A police body camera recording released Wednesday shed more light on the house party that earned six Miami University students citations for violating COVID-19 health orders over Labor Day weekend.
Miami has been Butler County's largest source of new diagnoses since mid-August — and university officials say irresponsible parties like this are the reason.
IN OHIO - NEW POLICE BODYCAMERA VIDEO SHOWS UNIVERSITYOF MIAMI STUDENTS HAVING AHOUSE PARTY AFTER TESTINGPOSTIIVE FOR COVID 19.CAMPUS LEADERS DECIDED TODAYTO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS TOSTART IN PERSON CLASSES IN AWEEK AND A HALF.COURTNEYFRANCISCO LOOKS INTO WHAT THECAMPUS IS DOING NEXT.THE SIGNS ARE EVERYWHEREHERE-- WEAR A MASK-- COVERUP..this new video shows --JUST AROUND THE CORNER NONE OFTHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN ASTUDENT ADMITS ON CAMERA HETESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID19.... AND HAS 20 PEOPLE INHIS HOUSE.---YOU CAN HEAR THEMOMENT THIS OFFICER REALIZES...HE ISN'T BUSTING UP THE USUALCOLLEGE HOUSE PARTY.SOT:BODYCAMOFFICER:509 ive never seenthis before there's an inputon the computer that youtested positive for covid.STUDENT: Yes OFFICER: when wasthisSTUDENT: This was on likea week agoOFFICER Are yousupposed to quarantiningSTUDENT: Yeah that's why im atmy houseOFFICER You have otherpeople here and you'repositive for covidSTUDENT: YeahOFFICER;You see the problemSTUDENT: YeahWCPO 9 ischoosing to blur the faces ofthe men in this video, becauseby showing them, we would berevealing private healthinformation.
The men in thisvideo are facing civilcitations, not criminalcharges.
THE STUDENT COUNTS20 PEOPLE INSIDE HIS HOME ANDTOLD THE OFFICER HE KNOWS THATEXCEEDS THE STATE MANDATE OFNO MORE THAN 10.THEN HEREVEALS MORE--SOT:OFFICER 530how many other people havecovidThey all have itEverybodyhas itEveryone over here has itTHE MIAMI UNIVERSITY SAYS1,037 STUDENTS AND THREE STAFFTESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID 19IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.THATSNEARLY ONE IN EVERY 17STUDENTS.COMPARE THAT TO ASIMILAR SIZED CAMPUS--UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI---147 COVID 19 CASES IN LAST TWOWEEKS.SOT RAY BUTLER, STUDENTSOT:RAY BUTLER, MIAMIUNIVERSITY STUDENT121541 Ithink everyones going to havea little bit of concern thereSTUDENTS LIKE RAY BUTLER FOUNDOUT WEDNESDAY MIAMI WILL MOVEFORWARD WITH PLANS TO START INPERSON LEARNING SEPTEMBER21ST...BUT ANYONE WHO LIVES ONCAMPUS MUST GET A COVID 19TEST AS SOON AS THEY MOVEIN... OFF CAMPUS STUDENTS WILLFACE RANDOM TESTING THROUGHOUTTHE SEMESTER... AND THE BUTLERCOUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILLTRACK THEIR QUARANTINES.603you're not quarantining ifyou're misxin with other peopleTHIS LATEST OFF CAMPUSHAPPENED LABOR DAY WEEKEND...POLICE CITED SIX STUDENTS FORMASS GATHERING VIOLATIONS.THAT'S A 500 DOLLAR FINE.
ANDPOLICE REPORT IT TO THEUNIVERSITY.We want ot keepthis town openLL TAG:THEUNIVERSITY HAS NOT RESPONDEDTO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHERTHESE STUDENTS WILL FACEPUNISHMENT.reporting in oxfordcf wcpo nine news.
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