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The Ocala Police Department released body camera footage of officers working to coax a suicidal man off of an interstate overpass. At 4:47 p.m. on May 29, OPD received reports of a man hanging on the exterior fence of the I-75 overpass at Southwest 43rd Street Road in Ocala. Officer Kristen Whitston was first to arrive and began talking to the man, according to the OPD news release. The man said he had been framed and that there were pending drug charges against him. He also stated that people had been following him for several days, according to OPD reports. The agency could not find that there were any pending charges against the man. Officers were able to get the man to climb to the top of the fence, but then he paused to ask for some specific needs to be met. OPD officials said he referred to a woman several times and was demanding that she write a statement exonerating him of any wrongdoing.
Officers noted that a woman who was stopped in traffic matched the description of the woman about whom the man was speaking. Detective Joshua Fried, the lead negotiator, asked if she would be willing to help by writing a statement as instructed and she quickly agreed to do so. Detective Fried read the document to the man, which he signed and described as a “legal, binding statement.†It said: “Everything is all right. No charges will be filed. I don’t want anybody to get in trouble. Sam has done nothing wrong. He hasn’t done anything.†Officers Mike Hilton and Brennan Grady also aided in discussions with the man. The incident ended with the man safely off the fence about 40 minutes after officers arrived. The man was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation under Florida’s Baker Act. “It ended with a handshake and a hug. As promised,†Fried stated in the release.
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Buen trabajo mis Sres policÃas espero el sr esté bien y haya solucionado sus problemas
This is the most failed blur ever.
I just want to die and get to heaven at least I'm not guilty
I'm so glad Florida has the Baker Act!
im a little confused but i should probably watch it all first… but hes like overtop of the grass not the freeway and thats like a 20 foot drop noone dying off that
! if i was drunk enough ide prolly walk out clean with a nice tuck and roll 😉
This brings back memories when I was in his shoes. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜¢ðŸ¥ºðŸ˜
Well in Sam
Get your hands off your guns…. that sort of thing makes the average person nervous. Someone manic ot suicidal its amplified. Hea hanging off an overpass threat zero.
This is sad af. I hope this man got the help he truly needed.
I was waiting for them to tase him, very disappointed
Ocala? oof. no wonder he's suicidal
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"Dont be sad because they couldn't hold it in,be sad because of how long they held it in."
Notice they put him in the cop car before he signed. But kudos to the officers for saving his life.
Ya ves Trump lo que hacen tantas drogas que dejas entrar ? Crees que migración son honestos no no no ellos traen la mariguana y demás drogas en mismas patrullas como nadie los ve ?
I wish there are no poor people anymore on this planet, everyone has money to buy everything they want, even in the poorest countries you'll find people who got not a bad amount of money to be able to be happy and satisfied by buying their needs, I wish…
Great job on the hug at the end
Cops are such liars..
Their gonna fuck his ass big time for that stunt..
Big time fuck job
I lost a $10 bet on this one.
New invention idea. A police vehicle with a giant stunt mat on the back. Block off traffic and put it under bridge jumpers so even if he does it, he'll be fine. Or at the very least, not dead