Bodycam footage has surfaced from a recent traffic stop, which captured a standoff between the officer and the white male driver who threatened to shoot him during the exchange.
The incident occurred on Dec 2 in Ohio when Merak Burr was pulled over for a traffic infraction but things went south after Burr refused to exit his vehicle. Burr can be heard threatening the officer as he refused to obey orders. Burr had a loaded 9mm pistol lying in the passenger seat. He told the officer his stop was “unconstitutional” and became livid that the cop has his weapon drawn. “You’re violating my rights. Let go of me! You pulled a gun on me unconstitutionally,” Burr says at one point. He later closed his car door and zoomed off which prompted a pursuit. After being apprehended, Burr was charged with improperly handling a gun in a motor vehicle and for carrying a concealed weapon on a closed highway.