After an alleged drug dealer was put in the back of a Baton Rouge police cruiser after running a red light last month, he received a phone call from a woman who unknowingly gave a drug order directly to police.
The incident was caught on the cameras of “On Patrol: Live,” a reality TV show in the vein of “Cops,” that captures real law enforcement interactions and broadcasts them live. Baton Rouge police have been involved with the show since June.
Timothy Pugh, 39, was arrested at 12:46 a.m. on April 11, after Detective Devon Johnson and Cpl. Jermaine Javius said they observed him running a red light at the intersection of N. Acadian Thruway and Mohican Street…