Accuser says – Newly released body camera footage shows Drake Von’s female accuser describing how she couldn’t breathe during the alleged assault, briefly blacking out as she tried to get him off her, and escaping afterward to call 911.
A woman’s voice fills the body camera footage as she describes an alleged attack she says left her struggling to breathe—then, for a moment, unable to fully stay conscious.
In the video obtained by TMZ, the woman tells Las Vegas cops that Drake Von was on top of her and that she couldn’t breathe as she tried to get him off. She says she eventually kicked him and broke free, but claims Von snatched her cellphone during the struggle.
She tells officers she believes she briefly blacked out after Von restricted her breathing. In her account to the police, she says she couldn’t remember anything for about two seconds.
The woman’s description continues with claims that Von then slammed her to the ground, refused to return her phone, and told her to get on her knees and beg if she wanted it back. She says she later escaped and ran off to call 911.
The footage also shows her displaying bruises and scrapes on her hands and knees. Officers photographed those injuries as part of their investigation.
Another segment of the video captures law enforcement speaking with Von’s twin brother. Jordan. outside a home connected to the investigation. Police tell him that allegations of strangulation and domestic violence have been made against Von. Jordan appears reluctant to answer some questions, and officers inform him they are executing a search warrant at the residence.
Von has denied the allegations. In a statement to TMZ following his arrest, he said, “All allegations are false, charges will be dropped, and it was all a misunderstanding.” He also described the case as a “publicity stunt.”
As TMZ previously reported, Von was arrested and charged with felony domestic battery by strangulation, felony coercion constituting domestic violence with threat or use of physical force, and misdemeanor domestic battery. He was later released on bond.
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