Video shows officers fall as a second-story deck collapses while they try to make an arrest
Dramatic body camera footage shows nine members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force falling to the ground as a second-story wooden deck they were…
A dramatic video captured by body cameras reveals nine U.S. Marshals Service officers falling to the ground when a second-story wooden deck they were standing on suddenly gave way. The incident occurred on July 21 in Huntsville, Missouri, as the officers lined up just outside an apartment door, several of them carrying firearms.
They were there to execute an arrest warrant for a 26-year-old man who had failed to register as a sex offender. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Moberly Police Department and the North Missouri Drug Task Force, formed the task force for the operation. All officers sustained injuries deemed consistent with a severe fall, with seven requiring hospitalization for treatment.
Steven Lewis, U.S. marshal for the eastern district of Missouri, confirmed the severity of the injuries, stating that some officers suffered broken bones. Despite the collapse, none of the officers' weapons were discharged. The individual they sought was apprehended later that day.
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