UPDATE: Feb. 21
LEX 18 obtained additional body cam footage that showed Danville dementia patient, John Hardwick, inside the Boyle County Detention Center after his arrest.
LEX 18 previously reported that Hardwick was arrested in October 2024 for allegedly shoplifting in Walmart, among other charges. Those charges were dismissed with prejudice.
Original Story:
LEX 18 has obtained new body cam footage taken shortly after the controversial arrest of a man accused of shoplifting and being intoxicated at a Danville Walmart in 2024.
We've been following the case of 66-year-old John Hardwick, who suffers from dementia.
After a video was given to LEX 18 by Hardwick's attorney that showed him being pulled to the floor by three officers, then led out in handcuffs, the charges against Harwdick were dismissed with prejudice.
Further, at a recent city council meeting, a petition was established for the officer to be held accountable for the incident.
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Now, body cam video released by attorney Ephraim Helton shows Hardwick at the hospital with officers.
In it, you can see them texting and being skeptical of the dementia claim.
In addition, in the footage, no officers or employees in the hospital acknowledge that Hardwick is intoxicated.
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Danville's Mayor says an external review and an internal investigation into the case is ongoing, and Chief of Police Anthony Gray says he supports the review.
For more on this story and to see multiple other stories on this topic go to LEX18.com/wefollowthrough.
