Warren Sapp’s dispute with Tampa officials has drawn renewed attention after police released body-camera footage from his September 17 encounter at City Hall. The former NFL star was issued a one-day trespass warning after city officials accused him of disrupting a City Council meeting.
The video posted by American Crime Stories on October 14 shows a small slice of what happened when he was issued a trespass warning. Sapp said he sat down when he was asked to, but that’s when the officer asked, “What are you doing?” He said, “I am trying to be quiet, as you asked me to. I have lowered my voice; I’m politely complying with your request.”
Sapp said he attempted to leave after being threatened with arrest, recalling that he grabbed the door and tried to press the release button. “So I grabbed the door. and I tried to push the door release button.”…