Yes, I'll take it. No, no. That's going with you. That's going with you. We're not giving that to anybody else. We got that off you, so we're staying with you, so you know we didn't take none, and none's going to be missing. All right, but I want to No, you didn't This This money you are taking that. That's staying with you. That That's the >> I'm going to count your money in front of you, okay? Here's Here's big money. We'll put this in the in the bag for you, okay? Yeah, here. Here you go. Hell no, he just touched my I heard the rubber band pop. He told me, "Oh, I I had to Look, he's moving. He's moving in between his legs. You're saying that that there's more money in here? What What I'm saying is >> Let me ask you a question. Answer my question. Are Are Are you saying that there's more more money in here? >> What I'm saying is he just touched my money and went through the >> veteran police officer makes a routine arrest during a traffic stop. But as the handcuffed suspect is waiting to be transferred to jail, he makes a wild, unbelievable accusation. The cop who just arrested me, Robert What sounds like a desperate lie from a criminal quickly turns into a massive scandal, because when a sergeant decides to search the officer's own patrol car, he uncovers a secret hidden right inside the driver's side door that instantly ends the officer's career. Hey, appreciate you coming out. I haven't talked to him yet. Yeah, okay. Hey, I haven't talked to him yet. I'm going to let him know what the basic warrant out of Metro is, okay? Okay. Hey, man, come step out here real quick. I'm going to show you something. All right, come on, step back here. Go ahead and face that car. That's all I'm going to talk about. What What What am I being I'm going to explain everything to you. That's why I'm having you out. You are under arrest at this time. We have a warrant out for your arrest. I don't know what a warrant is for. I'm going to show it to you in a moment, okay? Is this your car? It's my girlfriend's car. Your girlfriend's car. Can he drive it, the guy that's in the passenger seat? No, sir. What was your reason for being out? So, what What am I being arrested for? I'm going to show it to you, okay? Come back here real quick. I'm going to give you a I'm going to show you the light out, too, where I caught you at 68. That's not really the biggest concern here, okay? Um but I'm going to show you the warrant once I get you secure, okay? Anything you want to bring with you down there to Metro for your trial date? I don't know. I'm I'm saying can I I can't What am I being arrested Yeah, it's a it's a warrant. I'm going to show you the actual warrant in a moment when I have the 10-50 down. Anything on you I need to know about? Let me see your pockets real quick. No, okay. All right, step out of the car. Okay. Do you want to bring these items with you or leave them in the car? >> Yeah, you can give me You can put them in my pocket. Officers ask the driver to step out and officially place him under arrest for an old, outstanding warrant. During a search, they pull a massive stack of cash from the suspect. But finding a stack of cash on a wanted suspect isn't even the most shocking part of this video. Because once they get to the precinct, the suspect accuses the officer of wrongdoing. Are the accusations simply because the suspect is trying to get out of jail time, or do they hold merit? I'm going to leave that cash in there. Any other pockets I need to know about? No, sir. Let me see your pockets. Sir, what is my What is my money on the uh floor inside the car? What? Oh, okay. Yeah, I don't know. What is that? That's my money. I don't I've never seen it in my life. What are you doing with my property? Come on, roll the window down. Tell you what you're in here for. Put your stuff right here. That's my only question. What am I What am I in here for? Sir, I don't know what the guy history with him or not, but you got a US Marshall out. A weapons violation. That's all it tells me. Okay, when you get down there, they're going to print it out for you. Okay. They still waiting for the phone? Phone? You get that? Yeah. I get I I get cash. No, no. That's going with you. That's going with you. We're not giving that to anybody else. We got that off you, so we're staying with you, so you know we didn't take none, and none's going to be missing. All right, but I want to No, you didn't This This money This money you are taking that. That's staying with you. That That's the rule. Can you give me some of it or can I come up to you? The friend offers to hold the cash, but Officer Chapman shuts it down. He insists the money stays, claiming he doesn't want it to get stolen or go missing. Keep watching, because you'll see why that excuse is completely insane. Tell me what you think below. Is he just following strict protocol here, or is he already planning his next move? All right, I'm going to count your money in front of you, okay? Here's Here's big money. We'll put this in the in the bag for you, okay? Yeah, here. Here you go. All right, here. What am I in here Yes, he's