Bodycam shows cops confront Ohio man, 81, after he 'shot Uber driver' (2024)

Bodycam footage shows the moment an elderly Ohio man was confronted by cops after shooting dead an Uber driver.

William Brock, 81, is accused of killing Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, 61, after mistakenly believing she was a scammer.

Brock told cops he had been receiving menacing phone calls all day before Toland-Hall arrived and has pleaded not guilty to her murder.

Cops said the driver was also an unwitting victim to a scam, after she was dispatched to Brock's South Charleston home via the Uber app to 'pick up a package'.

Video shows Brock calmly explaining to a police officer how he had been on the phone for 'a couple of hours' with a man claiming he had a nephew in jail who needed bond money.

Bodycam footage shows the moment an elderly Ohio man is confronted by cops after shooting dead an Uber driver

William Brock, 81, was seen explaining to police how he had been receiving threatening calls all day before the fatal shooting and believed the victim was a scammer

Bodycam footage shows cops swarming on Brock's South Charleston home after the deadly encounter

Brock pleaded not guilty to murder in a Clark County court appearance on Wednesday

'I'm sure glad to see you guys out here because I've been on the phone for a couple of hours with this guy trying to say I had a nephew in jail, had a wreck in Charleston just kept hanging on and needing bond money and this woman was supposed to [...] I feel like I'm getting different stories,' Brock says to an officer.

The cop then pats him on the back before he is carefully placed into the back of a police car following a quick pat down.

Another angle shows cops sprinting towards Brock's home after the shooting. Several police cars are parked outside with their sirens flashing.

Once inside the home, an officer attempts to call the scammer back, with the exchange caught on camera.

'May I ask who I am talking to?' Clark County Detective Cruz, asks before a voice on the other end states he is 'the officer'.

When she presses for a name, the man evades her question and tells her, 'You're going to be in trouble'.

She then asks if he knows the victim he sent to Brock's home and he confirms that he does.

Brock later told cops that scammers had made threatening calls to him demanding money - and the same fraudsters called the Uber to his home to 'pick up a package'

Dashcam footage from the cab shows Brock pointing a pistol at Toland-Hall during the deadly confrontation

Toland-Hall, 61, was an Uber driver who had been called on a job to pick up a parcel fromWilliam Brock's home, police believe she was a victim of the same scammer

Toland-Hall, 61, was a beloved mother-of-one from Columbus, Ohio

According to a police report, the number was listed to phone company Bell Mobility in Canada.

Brock pleaded not guilty tomurder, felonious assault, and kidnapping during a court appearance at a Clark County court on Wednesday.

He previously told cops the scammer had demanded $12,000 and threatened his life and his family's.

A chilling 911 call after the fatal shooting shows Brock explaining how he had been inundated with threatening calls before Toland-Hall's arrival.

'He was telling me he was going to kill me, my family and everybody else,' Brock explains.

Toland-Hall's harrowing final moments on March 25 were also caught by her dashcam which kept running during the confrontation.

She was unaware the older man was being targeted, and thought the job was legitimate, police said.

When she showed up to collect the package,Brock shockingly whipped out a gun and demanded she identify who had sent her.

Healso allegedly took her phone and wouldn't let her leave. A scuffle between the two broke out, during which Brock shot Toland-Hall at least three times.

Brock has been charged with murder murder, felonious assault, and kidnapping

Hall showed up at Brock's home and according to police, 'made no threats or assaults' toward him and just asked about the package

Toland-Hall was remembered as a beloved mother and entrepreneur at her funeral last week

She suffered wounds to her upper left side of her torso, left thigh, inside of her left knee and the center mass of her sternum.

Toland-Hall tried to get back to her car as Brock shot her. She can also be heard screaming in pain while Brock threatened to 'shoot the other leg.'

Brock said she attacked him after he fired the first shot by slamming his head into her car door.

He shot her again as she tried to escape, because according to him he believed she was about to retrieve a weapon of her own.

Brock told deputies - 'without being asked' as they put it - that Hall was there to 'take [my] money.'

'He provided he didn't want to shoot her but he thought she was going to kill him,' the incident report said.

The mother-of-one from Columbus, Ohio was rushed to hospital but died during surgery.

'This is a horrific tragedy and our hearts continue to be with Lo-Letha’s loved ones as they grieve,'Uber said in a statement.

'We have been in contact with law enforcement and remain committed to supporting their investigation.'

Bodycam shows cops confront Ohio man, 81, after he 'shot Uber driver' (2024)
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