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Omaha Police Name Officers, Review Footage in Probe of Terence Crawford Gunpoint Traffic Stop

The update follows public concern over an officer report that omitted drawn weapons.

Overview

  • Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said internal affairs identified Ofc. Mason Gregurich and Ofc. James Valencia as the officers involved in the Sept. 28 stop.
  • Investigators reviewed all available camera footage and assembled an approximately two-minute timeline of events, with the inquiry still underway.
  • Three occupants from the vehicle have been offered interviews, while Terence Crawford has not yet been interviewed due to travel, according to the department.
  • OPD says an officer saw a firearm near Crawford’s feet and ordered four occupants out at gunpoint; Crawford was cited for reckless driving, and police confirmed all four were legally allowed to carry guns.
  • Community concern intensified after media-cited records did not note weapons being drawn as seen in viral video, and Mayor John Ewing Jr. pledged a transparent review that examines tactics during encounters involving legally carried firearms.