counting it right there. You're going to watch me, okay? I I heard the rubber band pop. How much two cash 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Excuse me. 10. Yeah. Let me count it first. >> No, can you can you look in between his legs real quick? Well, I think he just put some money between his legs. Oh, yeah. How much money did you have on you? I'm asking I'm asking >> touched it. Can you just check in between his legs? Sir, listen to me. He's moving and everything. Look, he's moving. Sir, Sir, listen to me. Tell me how much cash you had on you. What was the amount? I just want to see I'm not going to lie to you. Can you check I'm not going nowhere. Can you check your fellow officer for me, please? Hell no, he just touched my I heard the rubber band pop. He told me, "Oh, I I had to Look, he's moving. He's moving in between his legs. I'm going to stand right here. Can y'all please check your fellow officer? Please, what's going on? I Look, he's moving his arm right now. How much cash did you have on you? Can you check your hands? I did. Can you check your pockets? Cuz he's touching Yeah. Tell me what's going on. Look at his hand. He's tucking money. He's tucking money right there in his right hand. Tell me how much money you have on you. He's tucking money. He's tucking my money. That's a That's a That's a problem. Can y'all check him? Listen to me, what was your total cash? They're going to know. Don't check him. Listen. Look, he's moving. He's moving. Oh my god, y'all not going to check him? Listen. Look at Look Listen. Listen. Listen. Listen. Tell me Tell me Tell me Tell me Tell me Tell I've been I'm going to let you know. I'm not going to allow anybody to take your money. Look at him, he's moving. But look at me. Look at Look at me. If If someone takes your money, it it will be a a big problem, all right? No one's going to take your money. I can see his hand. I can see exactly what what what what he's doing. No one's going to take your money. She's going to count your money. There's more >> him touch my money and you There's more money in here. You're saying that that there's more money in here? What What I'm saying is >> ask you a question. Answer my question. Are Are Are you saying that there's more more money in here? What I'm saying is he just touched my money and went through three different floor compartments, and I seen him put it in between his legs. I heard my rubber band. I've been nothing but cooperative with you guys. All I wanted you guys to do is I'm saying but he already moved and did a lot of different stuff. Okay, come stand here. But y'all already letting him move like it's all the way. Like watch. That's crazy. I can't believe y'all just did me like this. How much cash did you have on you in total, so I can count it out and we can verify if anything's missing. That's what I'm asking you. We We got the Do you know what the total amount was? No, I honestly don't believe what he's going to do. My wife gave it to me. The money I just tried to give me I tried to give her the money. He said, "Don't give it to her." Okay. Cuz I went to Wendy's. I got a Wendy's receipt right here. But do you know how much cash you had on you, so I can count it out, so we can verify the total? Do you know approximately how much you had on you? I said number and I'll get it wrong, because he touched my money. He touched my money. It's going to be all wrong, but I just don't understand why I heard my rubber band being popped. I just grabbed it from the seat to give to her. That's not what you just told me, either, boss. I did. That's what I did. And I handed her the I'm not going to lie to >> Have I Have I given you any problems? >> No, sir, you have not. That's all I wanted to ask. I just don't understand why y'all can't I'm not going I'll sit on my face. I'm not going nowhere. I just wanted to >> I just want to know what the total was, so we can count it out. You can watch me count it out. I'm not sure. I'm distracted. It's a lot It's a lot going on. I didn't even know I had a warrant. I'm just trying to I'm just trying to like So, if you >> What's it called? I'm trying to like just like comply with you guys. >> Yeah, I got you. That just doesn't make sense to the protocol. Like, I just watched him Me and you both watched him move his hands. I watched him tear up. I watched him look at you and tell him like look at look at you and tell you know you're like you're not about to I I just watched him do way too much when I haven't been nothing but nice and compliant to you guys. You feel what I'm saying? I'm trying to go along with you guys's protocols and everything. All I've done was ask questions so I know how like to make sure I'm safe and my family can find me and stuff. I understand. And that's why I was asking you what your total was so we can sit here and count it out. It would have It would have just helped me more seeing that you would have checked in. But but but did you not see me walk walk over here? I didn't see that, sir. None of y'all None of y'all like None of you guys' body cams is on, right? Like, I know