New Mexico State Police recently chased a shoplifting suspect on horseback, body camera footage showed.
The Albuquerque Police Department posted video of the March 20 incident on Facebook on Friday. The department said in a post that a mounted unit was nearby when officers heard a commotion related to a recent robbery.
Mark Chacon, 30, allegedly stole $230 worth of merchandise from a Walgreens store. He was later charged with fleeing and eluding police on foot, shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Body camera video shows the perspective of a mounted police officer approaching the drugstore on horseback.
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Albuquerque police body camera footage shows the perspective of a mounted police pursuit on horseback. (Albuquerque Police Department)
“Go get him! Go get him!” a woman can be heard saying in the video.
“Did he steal something?” the officer asked, and the woman replied, “Yes!”
“Stop! Albuquerque Police! You’re in custody!” the officer yelled as he chased after Chacon.
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The suspect was eventually surrounded by at least three Albuquerque police officers, all on horseback. (Albuquerque Police Department)
Making the situation even more bizarre, the exhausted suspect slowly drove into traffic, forcing officers on horseback to follow. Vehicles on the road also slowed down accordingly.
Dejected, Chacon returned to the sidewalk before the car nearly hit him. Two other officers on horseback cornered him and he turned back onto the highway.
“Get on the ground!” the officer yelled repeatedly. “You are being restrained, get off the road!”
The suspect eventually relented and was handcuffed.
Mark Chacon, 30, was eventually arrested and charged with multiple crimes. (Albuquerque Police Department)
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