Sandusky Police address social media concern over arrest caught on body camera [Video]

SANDUSKY, Ohio (WOIO) – The Sandusky Police Department is holding a press conference Saturday morning to address a December arrest that has sparked online controversy.

In a Friday release, the Sandusky Police said the video circulating social media does not show the context of the incident and is one of many from that day.

At around 9 a.m. on Dec. 19, a Sandusky officer reported conducting a traffic stop on a Dodge for speeding on Campbell Street at Rockwell Street.

When the officer, whose name is redacted from the report, noticed a woman driver and Scotty Scott, 28, in the front passenger seat.

When the officer, whose name is redacted from the report, noticed a woman driver and Scotty Scott, 28, in the front passenger seat.(Erie County Sheriff’s Office)

The officer noted in the report, “It was known he has several active warrants for his arrest.”

The officer asked Scott to step out …