for a fact that I seen him touch it. >> But I know for a fact what I seen and what I heard. And then when I asked him why was he like popping the rubber band on the money, he said I was just making sure something. But, there's no need to make sure, you feel what I'm saying? Like, that's my property, you feel what I'm saying? And I know for a fact the money was touched. But, there's a million components. >> Yes, I did touch it. When I grabbed it out of the seat. >> I understand. I don't want to argue with you, Mr. Chatman. I just know what >> No, sir. Okay, so what we I typically do is count out everybody's money in front of you so you can >> going to lie to you. The money was altered before I even got here. So, when I turn it over to property, you can verify that the total we're counting out now is the total that you're going to get back. Okay? Are you good with me doing that right now? I would appreciate it. And then you can tell me Do you have any kind of idea about how much you had taken out? I don't know, but I'd rather you count it first. I just don't want it in >> But But if you tell me afterwards that it's missing, that doesn't verify. But if you guys would have stopped him within the whole If you how much it was now Now, I can count it and we can verify if it's missing. Okay? I understand what you said, ma'am, and I appreciate everything. I feel like you guys don't understand what I'm saying. What is so funny? You counting it out right now would just let me know exactly how much he took. But, I'm not tripping because I'm not trying to cause any problems or any mis- mis- miscast or some mis- mis- miscast or some I'm not trying to cause any problems. I just know what I know, you know what I'm saying? I know I heard everything pop. I seen him fiddle. He did not just He did not just keep his hands up the whole time. Like Like, no, I didn't. He didn't open the door and say, "You can search me." Look, you you feel what I'm saying? I heard my money. Like, I like I'm a I'm a very great business. I just paid bills all a couple days ago, you feel what I'm saying? I just know for a fact he touched my money. And then he was adamant about not giving my money to my wife or uh the the cameraman that was with me, you feel what I'm saying? He was just like, "No, you're going to keep the money on you." Which wasn't a problem. You feel what I'm saying? But, him touching the money prior to just putting it in the Like, I've been listening the whole time. He asked for He asked for a small envelope. He didn't put the money in there then. He asked for like like This just This just doesn't make any sense. But, you can do your job. I'm not trying to like postpone or like cause problems. I just want to see how much is missing and I have this money. I want to count it in front of you so you can see how much that you have, okay? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yeah. Hold on. Hold on. So that's 7 71 70,000 70,000 20 40 60 80 1 20 40 60 80 90 7 190 Okay, so we have it documented that you're saying that, all right? Yeah. Did you see me putting it all in here? What are you saying? 190, right? No, I wasn't saying that you altered my money. No, I didn't I didn't I didn't say you said that, okay? All right. But, I said I wanted to count it out in front of you in front of you so you can see how much is in there because when we turn this over to the sheriff's office, it's not going to go to the marshals, it's going to go to the next sheriff's office. So, this is us verifying that we're putting all of your money in here. Can you write my name on there also? Uh Do y'all like like like like I don't I don't know the protocol with that, but like do y'all check y'all like like this person? Because like if anything is on him, it would be in big No, I don't I don't Look, I'm going I'm going to show you right here. Look. Look. Look. Look at me. Look at me. All of you guys probably have kids at the office, you know what I'm saying? Look. So, look, this is all I want to explain to you guys. All right. Most of the time, when somebody know they didn't like when somebody knows for a fact they didn't do anything, they're not going to just You feel what I'm saying? Like, let you search them. And I don't have kids, you feel what I'm saying? But, I know how that goes because my mom did foster care. So, I'm like up to par with all of that. And on top of that, if I didn't do anything, like how me and you've been talking the whole time. Just like how me and you was talking the whole time. If I didn't do anything, I have nothing that I'm worried about, you feel what There would be no reason for him to show me his pockets and stuff. Like, I know for a fact >> No, I want you to feel comfortable. I would have I would have I would have felt comfortable if your colleagues would have searched you at the exact time where I knew where the money was. Because I seen you kept going in between your legs. And then every time everybody put all of the the attention on me, you kept moving. I don't know if it's in your door. I don't know where it's at. But, just like look I don't