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There are countless examples of corrupt, evil, and even criminal cops. But what happens to cops who actually get caught?
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These are four examples of cops who realized they were going to jail. Starting with Tyler Moody, who was about
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to get the shock of his life after being brought into the interrogation room. Have you offered your resignation or
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not? I can keep my job or not. Well, you can't keep your job. Okay. An inmate charged with murder was
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discovered with a mobile phone and charger. When questioned, Tyler immediately folded and confessed to what
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he'd done. He expected to just get fired, but he was about to discover providing contraband comes with a much
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bigger punishment. Of every citizen that we have the privilege to serve, and you've betrayed
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the trust of the brave and selfless men and women that you've worked alongside for nearly 3 years. So, as of this
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moment, you're under arrest for bringing a prohibited item, a cell phone, [music]
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into a correctional facility. That's a thirdderee felony. Providing a prisoner with a mobile phone carries a sentence
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of one year in prison. And that's exactly where Tyler is right now. Serving it in exactly the same place
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that he used to patrol as a cop. But unlike Tyler, Stephanie Lazarus didn't get off nearly as easy.
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Now you're accusing me of this. Is that what you're Is that what you're saying? After decades of investigations, DNA
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evidence revealed that Stephanie was very likely the culprit of a murder committed in 1986. [music]
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Because of the highstakes nature of the case, the detectives made sure to meticulously plan this interrogation.
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Stephanie was a really successful detective herself, and she had recently received recommendations for her good
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work on a theft case. So, the detectives used this [music] and brought her in under the guise that they needed help
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with a case. I don't want to talk about this in the squadron cuz I don't know who people are
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listening. And if we go to my side, everybody's always wondering what everybody else is doing.
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Okay. An interrogation room is a strange place for such a conversation to take place.
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So to put her mind at ease, detectives told her this was the place they'd least be likely to be overheard, as [music]
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the case details were strictly confidential. Sher Resmus's body had been found at her home after being shot
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three times. [music] At the time, police suspected the murder was a result of a burglary gone wrong, but the [music]
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case went cold when they couldn't identify the suspect. However, 23 years later, when revisiting the case,
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detectives found evidence that led them towards Stephanie, a girl who had been trapped in a love triangle with Sherry
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and her [music] husband, John Rutton. So, the detectives decided to bring up John's name to see how she'd react.
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Were you guys friends? Close friends? Yeah, we're very close friends. I mean, what's this all about?
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It's a case we're working on. It involves John. And in there, there's notes and stuff that that he knew you
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and stuff. Oh, yeah. I mean, we good friends. um lived in the dorms for I lived in the
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dorms for 2 years. Was there any relationship or anything that developed between you guys?
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Yeah. I mean, we dated. Uh Uh-huh. you know. Um I mean, is what's this all about?
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Well, it's relating to uh his wife. Both the detectives and Stephanie have tried to seem as friendly and relaxed as
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possible around each other, but Stephanie is obviously starting to get very anxious at this point. Even though
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the detectives gave a somewhat believable excuse, she is now in an interrogation room faced by two
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detectives being questioned about a girl she supposedly murdered 20 years earlier. Her breathing has become faster
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and her language is defensive [music] and her movements have become more erratic.
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And you're right. I mean, if you guys are claiming that I'm a suspect, then you know I I got a
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problem with, you know, with that. Okay. Okay. [music] So, you know, if you're if
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you're doing this as an interrogation, you're saying, "Hey, I'm a suspect." Well, now I got a problem with, you
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know, now you're accusing me of this. Is that what you're is that what you're saying?
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Obviously, you know about all the DNA stuff and things of the nature that, you know, gets done on cases nowadays? You
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know, if we asked you for a DNA swap, would you be willing to give us one? Maybe.
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Because now now now I'm thinking I probably need to talk to a lawyer. Stephanie chooses to provide DNA
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evidence, hoping her willingness to help out would ultimately prove her innocence. But unfortunately for her,
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just 5 minutes later, the detectives decide they've heard enough and put her in cuffs. Months later, after a long and
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arduous trial, a decision was made by the jury. We the jury in above entitled action find the defendant Stephanie
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Eileene Lazarus guilty of the crime of murder of Sher Rasmmanson. We further find the murder was of the first degree.
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Stephanie was sentenced to 27 years in prison after being hit with a single felony charge of first-degree murder.
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But to this next cop, Jaylen Fleer, a single felony charge looks like child's play.
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Can I ask is this something I might I should have lawyers on? In April 2020, San Diego police received tips that a
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man had been engaging in with a local child. Two months of investigation led directly to Jallen and the mountain of
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questions that [music] desperately needed answering. So, I know that I have a lot to delve
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into, but I I really want to get to know you first if you don't mind. Okay. So, I'm going to lean back and get
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comfortable. Um, just cuz Are you comfortable? Do you want to take off your Duty belt?
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No, I'm good. Okay. Can you tell me a little bit about your upbringing? Yeah. So,
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I will ask what this is about. Yeah. So, we're looking into some allegations that were made. We're kind
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of It's It started with a Crimestopper report, so we're just kind of going from there. Um uh we did receive um a picture
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um that um you know, when we looked into it, it looked similar to you. So, I don't know if you can take a look at the
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picture and just tell me if you've seen this picture before. I have like 15 million things here.
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Okay. As soon as the allegations are brought up, Jaylen becomes visibly stressed. He leans forward tentatively
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in his chair, clasps his hands together softly, and clenches his jaw. It's obvious he's worried about whatever he's
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about to be shown. The detectives have made it clear that he is not currently being detained and is free to leave at
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any time. However, she is making a noticeable effort to make him feel relaxed, using a bubbly and friendly
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persona to put him at ease. So, this picture right here? Yeah, that's definitely me with the
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gross one. Okay. So, um this picture right here, how old were you when it was taken?
