Samuel Marcum, a police officer in North Carolina, allegedly discarded his body camera into a lake. Initially, he informed his colleagues that he lost the $200 device during an ice storm.
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North Carolina Officer Reportedly Disposed of Body Camera After Incident
A North Carolina police officer, Samuel Marcum, is accused of throwing his body camera into a lake. He initially claimed to fellow officers that he lost the camera during an ice storm.
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- ✕ loaded language: 'allegedly'
- ✕ loaded language: 'cover up'
- ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
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Original Headline
North Carolina cop allegedly tossed body cam into lake to cover up having sex in patrol car
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North Carolina Officer Reportedly Disposed of Body Camera After Incident