“Until someone gets out an evidence bag, and writes the ID on it, what do you do with evidence laying on the ground that is light enough to blow away by a shuffle of the feet? (remember the cop was behind the perp and picked the bag up off the ground). Which officer had official ‘control’ of the evidence bag ? Was it the officer that is the subject of this discussion ?’
The officer’s first responsibility is the safe handling of the suspect. He needs to know where the evidence is while doing that. When the suspect is secured (cuffed and in the backseat), then the officer can secure the evidence.
May I ask you a few questions?
Did you watch the video?
How many officers were on the scene when this video occurred ?
How long was it between the time the officer placed the bag into the billfold, and the time he tells another officer that there is narco in the billfold ?