of 29-year-old anthony thomas, whose girlfriend calls 911 after a fight. officer william witt arrests thomas when he realizes he has an outstanding warrant for contempt of court. thomas doesn't resist t. drive back to the station uneventful, except for one brief exchange. >> at some point in that time frame, mr. thomas made a comment, i can smell the fear on you. officer witt replies with i'm not afraid of you. >> witt, a 17-year-old veteran doesn't think much of the comment. >> it's not uncommon for someone we are going to arrest to act tough and want to say things while they're in handcuffs and you take the handcuffs off of them like you would do in the booking area and rarely follow through with everything. >> after removing the cuffs, the officer moves behind the counter. what happens next catches witt off guard. >> he jumps over the counter right at officer witt.