The Knoxville Police Department has released the police video footage from the February 5, 2023 arrest of 60-year-old Lisa Edwards, who later died at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, where the arrest originated.

The video can be accessed at the link below. The video includes body-camera footage of the initial interaction with Ms. Edwards, body-camera footage of officers taking her into custody, and in-car, rear-facing camera footage from the time she was placed into the back of the cruiser until she was found unresponsive.

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KPD officers were sent to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center after a woman who was recently discharged refused to leave the property. The woman later identified as 60-year-old Lisa Edwards, died at the hospital Monday evening.

Officers placed the woman in the back of the police cruiser to be booked on trespassing charges and while on the way to the jail, she became “unresponsive.”

AMR was requested, and the woman was transported to a hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, they have determined that they will not seek criminal prosecution, and the ongoing internal administrative investigation will move forward. The internal investigation will work to determine if any departmental policies or procedures were violated during the incident.

The involved employees, identified as Sergeant Brandon Wardlaw, Officer Adam Barnett, Officer Timothy Distasio, and Transportation Officer Danny Dugan, remain on paid administrative leave at this time.