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Police and prosecutors allege Davis was the mastermind behind the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Shakur was shot multiple times and died a week later. He was 25.
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The four videos released Friday, totaling more than an hour of footage, show Davis arrested on Sept. 29 while on a walk in his otherwise quiet neighborhood. The videos also show police driving Davis to their headquarters and placing him in an interview room 香蕉视频直播 and, later, the short drive to the county jail, where he香蕉视频直播檚 being held on bond.
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But later, Davis told an officer that he had moved to Las Vegas in January because his wife was working to open up Sprouts grocery stores in the area. The audio is redacted when the officer asks Davis what he has been doing since the move.
In the footage, Davis recalled the July 17 raid on his home and peeking over a gate at the same time as a SWAT officer 香蕉视频直播 and said his arrest Friday was much more low-key.
As they drove on the freeway en route to police headquarters, Davis does not appear in the video but asks the officer if he was followed the previous night. The officer says no.
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In an indictment unsealed last Friday in Clark County District Court, Davis is accused of orchestrating the killing of Shakur and providing his nephew, Orlando 香蕉视频直播淏aby Lane香蕉视频直播 Anderson, with the gun to do it. Anderson, who denied involvement in Shakur香蕉视频直播檚 killing, died in 1998.
Davis香蕉视频直播 first court appearance this week was cut short when he asked the judge for a postponement while he retains counsel in Las Vegas. He香蕉视频直播檚 due in court again Oct. 19.
Antczak reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press writer Felicia Fonseca in Flagstaff, Arizona, contributed.
Rio Yamat And John Antczak, The Associated Press