Philadelphia officer investigated for allegedly deleting suspect's cell phone video of arrest

The suspect's lawyers hopes that police reform is an outcome of this case.

A Philadelphia police officer is under internal investigation for allegedly deleting a suspect's cell phone video during an arrest. On the night of March 23, Jacob Giddings was sitting in a vehicle at a gas station when he was approached by police. According to the suspect's attorney, Lennon Edwards, an officer asked him for identification but did not offer an explanation for the request. The officer then opened the door to Gidding's car, and Giddings told the officer he was going to record the incident, Edwards said. Body camera footage shared with ABC News appears to show Giddings and another man recording the officers as he sits in his vehicle, saying, "I got you on camera, go ahead and grab me again." The officer then appeared to grab and pull Giddens out of his car. Edwards said the phone fell during the altercation.