Video shows BPD officer's food being tampered with

Tatyana Hargrove made headlines in 2017 when she was mistaken as a suspect, bitten by a Bakersfield Police K-9 and taken into custody.

She then made headlines again last November when she was arrested for tampering with a Bakersfield Police officer's food while she was working at a local McDonald's.

A-B-C.TATYANA HARGROVE MADE HEADLINESABOUT 3 YEARS AGO--WHEN SHE WAS MISTAKEN FOR AWANTED MAN, TAKEN INTOCUSTODY AND BITTEN BY ABAKERSFIELD POLICE K-9.LAST NOVEMBER, SHE MADEHEADLINES AGAIN WHEN SHE WASARRESTED FOR SPITTING IN ABAKERSFIELD POLICE OFFICER'SFOOD WHILE SHE WAS WORKING AT ALOCAL MCDONALD'S.TONIGHT -- 23 A-B-C HAS THEVIDEO SHOWING HARGROVETAMPERING WITH THE OFFICER'SFOOD AND BODY CAMERA VIDEOSHOWING WHAT SHE TOLD DEPUTIESAFTER SHE WAS PLACEDUNDER ARREST.WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU SOME OFTHE VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING TOSOME VIEWERS.THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OBTAINEDBY 23 A-B-CSHOWS TATYANA HARGROVE WORKINGAT THE MCDONALDS ONROSEDALE HIGHWAY AND ALLEN ROADLAST NOVEMBER.A MANAGER CALLED THE KERN COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICE AFTER ANEMPLOYEE REPORTED HARGROVEMESSED WITH ACUSTOMER'S FOOD."CAN I SEE THE VIDEO?"DEPUTIES RESPONDED TOINVESTIGATE AND SAW THIS VIDEO.IN IT YOU SEE HARGROVE AT THETOP OF THE SCREEN DROPHAMBURGER BUNS ONTO THE FLOORBEFORE QUICKLY PICKING THEM UPAND PUTTING THEM INTO THETOASTER.ONCE OUT OF THE TOASTER SHEGRABS ONE BUN -- RUBS IT ON THEFLOOR AND APPEARS TO SHOW HERCOWORKER --HERMAN TREVINO.SHE TAKES THE OTHER TWO OUT OFTHE TOASTER AND RUBSANOTHER ONE ON THE GROUND BEFOREBUILDING THE BURGER.A FEW SECONDS LATER -- SHE GRABSA PATTY TURNS AWAYFROM THE CAMERA -- AND APPEARSTO SPIT ON IT.

SHE THENWIPES HER MOUTH... AND BOXES ITUP.YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO -- ITWAS SERVED TO A BAKERSFIELDPOLICE OFFICER."I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE STORYWITHOUTCRYING."IN 2017 - HARGROVE WAS ARRESTEDON CHARGES OFRESISTING ARREST, ASSAULTING APOLICE OFFICERAND INTERFERING WITH A POLICEDOG.

THE DA'S OFFICE SAID ITDROPPED CHARGES AGAINST HARGROVEDUETO INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.SHE SUED THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT INFEDERAL COURT FOR EXCESSIVEFORCE AND CIVIL RIGHTSVIOLATIONS..

AFTER SHE CLAIMEDSHE WAS THE VICTIM OFPOLICE BRUTALITY.BUT IN OCTOBER ..

ONE MONTHBEFORE THIS INCIDENTHAPPENED AT THE MCDONALDS..

AJURY RULED AGAINST HER --SAYING THE OFFICERS DID NOT USEEXCESSIVE FORCE AND DIDNOT VIOLATE HER RIGHTS.WHEN DEPUTIES INTERVIEWED HERCOWORKER, WHO WAS NEARBYWHEN IT HAPPENED HE CLAIMED HETOLD HARGROVE NOTTO DO IT...."SHE DROPPED THE BUNS AND ITHOUGHTSHE WAS JUST BEING FUNNY... SO ITOLD HER, I WAS LIKE DON'T GIVEHIM THOSE BUNS.WHO WAS IN LINE?

