear. Thank you. We'll be right with you, okay? Felt? Yeah, there's vomit on the side of the car. There is? Yeah, and he's he's hammered. I'll step out. Yeah. Don't mess around with it. Okay. All right, somebody step out of the vehicle. Yeah. Yes, sir. Come over here. What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you Okay. All right. I didn't I just want to make sure you're not grabbing something, all right? Yeah. Really? Over here. We're going to do a walk and squat, okay? What's that? Really? Really what? I'm going to go over here and do a walk and squat, man. We're going to do some tests, all right? No. Do what? What? I said we're going to walk over here and do some tests. No. Now, you stay right here. Stop right there. You got a gun with you? Don't act this way. Don't Sheriff, don't. We're going to do some tests. Okay? Yeah. All right, so let's walk over You can make a phone call. All right. Oh, man. Where do you want to take me? What's that? Over here to this pavement do some tests. Okay. All right. You can do it over here. No. Go what? You guys are amazing. Freezing. It's cold out. Yeah, freezing, [ __ ] freezing. Take this. All right, you trying to call Josh Jacobs? No. What? All right, well let's get done with that and let's go ahead and get finished these tests, all right? Are you refusing to take the test? Is that what you're doing? Thank you. Matt. Is he refusing to take the test? No, I'm not. All right then, let's go over here to where it's flat. All right, I'm going home. What? Do these tests on you first make sure you're okay to drive, man. It's strong smell of alcohol, you can't drive very well, there's puke all down the side of your car. I'm not. You're being dishonest. There is. There is not. Yes, there is. There is not. Okay, so we're going to do some tests to make sure you're safe to drive. If you refuse to take the test, you'll be placed under arrest for OVI. Really? Yes. Absolutely amazing. I'm asking you to take some field sobriety tests, man. Can you do that? I'm going to call my wife and let her know what's up. done first here and you can make some phone calls in a minute, all right? We're okay. What's that? All right. We're going to We're going to step on over here and take some field sobriety tests, all right, man? Mhm. Are you refusing? Yeah. Are you refusing to take the test? That's what I'm asking you. Are you refusing to take the test? Yeah, I'm recording. Yes. Yeah. Okay. All right, man. Let you make a couple phone calls, but we got to get this moving along here. So, are you going to take some field sobriety tests, man? We need to do the field sobriety test, all right? No. You're refusing to do them? Yeah. Okay. Melvin, I'm going to place you under arrest for OVI. Well, Yeah. For what? For driving under the influence of alcohol. Do you have a gun on you? Really? Yes, Matt, you're under arrest. Don't you resist. Don't Really? No. I'm not even amazing. One hand, please. One hand, please. Don't resist. He's got broad shoulders. You got to take that out. You got to find them out. Jesus Christ. I don't think you are. You think I am? I said I don't think you are. I'm not even amazing. I'm not a Yeah. Yeah. Jeez. I don't think I don't know. Hold on. Hold on. I don't think you are. Huh? I don't think you Jeez. Double lock them cell doors on you, you know. You got to read me your rights, though. Yeah. You need to take them off. Yeah. You can take them All right, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will Yes, ma'am. Sheriff Matt Melvin and his attorney declined to comment to the press during his initial hearing in Urbana courts. Melvin's next court appearance is scheduled for January 31st, 2025. He will be replaced as sheriff by Chad Burroughs, who ran against him in March 2024. Burroughs, a 25-year veteran of the Champaign County Sheriff's Office, having served as a deputy and sergeant, will assume the role in January. It is hoped that Burroughs will provide stronger leadership and better representation for the Champaign County Sheriff's Department and its citizens than Melvin. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the actions of the sheriff, so please share your opinions in the comments below. Don't forget to subscribe, like, and share our videos. It helps us out tremendously. Thank you, and see you at the next video.