A police call to a Subway restaurant on December 20, 2025, began as a report about an employee causing a disturbance, but bodycam footage reviewed by Police Release shows the situation quickly escalated after officers tried to separate the worker from her managers.
According to the Police Release video, officers were dispatched after staff reported that the employee was acting unusually and causing problems inside the store. The manager told officers the worker had been on a step stool or ladder and appeared as if she might slip, which prompted concern because she was “not really being herself.”
The manager said she asked the worker to step down and tried to figure out what was going on, but the conversation allegedly spiraled into a confrontation after the worker denied being on the step stool and became upset when the manager referenced video from inside the store.
The report presents the incident as the kind of workplace call that can appear minor at first but become much more serious once officers arrive and everyone involved is already agitated. That is what seemed to happen here, as the employee’s behavior reportedly shifted from arguing with managers to resisting police direction.
Managers Said Her Behavior Was Unusual
In the footage, one manager told officers the employee was acting “odd” and had been “not being herself,” explaining that no one had accused her of stealing, even though the worker appeared to believe that was part of the issue.
The manager said the employee got in her face while giving her mother’s phone number and that staff were simply trying to get her home safely. The concern, at least as the manager described it, was not theft but unstable behavior during a shift.
When officers approached the worker, she appeared to be on the phone or trying to reach her mother, and one officer, identified in the footage as Officer Peterson, repeatedly asked whether she had successfully contacted her mom or whether someone was coming to pick her up.
The worker responded in a scattered way, at one point insisting that the person on the phone was her mother, then asking who the officer was and repeating his name once he identified himself. She also appeared focused on writing down the officer’s name, even as officers were trying to determine who could come get her.
That early exchange matters because it shows the officers were initially trying to slow the situation down, gather basic information, and separate the employee from the people she had been arguing with. Whether the woman was intoxicated, emotionally overwhelmed, or dealing with another issue was not yet clear, but the video shows officers beginning to treat the encounter as a safety concern.
Officers Tried To Detain Her
The turning point came when officers decided to detain the worker while they continued sorting through the call. In the footage, one officer can be heard saying to “just detain her for right now,” and moments later, the situation became physical.
The worker began yelling for officers to get off her, repeatedly swearing and resisting as they tried to control her arms. Officers told her they needed her to relax, but she continued yelling that she did not care and fought their efforts to move her.
At that stage, what began as a disturbance call had clearly moved beyond a workplace dispute. Officers were no longer simply trying to ask questions; they were trying to control a person they believed was actively resisting them.
The footage shows officers carrying or moving her out of the Subway area while she continued shouting. Police Release’s video indicates that officers believed she kicked or attempted to kick officers during the struggle, which became important later when the charges were described.
The most alarming moment came when the worker began calling out to her mother, saying, “Mom, they’re going to kill me.” Officers immediately responded that no one was trying to kill her, and one officer could be heard saying, “I would never,” as they continued trying to place her in a patrol car.
It is a difficult moment to watch, because it captures both the panic of the person being restrained and the officers’ attempt to keep a rapidly deteriorating situation from becoming worse. Even if the accusation was not grounded in what the officers were doing, the fear in her voice was unmistakable.
Police Waited For A Restraint Wrap
After officers struggled to get her into the patrol car, they decided to wait for a restraint wrap, apparently because she was still kicking and resisting enough that they were concerned about safety.
Officers eventually placed her on the ground and crossed her legs while trying to keep control of the situation. One officer asked whether she had taken anything, saying they wanted to know so they could help her, but she denied taking anything.
“You’re not going to get in any trouble, okay? We just want to be able to best help you,” one officer told her during the exchange, though by then the worker was complaining that her legs hurt and officers were explaining that they could not allow her to keep kicking.
The worker then said she had PTSD and could not handle being restrained, while officers said the wrap was being used because of the kicking and resistance. This is one of the complicated parts of the footage: the woman’s distress appeared real, but the officers were also dealing with a person they said had already kicked officers and could not be safely placed in a vehicle without additional restraint.
Police Release’s narration later described the worker as either experiencing a mental-health crisis, intoxication, or both, and an officer in the footage said she was “clearly either” in crisis or heavily intoxicated. Officers also discussed that she had not been giving “any type of straight answer” even before the physical struggle began.
Medical Help Was Called After The Arrest
As the scene continued, officers decided the worker likely needed to go to the hospital. In the footage, an officer summarized the original call, saying the manager contacted police because the worker had been in the manager’s face, had been acting strangely at work, and allegedly became confrontational after staff tried to address her behavior.
The officer said the district manager had arrived, and the employee allegedly cursed at and threatened her as well. When officers arrived, they separated the worker from the manager, but the situation escalated when they tried to keep her at the scene and she began fighting in the lobby.
Officers then discussed calling medical personnel again and transporting her by ambulance. At one point, they appeared concerned that she may have vomited or had blood around her nose, and officers worked out a plan for one officer to ride with her in the ambulance while others followed behind.
That decision gave the case a more serious tone than a simple disorderly conduct call. Officers were pursuing criminal charges, but they also appeared to recognize that the worker needed medical evaluation before the incident could move forward through the usual booking process.
The footage ends with officers discussing transport logistics and making sure an officer stayed with her because she was still considered under arrest.
Fired From Subway And Facing Charges
According to Police Release, the woman was terminated from her job at Subway and later charged with battery on a peace officer and assault on a peace officer.
Those charges appear to stem from the physical struggle during the detention and arrest, including the officers’ statements that she kicked one officer twice and tried to kick another. The video does not suggest that the original Subway dispute alone created the felony-level consequences; rather, the case became more serious because of what police say happened after officers went hands-on.
There is also a broader lesson in the footage, though it should not be overstated. A workplace argument can often end with someone being sent home, fired, or removed from the property, but once police are involved and a person physically resists detention, the legal risk changes quickly.
The Police Release report frames the case around that escalation: an employee allegedly acting erratically, managers trying to get her out of the store safely, officers attempting to detain her, and then a chaotic arrest that included her accusing officers of trying to kill her while they tried to restrain and transport her.
It is not clear from the footage alone what caused the worker’s behavior that day, and officers themselves appeared unsure whether intoxication, a mental-health episode, or some combination of factors was involved. What is clear is that by the end of the call, she was no longer just an employee accused of causing a disturbance at Subway; she was a former employee facing criminal charges after a confrontation that officers said turned physical.
To find out more, check out the Police Release video here.
Raised in a small Arizona town, Kevin grew up surrounded by rugged desert landscapes and a family of hunters. His background in competitive shooting and firearms training has made him an authority on self-defense and gun safety. A certified firearms instructor, Kevin teaches others how to properly handle and maintain their weapons, whether for hunting, home defense, or survival situations. His writing focuses on responsible gun ownership, marksmanship, and the role of firearms in personal preparedness.
