[Uncle Chip]

why didn’t he drop it when Ismael Mondragon told him “throw that thing away, the cops are right behind you”?

Another good question is how come Ismaelo Mondragon knew that it was a toy he was carrying and the police didn't??

There may not be any dashcam in that car, or if there is, the confrontation could have taken place off to one side of its field of view.

Well wouldn't that be convenient but I doubt it.

[FBD]

If the dash cam video backed up the officer’s story we would already have seen it, I suspect. Even if it wasn’t in the field of view, there’s audio.