Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSamuel Marcum from the Lake Royale Police Department in North Carolina threw his body camera into a lake to cover up that he was having sex in his patrol car, according to authorities (Franklin County )Samuel Marcum, a Lake Royale Police Department officer in North Carolina, was fired and arrested on Wednesday. He is accused of throwing his body camera into Lake Royale to conceal that he was having sex in his patrol car with his girlfriend while on duty. Marcum initially claimed he lost the camera during an ice storm but later admitted on Saturday that he disposed of it to avoid disciplinary action. He faces charges including obstruction of justice, making false official statements, injury to personal property, and conduct unbecoming of a police officer. In fullCop threw his body cam into a lake to cover up he was having sex in his patrol car, authorities sayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Officer arrested for allegedly throwing body-worn camera into river
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSamuel Marcum from the Lake Royale Police Department in North Carolina threw his body camera into a lake to cover up that he was having sex in his patrol car, according to authorities (Franklin County )Samuel Marcum, a Lake Royale Police Department officer in North Carolina, was fired and arrested on Wednesday. He is accused of throwing his body camera into Lake Royale to conceal that he was having sex in his patrol car with his girlfriend while on duty. Marcum initially claimed he lost the camera during an ice storm but later admitted on Saturday that he disposed of it to avoid disciplinary action. He faces charges including obstruction of justice, making false official statements, injury to personal property, and conduct unbecoming of a police officer. In fullCop threw his body cam into a lake to cover up he was having sex in his patrol car, authorities sayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
