Video: BODY CAM: Bountiful PD detective resigns after driving police vehicle with loaded AR-15 while drunk
Mar 11, 2024, 3:03 PM | Updated: 3:38 pm
On Feb. 19, 2024, a Davis County sheriff’s deputy assisted in a possible burglary call near Syracuse, Utah. The deputy noticed Brandon Beecher, a 32-year-old off-duty detective with the Bountiful Police Department, driving the wrong way around a roundabout and pulled him over.
Beecher initially refused to perform field sobriety tests. After speaking to a Syracuse police sergeant, Beecher arrested Beecher for DUI with a loaded AR-15 in the car.
According to police, Beecher took a chemical test showing his blood-alcohol content to be .137 an hour after the initial traffic stop, or over two times the Utah legal limit of 0.05.
He was released to his family on a citation and charged with driving under the influence, a class B misdemeanor.
Beecher was put on administrative leave the day of the incident while an internal investigation was conducted. He resigned sometime in early March.
Read more: https://ksltv.com/629098/bountiful-detective-drove-police-vehicle-with-loaded-ar-15-while-drunk-charges-say/
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Chapters:
Deputy Notices Beecher’s Driving – 00:00
Deputy Speaks to Beecher – 4:23
Deputy Calls Syracuse Police – 9:41
Deputy Notifies Beecher Incoming Police Assistance – 10:59
Waiting for Syracuse Police – 11:30
Syracuse Police Arrives – 14:40
Beecher Refuses to Perform Field Sobriety Tests – 20:37
Police Detain Beecher – 26:50
Deputy Gets a Call from Supervisor – 31:00
Beecher’s Wife Arrives on Scene – 32:49
Deputy Explains Beecher’s Driving – 37:48
Supervisor Calls, Suggests Arresting Beecher – 38:43
Beecher Arrested – 43:59
Beecher Transported to Station – 53:34
Arriving at Police Station – 58:23
Processing Beecher – 1:02:42
Deputy Conducts Chemical Test – 1:10:59
Results of Beecher Test, Beecher’s Miranda Rights – 1:23:42
Beecher Calls Family – 1:31:13
Beecher Waits for Pickup – 1:35:51
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The Davis County Sheriff’s Office redacted the personal information of some parties involved in this arrest.
KSL TV has edited out expletives and edited the audio to provide better clarity of the incident.
