'Live PD' co-host Dan Abrams explained why footage of Javier Ambler's death was deleted

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After A&E announced that they intended to “cease production” on the popular series Live P.D., host and co-executive producer Dan Abrams has shared his opinion about the network’s decision to remove the show from their lineup. The attorney is also speaking out about why the show chose to destroy footage of Javier Ambler’s death in 2019.

Javier Ambler's death. The show's host and co-executive producer is also «very disappointed and frustrated» by A&E's decision to pull from the air. The A&E Network announced earlier this week that it intended to «cease production» on the popular series, which follows police officers in the field, after the show came under public scrutiny for destroying footage of Ambler's 2019 arrest.According to a report published by the and KVUE-TV about the body cam footage of the arrest which was not destroyed, Ambler was tasered four times, told police he couldn't breathe and noted that he had congestive heart failure.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorA day after the cancellation of A&E’s Live P.D., host and executive producer Dan Abrams is speaking out about the controversy over video footage captured by the show of the death of Javier Ambler in police custody last year and his frustration over the series’ cancellation.Answering questions posed by himself on his Law and Crime website, Abrams reiterated his previous statements that Live P.D. had a “long standing policy to only keep footage for a few weeks absent a specific legal request to retain it.”At issue is video footage captured by the show during Ambler’s in-custody death by Williamson County, TX, police in 2019.

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cancellation of Cops, A&E has also announced the cancellation of it’s own cop show, Live P.D. after four seasons.

A&E Network has decided to cancel “Live P.D.” amid the nationwide protests against police brutality. In a statement given to ET, the network says it will cease production and try to find ways to better tell the stories of the community and police officers.

Dan Abrams tweeted: «Shocked & beyond disappointed about this. To the loyal #LivePDNation please know I, we, did everything we could to fight for you, and for our continuing effort at transparency in policing.

A&E has followed suit with Paramount Network and cancelled their own police show, Live P.D.

"Live PD" doesn't seem to be gone for good. A&E recently made the decision to stop airing "Live PD," a reality show following on-duty police officers, in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody.