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- Police in Moab, Utah, released bodycam footage of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie from August 12.
- It followed a police report describing officers dealing with the couple after a fight.
- No arrests were made. It took place around a month before Petito was reported missing.
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Police in Utah released bodycam footage from their officers' response to a fight between Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie.
The video, released Thursday, was recorded around four weeks before Petito was reported missing.
The August 12 callout to Moab City Police Department came during Petito's joint road trip with Laundrie, her boyfriend.
The 22-year-old Petito was reported missing on September 11, 10 days after Laundrie returned from the trip without her. Laundrie has since refused to assist police in finding her, and has been named a person of interest in the disappearance.
Since her disappearance, Petito's relatives have grown increasingly frustrated with Laundrie, criticizing his inaction and calling on him to come forward.
On Wednesday, MCPD released its report from the August 12 altercation. The officers had concluded that the incident was a mental health crisis rather than a crime, and no arrests were made.
The video, released Thursday, suggests ongoing tensions between the couple. In the footage, an officer sees their van swerve towards the kerb before stopping.
Through the car window, Petito seemed visibly upset, while Laundrie is affable and cooperative.
The audio is in places difficult to make out. Having been asked to get out of the van, Petito told the officer that she had been telling Laundrie she was "sorry that I'm so mean," a reference to an earlier fight.
Petito described hitting Laundrie, which caused a bystander to call the police. She said she hit him again while they were driving, just before the stop, to alert Laundrie to the police trying to pull them over.
During the stop, Laundrie said that he wasn't hurt, despite what seemed to be scratch marks on his arm.
Police said in their report that Petito "didn't want to be separated from the male, and began slapping him." Laundrie had grabbed her face, according to the police report.
Speaking to the officer, Petito said: "Sometimes I have OCD and sometimes I get really frustrated, not like mean towards him," she said. She also said that they had been fighting all morning.
Laundrie "wouldn't let me in the car before, told me I needed to calm down," she said.
The officer asked Petito to cool off in the police car before asking Laundrie to get out of the van, which he did. The police report said that the stop ended with the couple agreeing to separate for the night.