WHO WASSUPPOSEDTO GET THAT FOOD?IT WAS A COP."TREVINO ALSO TOLD DEPUTIESHARGROVE SAID "(EXPLETIVE) THEPOLICE" WHILE MAKING IT.A FEW MINUTES LATER HE SPOKE TOTHE DEPUTY AGAINAPOLOGIZING FOR HIS ACTIONS..."AT FIRST, YEA, I WAS LAUGHING,BUT THEN ITOLD HER, YOU SHOULD'VE CHANGEDTHE BUNS LIKE YOU NEED TO."THE DEPUTY WENT TO HARGROVE'SHOME AND PLACEDHER UNDER ARREST...WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THISINCIDENT -- THIS ISWHAT SHE TOLD THE DEPUTY."UH MA'M I DID DROP A BURGER,BUT UM IWAS IN A RUSH AND SO I ENDED UPDROPPING A BURGER AND STILLUSING IT.""OK.

YOU DIDN'T SPIT ON IT?""NO MA'M""BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THE VIDEO.""I DANGLED IT.

I LOOKED OVER ATIT,BUT THEN I DIDN'T.

I DIDN'TTOUCH IT.

I DROPPED MY, IDROPPED THE BUNMULTIPLE TIMES THOUGH.""YOU DIDN'T SPIT ON IT?""NO MA'M."WHEN PRESSED FURTHER -- SHE SAIDSHE WAS EXTREMELY BUSYAT THE TIME."WHEN YOU'RE IN THE BACK COOKINGANDYOU'RE IN A RUSH... LIKESOMETIMES YOU BE LIKE, OH OK,IT'S A FIVE SECOND RULEWHICH IS VERY INCONSIDERATE,DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUTUNFORTUANTELY ICHOSE TO MAKE THE DECISION WHICHIS VERY ODD."HARGROVE WAS ARRESTED ANDEVENTUALLY CHARGED WITHFELONY MINGLING HARMFULSUBSTANCES WITH FOOD,MISDEMEANOR BATTERY ON A PERSONAND MISDEMEANORBATTERY ON AN OFFICER.EARLIER THIS MONTH HARGROVE TOOKA PLEA DEAL TOBUT THEN I DIDN'T.

I DIDN'TTOUCH IT.

I DROPPED MY, IDROPPED THE BUNMULTIPLE TIMES THOUGH.""YOU DIDN'T SPIT ON IT?""NO MA'M."WHEN PRESSED FURTHER -- SHE SAIDSHE WAS EXTREMELY BUSYAT THE TIME.FELONY MINGLING HARMFULSUBSTANCES WITH FOOD,MISDEMEANOR BATTERY ON A PERSONAND MISDEMEANORBATTERY ON AN OFFICER.MISDEMEANOR BATTERY ON ANOFFICER.

SHE WAS SENTENCED TO 45DAYS IN JAIL, COMMUNITYSERVICE, AND MUST RECEIVEMENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING.HARGROVE TURNED HERSELF INEARLIER THIS MONTH, BUTSPENT LESS THAN 2 WEEKS IN JAIL.AS FOR HER COWORKER -- HERMANTREVINO... HE WASALSO CHARGED WITH FELONYMINGLING HARMFULSUBSTANCES WITH FOOD, BUT HETOOK A PLEA DEAL THATDISMISSED HIS CHARGE IN EXCHANGEFOR TESTIMONYAGAINST HARGROVE AT TRIAL.

HETOLD 23 A-B-C TODAY HE DID NOTWANT TO COMMENTFURTHER.WE REACHED OUT TO HARGROVE'SATTORNEY, LEXIE BLYTHE, BUT HAVENOT GOTTEN A HOLD OF HER AS OFNEWS TIME.NOW TO ANOTHER RECORD