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Police Bodycam Video Shows Alan Ritchson Urging Toxicology Test After Neighbor Clash

Police interview footage captures dueling accounts behind the self-defense ruling.

Overview

  • On bodycam obtained by Law & Crime, Brentwood officers interview Alan Ritchson and neighbor Ronnie Taylor about the widely shared street altercation.
  • Ritchson asks police to order a toxicology test, says Taylor smelled of alcohol, and plays his chest‑camera footage for them.
  • Taylor tells officers he had a drink while watching soccer, grows tearful as he describes being struck, and says he wanted to press charges.
  • Investigators reviewed multiple videos, including Ritchson’s clip showing Taylor step into the street and shove him off his motorcycle, which expanded on an earlier short bystander clip.
  • Police say they found Ritchson acted in self-defense and brought no charges, and Taylor later told outlets he received threats after the video spread.