i basically pushed him on the ground and landed on top of him that s when we got outside. outside and partially out of view of the cameras, officer campbell and the suspect continue to struggle. got, like, my knees and my torso and everything on his body. he s flailing. he s got his hands on my holster. trying to grab for my gun, i believe. within seconds, two employees rush to his aid. they were able to grab him by the legs, keep him from kicking, pretty much help me get control of him. when police backup arrives, another officer helps cuff the suspect. 55-year-old donald cotton. cotton is later charged with robbery, aggravated robbery, and assault on an officer. he pleads no contest. he is sentenced to two four-year terms to be served concurrently. for officer campbell, walking in on a robbery is one surprise for the storybooks. the crazier thing about it is i thought he saw me and yet he still went ahead and decided to rob the store with a cop behind him.
another officer helps cuff the suspect. 55-year-old donald cotton. cotton is later charged with robbery, aggravated robbery, and assault on an officer. he is sentenced to two four-year terms to be served concurrently. for officer campbell, walking in on a robbery is one surprise for the storybooks. the crazier thing about it is i thought he saw me and yet he still went ahead and decided to rob the store with a cop behind him. and finally, caught on camera. these people in cookville, tennessee, think they ve hit the jackpot winning a laptop computer. but they re in for quite a surprise when they come to claim their prize. it s july 12th, 2003.
this time as the two have at it right in front of the open door, officer campbell can feel the suspect pulling on his holster. i could feel him tugging at my gun. u pushed him down, that s when we got outside. outside and partially out of view of the cameras, officer campbell and the suspect continue to struggle. got, like, my knees and my torso and everything on his body. he s flailing. he s got his hands on my holster. within seconds, two employees rush to his aid. they were able to grab him by the legs, help me get control of him. when police backup arrives, another officer helps cuff the suspect. 55-year-old donald cotton.
on the ground, threw him down. when the two hit the ground campbell radios for assistance. i m able to get on the radio say i m at the walgreens, i m fighting one. that s about all i could get out. then the brazen suspect lands several punches to the side of his head. the suspect again makes a run for the door but campbell reaches out and grabs at him. this time as the two have at it right in front of the open door, officer campbell can feel the suspect pulling on his holster. i could feel him tugging at my gun. u pushed him down, that s when we got outside. outside and partially out of view of the cameras, officer campbell and the suspect continue to struggle. got, like, my knees and my torso and everything on his body. he s flailing. he s got his hands on my holster. within seconds, two employees rush to his aid. they were able to grab him by the legs, help me get control of him. when police backup arrives, another officer helps cuff the suspect. 55-year-old donald
i basically pushed him on the ground, landed on top of him. that s when we got outside. outside and partially out of view of the cameras, officer campbell and the suspect continue to struggle. got, like, my knees and my torso and everything on his body. he s still flailing. he s got his hands on my holster. within seconds, two employees rush to campbell s aid. they were able to grab him by the legs, keep him from kicking, help me get control of him. when police backup arrives, another officer helps cuff the suspect. 55-year-old donald cotton. cotton is later charged with robbery, aggravated robbery, and assault on a police officer. he is sentenced to two four-year terms to be served concurrently. for officer campbell, walking in on a robbery is one surprise for the storybooks. the crazier thing about it is i thought he saw me and yet he still went ahead and decided to rob the store with a cop behind him.