Florida Woman Creates New Viral Bodycam Screenshot After Charging Cop With 16-Inch Knife

The incident happened on August 15 in Bay County, Florida. Police in Port St. Joe responded to a call from a repo driver at at 3:42 p.m. who said 41-year-old Tikila Walker had fled while trying to repossess her white Ford Fusion for failure to make payments.

Police located Walker, but she fled, getting involved in a hit-and-run at 4:19 p.m. The other driver didn't press charges against Walker, but the repo driver caught up and police had to deescalate an argument between the two while Walker remained in her car.

Walker drove away to escape the repo man, but at 5:52 p.m., she was involved in another hit-and-run at a convenience store after the repo man had tried to box her in.

At 6:01 p.m., police located her again. She refused to get out of the vehicle after police tried to deescalate the situation. She then charged at them with a knife.

The picture of Walker charging is just one of several that have gone viral in the last few years since the BLM movement pushed for police bodycams to prove/protect against systemic racism.

Instead of showing police error or bigotry, however, they mostly show violent criminals with possessed looks on their faces that get shot for trying to kill cops.

Walker was found in the driver's seat, armed with a 16-inch filet-style knife with a silver blade, refusing to drop the weapon.

According to authorities, attempts to de-escalate the situation were made for several minutes.

A Gulf County Sheriff's Deputy and Officer Allan Edwards then arrived on scene to help, with a deputy then breaking a car window to deploy a taser, officials say. The taser was deployed seven times with no effect, and Walker swung the knife toward the deputy.

This is one of the stats that anti-police activists often don't share. The reality is that tasers and other less-than-lethal measures often fail to stop bad guys.

As an aside, when it comes to lethal measures, I'm glad to see police departments adopting closed emitters on their reflex sights. 💪

Walker then charged Sgt. Morrison with the knife after exiting the vehicle, officials say. According to the PSJPD, Sgt. Morrison discharged his firearm twice, and Officer Lee discharged once.

Police immediately rendered life-saving aid to Walker until EMS arrived. She has since been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. The department's investigation into the shooting is still underway.

'She came at me with a knife, what the hell did you expect me to do?' Sgt. Morrison can be heard saying to bystanders.

Treated at the hospital for two gunshot wounds and released.

Bay County, Gulf County, Florida — On August 15, 2025, at about 3:40 p.m., Port St. Joe Police Officers responded to a call involving a repo driver attempting to repossess a vehicle that fled after a crash. Officers located the vehicle driven by 41-year-old Tikila Walker and attempted a traffic stop. Her white Ford Fusion displayed an expired temporary tag. Walker refused to pull over and drove through north Port St. Joe at a slow rate of speed. Near avenue A and Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Sergeant Morrison attempted to block Walker's path. She drove onto the sidewalk and continued driving slowly through town. Sergeant Morrison terminated the attempted traffic stop. Officers cleared the area. At about 4:20 p.m., Officers responded to a reported hit-and-run with property damage caused by Walker on Avenue C. The reporting party did not wish to pursue charges. Sergeant Morrison relocated to MLK Boulevard where she spoke with the repo driver and with Walker, who was driving slowly by to avoid him. For about fifteen minutes, Sergeant Morrison spoke with Walker in an effort to de-escalate the incident.

However, Walker refused to exit her vehicle or turn it over to the repo driver, and she drove away. Just after 5:50 p.m., Officers were dispatched to a convenience store in highland view regarding a hit-and-run involving Walker's vehicle, which had reportedly been blocked in by the repo truck. At the same time, a separate call reported reckless driving by Walker in the area. Just after 6:00 p.m., Sergeant Morrison and Officer Lee located Walker's vehicle in the 200 block of Avenue C. Walker was in the driver's seat holding a filet-style knife with a 16-inch silver blade. Officer Lee approached from the front of the vehicle while Sergeant Morrison approached from the rear. The Officers attempted to de-escalate with Walker for several minutes, but she did not drop the knife. Sergeant Morrison attempted to open the door while Officer Lee provided cover, but the vehicle was locked. A Gulf County Sheriff's Deputy arrived on scene to assist. The Deputy broke the passenger-side window and deployed a taser seven times with no apparent effect.

During this time, Walker swung the knife at the deputy from inside her vehicle. Walker exited her vehicle still holding the knife and advanced on Sergeant Morrison. Officer Lee and Sergeant Morrison discharged their service weapons. After Sergeant Morrison and Officer Lee discharged their service weapons, Sergeant Morrison responded verbally to bystanders reacting to the incident. The deputy approached Walker and removed the knife from her right hand. Officers immediately began medical aid until the arrival of Gulf County EMS. Walker was transported to the hospital with two gunshot wounds, treated, and later discharged. Walker's 16-inch filet-style knife was recovered. Walker faces the following charges: Port St. Joe Police Department: Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (784.07 2c), Resist Officer with Violence (843.01), Gulf County Sheriff's Office: Resist Officer with Violence (843.01).

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