Bodycam: Man Allegedly Assaults, Spits on Cops During Arrest for Violent Threats

Bodycam footage has been released showing the arrest of Devon Whitmire by police in Asheville, North Carolina on May 17th. Officers initially took Whitmire into custody on a warrant for communicating violent threats to his family. However, the situation escalated when Whitmire allegedly assaulted the cops during the arrest, resulting in additional charges being filed against him.

The bodycam video depicts officers struggling with Whitmire as they attempt to detain him. Punches appear to be thrown and a physical altercation ensues between Whitmire and the police on the scene. In response to the incident shown in the footage, the Asheville Police Department charged Whitmire with multiple counts of assault on law enforcement officers. The release of the bodycam video footage came after a judge's order making it public record, stemming from community outrage over a bystander's video clip of part of the arrest circulating online. The Law&Crime Network’s Sierra Gillespie breaks down the controversial arrest.

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[anoka]

24 arrests and still walking the streets. Good job attorneys and Judges!

[Plopi]

"I have a gun"
"Where?"
"Dont worry about it"
yeah this dude is a saint surely

[Godisdareason]

The fact that people are on the sidelines enabling his behavior is exactly why he acts the way he does. Absolutely ridiculous.

[arianesfandiari]

I love it how in every arrest like this there is a lady saying “He didn’t do nothing”

[DockNinja]

To hear all those people berate and yell at the officers yet have NO idea what’s going was one of the most ignorant and frustrating things I’ve watched.

[kristaturner]

It's painful listening to the cops be berated by civilians who have no clue what's actually going on.

[greenbongos]

My goodness, the guy spits on multiple officers and that lady still has the audacity to say he didn’t do anything. I loved when the cop said, “you filmed him spitting on me”. Unbelievable.

[BooziUzumaki]

Imagine throwing your own brother under the bus to evade police

[hitman]

When your own mother calls the cops on you, something went wrong in your life.

[roysayantani]

Arrested 24 times yet he was roaming free on the streets?

[healthywealthy]

Dude really trying to be tough in capris and slippers 😂

[thadude]

Bruh "Devin" and "Tevin" fr???

What kinda names 🤣🤣🤣

[wayne]

They act like it's supposed to be a fair fight when the suspect is resisting arrest. They're like "Why do you need that many officers on him?". The goal is to overpower him, not give him any chance to fight back. Not a single person in that neighborhood thinks logically. Jesus Christ its infuriating.

[Me]

24 arrests, still out and a menace to society. I thought *_the law is supposed to protect us_* from exactly these kind of people.

[kdizzle]

Why would anyone want to be a cop when they get treated like this

[powerboonk]

Innocent bystanders are some of the worst people you can have around in an emergency.

[amusicunlimited]

It is pretty sad when a mother has to call the Cops on her own son. Even she knows that he is up to no good.

[fiddleabout]

As a twin this is depressing. I would never betray my twin like that.

[inthenikoftimeent]

The crazy part about this is THE MOTHER of Devin CALLED the police . This is crazy! People are so quick to come to the defense of a criminal- but if he hurt someone out there no one would know anything about it

[coopernoble]

This was absolutely the correct amount of force to use. You can’t threaten the police with a gun and expect to be treated gently. Your actions have consequences.