trying to call for help. that phone is the officer s lifeline, before whit can make the call, thomas maneuvers behind him and that s when the fight takes a potentially deadly turn. he definitely did try to go for the gun, but the gun is not in the holster. mr. thomas thought that officer whit still had his weapon. earlier that night whit brought thomas in through the station s secure port. prior to bringing in the booking area he removed his handgun and put it in the gun locker, but thomas did not see the officer put his gun away which is why he continues to go after it, forcing whit to turn and defend himself. the violence escalates. it was an all-out fight. there were bupunches and elbows and a lot of wrestling going on. to me it looks like he was hit full force. officer whit isn t able to call for help, but dislodging ret seaver gets the attention of the dispatcher. tina thompson saw officer whit on the camera and he was humped over, lunged over and he