Conyers Police released new body camera video to Channel 2 Action News of a New Year’s Eve traffic stop that quickly escalated into a physical altercation.
Police say it began around 4 p.m. Dec. 31. A patrol officer who specializes in identifying impaired drivers stopped a vehicle along Irwin Bridge Road for a tinted tag cover and tail light violation.
“He suspected the driver was under the influence of some sort of narcotic, or stimulant. He asked him to step out of the vehicle. At that point, the suspect became agitated with the officer and became non-compliant,” Conyers Police Capt. Quantavis Garcia told Channel 2’s Tom Regan…