On January 30, Malcolm Ziglar was in his front yard when officers pulled up and handcuffed him. They asked me if I was Malcolm and I said yes. And they said, Malcolm Ziglar? And I said, Yes. They said, Do you have any ID on you? And I said, No, and I was put in handcuffs, Ziglar previously said regarding what happened that day.
The video released Saturday put visuals to what Ziglar described.
An hour into the two-hour footage, officers approach Ziglar in his yard and immediately put him in handcuffs after he confirms his name.
Wake County Judge Approves Release of Body Camera Footage of Fuquay-Varina Teen s Detention
A Wake County judge will allow the release of body camera footage showing police handcuffing and detaining a Black Fuquay-Varina teenager after family members say he was falsely accused of stealing a dirt bike he d paid for.Â
On January 30, Malcolm Ziglar, 14, was in his front yard with a friend when two Fuquay-Varina cop cars pulled up. Within seconds, he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a cruiser despite pleas for officers to talk to his father who was inside the home. The teen claims he had a bill of sale for the $900 dirt bike, which he had repaired himself and listed on Facebook Marketplace.
On January 30, Malcolm Ziglar was in his front yard with a friend. Fuquay-Varina police officers pulled up and within seconds both boys were handcuffed. They asked me if I was Malcolm and I said yes. And they said, Malcolm Ziglar? And I said, Yes. They said, Do you have any ID on you? And I said, No, and I was put in handcuffs, Malcolm said.
Malcolm and his dad bought a dirt bike on Facebook marketplace. The teenager fixed up the bike to resell it, never realizing they bought a stolen bike.
Ziglar s parents said officers ignored pleas from Malcolm to get his father. Malcolm s friend was released after he told police he was not involved in the sale.