Cop filmed stealing $900 cash from black driver during arrest

A former Charlotte, North Carolina, police officer was caught on camera stealing money from a black man during an arrest, according to WSOC.

Former officer Henry Chapman was arrested for embezzlement in connection with the March 14 arrest.

Body camera footage shows police arresting a man on a gun charge. An officer searched the man and found two wads of cash, one of which was in a rubber band.

In the video, Chapman placed the man in the back of his patrol vehicle while another officer put items from the suspect’s pockets into the passenger seat. Chapman then drove the man to a police building. In another video of Chapman’s sergeant, the man accused the officer of trying to steal his money.

“Can you just check between his legs? He’s moving and everything, look, he’s moving,” the man told the sergeant.

“Sir, listen to me, tell me how much cash you had on you, what was the amount?” an officer replied.

“I just want to see, I’m not going to lie, can you check? I’m not going anywhere, can you check your colleague for me please?” the man asked.

As a police officer approached Chapman’s car window, Chapman said, “Everything’s fine, everything’s fine.”

The man continued to ask officers to check Chapman’s vehicle until they complied. They discovered the money in a lower compartment inside the door.

“Is this your money?” an officer asked.

“Yes, I heard him crumple it,” the man replied. “Thank you, thank you, it’s all on tape, isn’t it?”

Chapman was arrested shortly after the incident and resigned from the police department.

“The video shows a CMPD officer committing a crime, stealing money from a person in his custody. Upholding the law is an absolute obligation for police officers. Former Officer Chapman’s actions were inconsistent with what we stand for,” the CMPD chief said. Johnny Jennings said in a statement.

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