'Disturbing' moment female police officer pins down Walmart shopper, pulls down his pants and threatens to Taser him

Jun 17, 2023

THIS is the moment a female cop pulled down a Walmart shopper's pants before threatening to Taser him.

Officers Gabriel Patterson and Andrea Mendoza responded to reports of a man and a woman leaving the Vancouver store with stolen goods.

Cops confronted the two individuals and ordered them not to leave.

The woman subsequently fled the scene, according to local reports.

Body camera footage released by Vancouver police appears to show Patterson tackling the man to the ground before Mendoza yells “this is for a stupid theft”.

After being forced to the ground following another attempt at escape, Mendoza pulls out a Taser before exposing the man's genitals, according to cops.

“Knock it off or I’ll do it in your nuts,” Mendoza can be heard yelling in the video.

“I’m done. I promise I’m done,” the man responds.

Patterson ordered the man, whose shirt is covering his face, to put his hands behind his back, according to the footage.

The man - whose shirt was covering his face - yelled out three times “I can’t breathe,” and said “I’m going to pass out” twice before Patterson appeared to pulled the shirt down in the clip.

Mendoza is then seen pulling the man's pants up as paramedics approached the scene.

The police statement said the man punched one of the officers in the face and kicked the other officer in the chest before he was handcuffed.

While the body camera footage and Walmart surveillance video shows a scuffle between the man and the officers - the images are not clear.

After being treated at a nearby hospital, the man was booked into Clark County Jail and charged with third-degree assault and third-degree theft

Following a review into Mendoza and Patterson's conduct by a Vancouver police supervisor - referred it to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for an independent investigation - the former was charged with fourth-degree assault, court records show.

The sheriff’s office concluded its investigation July 20.

“The actions of the officer who deployed the Taser in the video are disturbing,” Vancouver Police Chief Jeff Mori said in a statement Thursday.

“In order to maintain the integrity of the criminal justice process and the internal investigation, at this time, we will not be commenting further.”

The Vancouver Police Officers’ Guild have spoken out against the decision to file charges against Mendoza.

It said: “The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has lost sight of its core obligation to hold criminals accountable.

“The Prosecuting Attorney’s Office withdrew criminal charges against the combative suspect and has instead baselessly charged Officer Mendoza with misdemeanor assault.

"That shocks the conscience. Officer Mendoza did not commit a crime.

"She did her job.”