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The Video They Didn't Want You To See? Anthony McClain Final Update

Audit the Action
Published: 2026-07-10T18:42:04Z · Video ID: NHyN36ESO6Q
~1,428 words · ~10 min · last indexed on 2026-08-20

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August 15th, 2020. A traffic stop in Pasadena ends in the fatal shooting of Anthony Mlan. Now, after years of review, the department has made its final ruling on the officer's actions. Here's what the investigation revealed. >> Hey, Driver, roll down all your windows for me, please. Roll down all your windows for me because of the tent. >> Oh, appreciate that. >> You ain't got nobody in the car. >> Oh, I hear you. Just cuz of tent, we got to make sure. All right. Hey, passing police. I thought you front license plate. Do you have a license registration insurance? >> The license plate right here. >> Oh, it's almost supposed to be on the front, man. It it fell off when I bought the car. >> Yeah, it happens. >> I just bought the car right now. Let me go a license plate right here. >> Okay. >> I ain't got my I got my ID. >> Okay. Do you have a driver's license? >> No, I got my I just bought the car. >> Right. Right. But do you have a driver's license? >> No, I don't. >> Hey, man. I really appreciate you being awesome. Hey, do me a favor. Drop the car for me. >> That's my ID. >> Okay. >> You got anything with your name? >> Go to registration. Just got the car right show you the paperwork. >> I I believe man the car for me. Please >> turn it off. >> Yeah, please. Thank you. >> All right. You step out here. We have a car. Talk on the uh sidewalk. All right. >> Say step out. >> Yeah. Please step out. >> Well, you don't have a license, right? You have to spend a license, so step out the car. Talk on the sidewalk. All right. >> Let's walk our partner. >> Get my mask. >> Uh I'll come back and grab for you. All right. Appreciate the uh the concern, though. >> All right, man. handle weapons, anything on you like that? No. >> Pull my check real quick. >> Good. Go ahead and check. >> All right. I appreciate it. Put in the back and let me see like a friend for me. >> Where you guys coming from right now? >> I just got in the car right here from uh on Howard. >> On Howard? >> I picked him up on Howard. >> All right, you're good. Relax, man. >> I just picked him up right now. Literally. >> Okay. >> Two seconds. Like coming up, we I pick him up on uh Howard and Feral. Okay. right now. >> Drop 3822. Shots fired. Shots fired. Code three back. Code three back. My partner's in pursuit. >> Hey, black male. He's on to the firearm. White shirt, black shorts. >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. Spread out. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> Get on the ground. >> Why you making me get on the ground, sir? I ain't did nothing wrong. I complied with you. I ain't did nothing wrong. >> Stay on the ground. >> Don't move. Don't move. >> I'm not moving, bro. I ain't going to run from you. I ain't did nothing. I gave you my ID. >> I'm trying to figure out what the problem is. Can I lease it down? Standby. I've got one at the car. My partner's about 200 feet south of me. He's got other units with him. I need one more unit with me on the traffic stop just north of L pen. >> Everything fine, sir. >> Facing south. >> Just relax, man. You're good. All right. >> I hope so, man. You got me on the ground like I did so wrong. >> Well, your buddy has pulled a gun out of my partner. >> Oh, [ __ ] serious? >> Yeah. You bullshitting? >> No, I just saw it. >> So, what that mean for me? >> I don't know, man. We're figuring it out. Don't move. >> No, I I promise you. Hey, hey, u I don't know your name. >> I got you, man. >> But I promise you, I just picked him up. I swear to God, he just flagged me down and told me he needed a ride to the park. >> You hear me, sir? >> I hear you, man. >> I got nothing. I promise you, I ain't got nothing in my car. I promise you. Hey, you think I You're not going to take my car, is you? >> What's that? >> You're not going to take >> Hang out, man. This ain't time for questions right now. All right. >> Hey, buddy. Hey, when you guys hook him up real quick, >> wait a minute. Hold on. >> I know, man. You're not in arrest right now. We're figing out what's going on. >> Hold on. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Now said I wasn't under arrest. >> You're being detained, man. Hey, go south. Go south. We're good here. Go south. Go south. >> South. South. South. South. We're >> No, not yet. We're good here. Go. Just go. Just go. >> Go south. Go south. Go south. Go south. What are we looking for? Can I do anything with anybody? >> I got his ID. >> Yeah, I'm good. >> Shoot. >> No, I'll give him a shot. >> You run him yet? >> No. I was about to run him and then dude took off. Pulled out a gun. >> I didn't see that. I haven't seen the window in the back of the car. I'm not I ain't doing nothing wrong. >> Hey man, if you're not if you're not in trouble. >> Hey, you guys mind taking me in your car for right now? Hang out with the car. I want to figure out what's on my partner. You guys go with the car. I haven't searched anything like yet. >> Wait, do you have anybody out standing? >> I don't think so. I don't know what's going on down there. Can you just help these guys? >> Uh, we have nobody out standing at this time. What's up? >> Can you help them out? I haven't cleared the car. Search the car. Which car? >> Okay, this car hasn't been searched. Hang on. This guy's got to check on my partner. I'm going to clear for him. All right. Please. We recover the 47. Did we recover the 47? >> No, we didn't. He >> that [ __ ] Hey, SGE. >> Hey, don't let him buy. Don't let him buy. >> No. Hey, man. Go south. Go south. >> No. No. >> Hey, Sarge. Come here. >> Outstanding. 417. >> Okay. Where is the path of direction >> from the car? You ran this way. >> No. Hey, go Inside. Go inside. Go inside. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it, sir. >> Hey sir, go inside please for your safety. Thank you. [ __ ] before. Do you think he still had it when he was down there with >> I I think so. I don't know. I I don't know. We need to get these guys out of here and search them. >> All right. >> Is this your two stop? >> Yeah. Hey, units on Raymond. We need to push this group south. We have outstanding 417 and I'll let them go north. It says it up. Yeah. Heat. Okay. Where is the 47? >> We don't know. He took off. He chased him. I stay with the passenger. I got to find Duma. Okay. Hey, we want this tape to start. >> Dude, we need to [ __ ] We need to push everyone out here. We got >> Where's our evidence? >> We're trying to find it. I find >> Is is this an OS with chasing somewhere? >> Yeah, it's up here up by the car. >> All right. Which one? >> Our car up there where that car is. That's where Top happened. Duma chased him down here. >> Okay. So the >> while the shooting was found to be within policy, the officer still faces separate disciplinary action for failing to turn on their body camera in time. What are your thoughts on the final ruling? Let us know in the comments below. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more case updates.