Cop Sent Intimate Texts And Watched Tiktoks While Suspect Died In Back Of His Cruiser, Lawsuit Alleges

 Cop Sent Intimate Texts And Watched Tiktoks While Suspect Died In Back Of His Cruiser, Lawsuit Alleges

A police officer is accused of sending intimate texts and watching TikTok videos while a man suffering from a mental health crisis overdosed in the backseat of his police cruiser.

Nathan Bradford Smith, 33, died last July after he was arrested by the Coos Bay Police Department in Oregon for disorderly conduct while appearing to be high on methamphetamine, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of his family.

Officers interacted with Smith twice that day before they discovered him lying on the sidewalk in front of a Motel 6.

The first time was around 11 am when they took Smith’s meth pipe, and the second was around 3 pm when they responded to a report that he was screaming outside of a business and scaring customers.

Officers Benjamin Martin, Tristan Smith, and Wesley O’Connor came in contact with the man a third time when he was lying on a sidewalk in front of the motel around 5 pm.

Attorneys representing Smith’s family argue that body camera footage shows that responding officers treated him ‘aggressively’ even though he didn’t resist arrest.

O’Connor is heard over the radio stating, ‘Get your hand away from me you weirdo,’ during the arrest.

O’Connor was also seen putting his weight on Smith’s left shoulder and grabbing his left wrist during the arrest.

The lawsuit accuses the officers of neglecting Smith’s mental state and arresting him instead.

Smith struggled to move his body, and his breath was rapid and exaggerated when he entered the police vehicle, according to the lawsuit.

The officers are accused of not providing medical care to Smith while he was gasping for air with his eyes closed in the backseat.

Dash camera footage showed Smith slumping in the backseat of the car. When Martin arrived at the police department, he allegedly sprayed his vehicle with air freshener and abandoned Smith in the car with the windows closed.

‘While in CBPD headquarters, Defendant [Martin] scrolled on his phone, reviewed and responded to intimate text messages, and looked at TikTok for several minutes,’ the lawsuit states.

As the officer allegedly scrolled on his phone inside the department, Smith was ‘shaking uncontrollably and gasping for breath’ in the vehicle.

Officer Martin scrolled through TikTok and responded to a text message that read, ‘I’m so ready for snuggles I feel like i haven’t seen you in a week,’ Oregon Live reported, citing a police report.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Daily Mail

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