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I don't know. 20. 20. Okay, cool. That makes it very easy. Um so, as far as like um the picture, so
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um this photo came up in connection with some allegations um about you communicating with a younger female on
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Snapchat. Okay. Can I ask is this something I might I should have lawyers on? Jaylen is starting to seem more and more
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stressed. He begins to sway in his chair more and becomes more closed off with his answers. But the pressure he's
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feeling now is nothing compared to what the detective is about to lay on him. Um, so you know, this, like I said, this
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photo was um sent to this person, so they were in possession of it. And we can't find any connection or reason why
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this photo would end up with this particular person if it wasn't shared by someone you may know or yourself.
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I agree. Yeah, I My wife would have done that. I don't want know why she would share that. So,
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well, along with the photo came some additional information about your personal life.
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Okay. Um, and based on some of the information you share with me today, it seems to add
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up. Okay. The account that shared the photo and the information was called J178211.
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A seemingly random selection of numbers until you realize that 17 was his college baseball jersey number, 82 was
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his high school jersey number, and 2011 was the year he graduated in. If this account was operated by a so-called
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enemy of Jay, they'd sure done their research. Jay, I'll be very honest. I just I want
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to know the truth. Yeah. No, I've never even heard of that account. Okay. Have you ever shared any images of
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your with anyone? Yeah. Okay. And how many times would you say you've done that?
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A lot. Did you ever share any videos of you having with anyone? with anyone? No, I've always had
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personal videos of me and my wife. That was it. And my ex actually had a boyfriend.
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Jaylen then rightly decides that he's already answered enough of the detective's questions and asks him for a
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lawyer. However, unfortunately for him, he's quickly handed a search warrant, allowing the police to seize DNA, his
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phone, and his car. Police used this to gather a mountain of evidence against Jallen and just a few weeks later turned
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himself in. Jaylen was charged with 20 felonies, including engaging in lewd acts with children under the age of 14,
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pandering children under 16, and engaging [music] in a child under the age of 16. A few months later, he was
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sentenced to 12 years in prison. But this disturbing act doesn't even compare to the atrocities that Daniel Holtzclaw
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committed. Daniel was brought in for interrogation after a report came in that he'd made an unlawful traffic stop
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and forced the female driver to remove her clothing and perform on him. What detectives didn't know was that this was
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just one of dozens of other crimes that Daniel would find himself accused [music] of.
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So, we have no misunderstanding because and maybe I didn't key in on some things. I want you to you turn in your
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activity card. Walk me through it all again. Turn in my activity card. I leave out station, turn off my computer, done
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for the night, head left to go westbound on 50th from Prospect. [music] About a block down, I see a R grand prix in the
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outside lane. I was in the inside lane directly in front of me. Car swerved at that time. I kind of fall behind of it.
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[music] Lincoln, I didn't want to light it up at at this at the stop sign. So I waited
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till go forward [music] and just lit it up just to the west and then that's when the main traffic stop.
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Daniel recounts his version of events from that night. Cops said that he didn't report on the stop dispatch, run
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a records check on the driver, or even let them know that he just logged off for the night. But Daniel just explains
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that everything happened so fast he just forgot to do all of that and made the traffic stop off the grid. However,
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Daniel doesn't seem 100% sure while recounting this evening. He takes unusually long breaks between [music]
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statements and speaks in incomplete sentences. The true reality of cases [music] is that it's almost usually
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impossible to get a conviction as long as there was no video or photo evidence of the event. The victim barely ever has
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any ability to prove that the suspect did what they did. As in most places, they are innocent until proven guilty.
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This is likely why this turned out [music] to be one of 36 charges eventually brought against Daniel. Each
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more disgusting than the last. CSI is processing your car right now. Right. And when we stepped out,
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they found some pubic hairs right in here. Could they be yours? No, that's not I didn't pull my out and
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do anything right there. Did she? No. But do you think it could be? No, it's not. No, nothing on mine.
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Your pubes couldn't be No. Right there. No. You seem a little extra worried whenever
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you talked about seeing her boobies. Are you sure she just didn't flash you? I can't. She did not. I I don't want to
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say I can't recall, but I'm pretty positive she didn't flash. I see a pair of titties.
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She She went like this, but nothing as far as I'm going like crazy looking. Lifting lifting the shirt. Um, no. This
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whole situation and just it's kind of scary. It is scary and I don't want I don't
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want my rep to be everything's about in law enforcement. I don't 3 years on. I know that, but everything's about your
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rep. Absolutely. And I don't want this to fall on my rep. Unfortunately for Daniel though, this
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absolutely would affect his rep [music] as the DNA tests on the hair found in the car came back as a perfect match and
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statements given by his girlfriend directly contradicted his story. So after the interrogation, he was placed
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on administrative leave. But just 2 months later, 12 more women came forward with claims and he was subsequently
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arrested. Verdict count one battery. Defendant is guilty of the crime as battery and set punishment at 8 years.
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Count two, procuring lewd exhibition. Not guilty of the crime of procuring LWD exhibition. Count three, burglary in the
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first degree. Defendant is not guilty of the crime of burglary in the first degree, nor lesser included. Count
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[snorts] four, procuring LWD exhibition. Defendant is guilty of the crime of procuring LWD exhibition and punishment
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is set at 5 years. Daniel was found guilty on 18 of the 36 charges and sentenced to 263 [music]
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years in prison without the possibility of parole.