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A St. Louis police officer was convicted over the weekend throughout the arrest of a suspect — and by that we imply he lit up a cigar and began puffing … all caught on video.
An unidentified police officer took multitasking to an entire new stage Sunday when he borrowed a lighter from one other officer who was close by to set his cruiser on fireplace whereas sitting on the bottom with a person he was arresting exterior the Marquee & Lounge restaurant.
As you’ll be able to hear, bystanders and the suspect himself attempt to lighten the temper — no pun meant — by jokingly providing their very own cigar lighters to the officer.
However the perfect joke got here from the person who was filming the entire dialog, who stated: “No, do not pull it out. They may suppose you will have a gun!”
St. Louis police advised TMZ the officer was working a secondary job on the Marquee Lounge after they requested him to take away the person from the premises. In addition they say the person was ultimately taken into custody for trespassing and resisting arrest.
By way of this officer who was seen on prime of the man inhaling the tobacco … LMPD would not have numerous solutions at this level as to what led as much as this – however they’re formally trying into it at this level.
We’re advised the division has launched an inside investigation to “higher perceive the circumstances surrounding the state of affairs that led to the video and the occasions that adopted.”
Shut … however all cigars.