The bodycam footage of a pursuit involving a horse-mounted officer and a suspected thief escaping from the site of a reported robbery has been made public by the New Mexico police. The incident occurred on March 20 near a Walgreens store in Albuquerque, as reported by The Associated Press. Originally shared on Facebook, the video captures the officer on horseback diligently chasing after the fleeing suspect, Marc Chacon, while attempting to persuade him to surrender for arrest, despite Chacon’s claims of innocence.
Watch: Body cam footage shows the moment a suspected shoplifter was chased and detained by police on horseback in Albuquerque, #NewMexico. pic.twitter.com/lFvoDk4XlG
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The suspect ignored the policeman’s repeated shouts of “you are being detained” and attempted to escape arrest by running into the road. Chacon found himself surrounded by two more mounted officers, who warned him that force would be used if he did not comply with their orders.
After being forced onto the sidewalk, one of the officers dismounted and arrested the visibly tired suspect, handcuffing him without much resistance. The 30-year-old man allegedly stole $230 worth of items from Walgreens, as reported by Fox News, just before the mounted police unit was alerted to a possible robbery. Along with shoplifting, he was also charged with evading arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia.