even care to find the money, but I just know You know for a fact Come here. Come here. Come here. You want something? Come here. Yeah, but come here. I'm I'm going to tell you something. Okay. Do Do you see anything? No, yeah. No cap. I'm not even going to touch it. It's blue hundreds right here. It's all the blue hundreds are right there behind whatever receipt. Thank you. All that's my money. He didn't have that money. >> That's your money? Yes, I heard him crumple it up. Thank you. Thank you. All that's being recorded, man. That's my money. That's my money right here. Sir, you've been watching me the whole time, haven't seen you take it. I seen you crumple Sir, that is not me, bud. If I'm right, it's going to be around a thousand dollars if I'm right. And like I told you, I just want the money. I saw I seen you steal it. No, sir. Uh if you if you don't mind, I just want to sit down so y'all don't try to This is I don't want to do nothing. All I know for a fact is that I know what I know and I've seen it. I just wanted you guys to trust me, you feel what I'm saying? That's why I was just acting a little irate, but I'm perfectly fine, you feel I'm sorry. I wasn't trying I wasn't trying to expose you. >> That is not me, bud. First of all, I just seen you steal my money. It was no You popped my rubber band, brother. It was no reason for you to pop my rubber band off my money. I didn't pop your rubber band off your money. I heard it. Me and him just spoke about it. You heard him agree to it. What What When you first when I first got here, I said I heard him do it right there. You said, "Oh, I had to do something something something." And you keep saying something about It's okay. I don't know I just I just witnessed here today Mr. Chatman went in my money. He separated my money. He was trying to steal it and I caught him. He put it in between his legs. And as his as his colleagues approached me, he worked it towards the door. He tried to make it seem like I was lying. I'm not going anywhere. I'm in full custody of of of of these officers. I'm being detained. I'm not going anywhere. I don't want any problems. I'm not armed. I didn't do anything wrong. I was just pulled over for a traffic stop. He just tried to steal some of my money. Okay, we're hearing you, but there's no need to say all of that. No, I was just looking at the camera. No, I just know how it go, you feel what I'm saying? I don't want to cause My camera's on the entire time, all right? Yes, ma'am. We're good here. Yes, ma'am. So, what are we going to do about this problem? Because he just tried to steal some of my money. I'm not trying to put any allegations on him. I'm not trying to say anything. I'm not I'm not using my words like to try to hurt anybody. I just know what I know. And then I don't even like the fact, but I know you guys have like special protocol. I don't even like the fact that he just tried to steal and nobody like stood up for me, you feel what I'm saying? Like, nobody was like, "Okay." But, I saw everything. I appreciate it, Mr. Morris. You his sergeant? Yes. Yes, he is my sergeant. Well, sir, I have 20/20 and I can read. I remember when you called him out. I could tell you everything he said to you. Perfect timing. This is perfect. Perfect that you called me out at this time because you didn't know the protocol to how a federal warrant goes to be taken care of. Correct or incorrect? That's correct. That's just why I called him out to ask. But you just separated. Well, so what was the purpose of you separating my money while you gave her money? Why you just watched her count my money out in full? Cuz you just wasted a You You wasted the evidence fool. Cuz now she has to rewrite a totally different number. So if I would have agreed to the number that I didn't know when she asked me, then I would have been like ridiculed or foreseen as a liar or something. That's why I didn't answer your question man, cuz I said that I had this much of Wendy's. I believe that's my receipt. I only ordered a 10-piece nugget and I ordered like a fry or something to drink. So I didn't know the actual amount of the money. All I know is when my girlfriend got off work at 5:00, I was supposed to give her that money for the rest of the bills and she was going to get her car back. I was in a car wreck this week. That's why I wasn't in my own car man. That was my girlfriend's car, Diamond Alexander. That's why when when you initially pulled me over and y'all probably have my phones, you can see the car record. I called her at like 4:00 or something to let her know, "Babe, I'm being pulled over in your car." And my eyes I thought it was going to be for the T-tag, temporary tag thing, the sticker. But It was initially just for your speed. I promise you that. No, I apologize sir. I apologize. I'm just trying to do what I got to do, but I know for a fact what I heard. I have 20/20 vision. I'm not a criminal. I don't do things that I'm not supposed to. I heard him tampering with that rubber band. Okay. That rubber band was on that money because my girlfriend gave me the money this morning