A police officer in Philadelphia is under investigation after he allegedly deleted footage of an arrest he made in March.
PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER BEING INVESTIGATED AFTER BODY CAMERA REVEALED HE DELETED VIDEO FROM JACOB GIDDINGS’ CELL PHONE
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ ThorntonJune 11, 202146098(Image: Screenshot)
A police officer in Philadelphia is under investigation after he allegedly deleted footage of an arrest he made in March.
According to ABC News, Officer Tyree Burnett’s body camera footage allegedly showed him deleting the cell phone footage of the interaction, which had been filmed by Jacob Giddings, the person he arrested.
The incident took place on March 23 as Giddings was sitting in his car at a gas station. Police officers had approached him, and according to Giddings’ attorney, Lennon Edwards, the cops asked Giddings for identification but did not offer an explanation for the request.
