The moment a burglary suspect escaped from the Bratenahl Police Department was caught on camera.
Bratenahl police responded to a burglary in progress call Monday afternoon. When they arrived in the neighborhood they found 21-year-old Gevonne Smith. He took off but after a foot chase, he was arrested.
Once in custody, Smith was taken back to the police department. New video shows that while in the booking area, police pointed out, he waited until the officer was not paying attention and the video shows he took off his shoes and ran out the door.
"We're looking into the details of what happened," said Lt. Charles Lobello. "Protocols and policies were not followed," Lobello added.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is now involved in the hunt for Smith.
" People on the run are desperate and do desperate things," said Brian Fitzgibbon with the US Marshals.
