David I. Sutton (Wall Township Police Department).
Body camera footage shows officers in Wall Township, New Jersey, chasing down a now-fired Target employee who had allegedly taken an upskirt photo of a customer.
David I. Sutton was initially arrested on Aug. 27 for invasion of privacy, obstruction of the administration of justice, and harassment. On top of that, authorities presented a child pornography case against him the following month. They claim they found him in possession of “a large amount” of this abusive material.
As seen on body camera footage from Aug. 27, a Target employee relayed an allegation that another employee touched a customer’s leg and apparently took an upskirt photo.
“And after looking into it, it was this team member here,” the witness employee said. It appears that the witness employee and officer were reviewing surveillance footage of the crime, though the body camera is blurred here and elsewhere inside the store.
He described the suspect as currently being inside a bathroom stall for more than 15 minutes.
The point-of-view officer relayed details to his colleagues outside the store.
“How does this guy ever think he’s going to get away with something like that?” one of them asked, exasperated.
“I don’t know,” said the point-of-view officer. “People are weird.”
“Bizarre.”
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But as seen on the body camera, Sutton ended up leaving the store. Or as the officer put it, “He’s f—ing running.”
The officer gave chase.
“Yo! Stop!” he called out. Sutton stopped and surrendered. “If you want to make this f—in worse, I’ll make it f—in worse. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back.”
Sutton’s case is still pending.