and told me. I wasn't even supposed to be in her car. I just took it because I didn't want to be Ubering around all day and my girlfriend had a car and she was going to work. I was supposed to be picking her up off Central. At her job. Her little Where she do cosmetics at. With that money we were supposed to go to the bank. Y'all I'm pretty sure when y'all check the car y'all supposed to check the case. What's your What's your What's your full name? Montre Tyree Moon. M O N T R E. Last name Moon. Do Do we have all all your information? Yes sir, but I want to know what y'all going to do about Mr. Chapman. >> Okay. He was He was just caught at work tampering with evidence. Mr. Moon. I'm I'm going to do my job, all right? So >> I want it wrote down. I'm not going to lie. I'm not Listen Mr. Moon. Listen to this guy. There's nothing that I can give you right now to tell you what what what I what I want to do. But like what I tell you what I'm going to do if if if you allege that that he did something Did you recount extra money? She said it was a thousand. No, it's not a hundred. I was saying the same thing. I have it right here. It's It's between a hundred. Thank you ma'am. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. That's what I counted. So So like if So you allege that Officer Chapman did You know, did something? So you guys don't Listen. Listen. I'm I'm telling you exactly what I'm going to do. Do Do not parse every word I'm telling you. I'm telling you exactly what I'm going to do, all right? Is that I I I have to get on the phone. I have to call my supervisors to to read the chain, all right? But you're you're you're you're still going going to jail. >> Oh, yeah. I understand that. Okay. But But like that's why I'm I'm asking you if you gave them all of your information on how to get in contact with you. Did you do that? Yes sir. Name I gave them actually my first name and last. Do Do we have Do we have address and and a phone number? You still have a gold pen? Yes sir. We'll see if we can get your phone number. Get everything else. What's your phone number? Uh you can take my girlfriend's number. And my mom's too. My mom's number too. So what's your girlfriend's name? What's your mom's name? Okay. I'll be Okay. You You'll be hearing hearing hearing from us soon, all right? Yes sir. Uh do you mind Do you have a piece of paper on you? Yeah. For Uh just for like to put in my property. Uh I would like for you to write down uh Sergeant Morris' name. I would like for you to write down Mr. Lax's name. I would like for you to write down your name and uh Mr. Chapman's name. And it's not like it's not like I I just don't want to forget it. Let me finish first cuz I got to finish getting you on my car. My information is also on the side page number. I appreciate it sir. I appreciate you guys for like analyzing the situation because like if it wasn't said like this or seen like this or foreseen like this, nobody would have believed me. You feel what I'm saying? I just wanted you guys to believe me and I'm sorry if I seemed irate or There's another dollar in your pocket. Or I'm sorry if I seemed like I was doing too much. I just wanted you guys to believe me without me having to do anything like to show you guys. You feel what I'm saying? I tried to grab him or try to like reach in his car and grab the money while I heard it. You feel what I'm saying? And I know it was a lot going on. I need the receipt. I don't like this no like y'all be like Yeah, they'll do that again at the intake. Yes ma'am. Chapman, his ideas on the dashboard up there. Okay. Can you mind putting it in the in my evidence file? Can I get like y'all names written down? Thank you. All right. Okay. So like this is what's going to happen, all right? We We have people coming in. Obviously they they have to talk talk to you, all right? So um I I don't want to put on your weapon record, okay? Yep. Go ahead. Take Just take the whole holster off. It's one of them Q L S. All right. Um Sergeant Burton You want to know what the One of the detectives will come and speak to to you, all right? So just chill out, relax. Do Do you need anything? Nah, I'm I'm I just want to apologize to everyone and say, "Man, I one of these things, dude." And I'm sorry. I hear you, bro. Um Anything to drink or anything like that? >> No. All right. I just want to say I'm sorry. Got your car. All right. We're going to walk out of here and close the door, okay? Until they get here, buddy. All right. Uh let me know if there's anything, all right? Uh I'm good so far. I appreciate it. The CMPD's Internal Affairs Division initiated an investigation into this incident. Chapman was interviewed by detectives regarding the discovery of the stolen property. At the conclusion of the interview, the officer was placed under arrest, transported to the Mecklenburg County Jail, and charged with one count of embezzlement. He was immediately placed on unpaid administrative leave. On Friday, March 15th, 2024, Chapman resigned from his position as a police officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.