Body Worn Camera Video for Sarasota Police Department Case 21-033180

This video is body worn camera video from Sarasota Police Department case 21-033180 on Sunday, June 20, 2021.

This is an ongoing internal affairs investigation. As soon as the Office of the Chief of Police was notified, an internal affairs investigation began immediately. In the utmost sense of transparency, we are releasing the body worn camera video. As a reminder, audio begins 30 seconds after the body worn camera is activated.

At about 7 pm on Sunday, two Sarasota Police officers on foot patrol contacted 32-year-old Malcom Johnson at Fredd Atkins Park. Johnson was wanted on a felony warrant out of Manatee County. On the body worn camera video, officers explain to Johnson he is wanted on a warrant and was going to be placed under arrest.

Johnson is seen on body worn camera video resisting while officers attempted to take him into custody and he refused to follow the officers commands. During Johnson’s resisting, one officer was injured, and another officer had his body worn camera knocked off. Johnson was eventually taken into custody and transported to one of the officer’s cars.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Travis Forrester in the Sarasota Police Department Internal Affairs Unit at 941-263-6027.