New police body cam video shows the moments after Patrick Hale, former Tipp City mayor, shot himself in the groin on April 10 and was arrested on a marijuana possession charge.
Police released the video, which accompanies this report, on Monday.
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In the video, Hale is heard telling police officers he shot himself, that the gun discharged when he drove over a bump in the road. Police found an unspent round in the work van Hale was driving.
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They also found suspect marijuana in the vehicle, drug paraphernalia and more than $3,300 in cash on Hale.
Hale, 57, was treated at a hospital.
According to court record, Hale has paid a $301 fine for two misdemeanors on which he was charged. The criminal case against him is closed, according to the clerk of courts.
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