Overview
- Officers stopped Crawford's vehicle around 1:30 a.m. for alleged reckless driving near downtown Omaha, ordering four occupants out at gunpoint.
- The department says an officer observed a firearm on the driver's side floorboard, and a member of Crawford's security team was found with a legal gun.
- Video shared on social media shows Crawford exiting with his hands raised before being searched and handcuffed.
- Police Chief Todd Schmaderer authorized an internal affairs investigation, which Mayor John Ewing publicly supported with a pledge of transparency.
- Crawford received a reckless-driving citation and was released without additional charges, while his team has offered an account that conflicts with police statements.