Bodycam footage of AFL stars Dylan Moore and Connor Macdonald being arrested has emerged.
Hawthorn duo Moore, 26, and Macdonald, 23, spent the night in an Arizona jail after police caught them trespassing on a cherry picker during an off-season training camp in the US in November.
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Scottsdale Police have now released footage of the Hawks pair being apprehended after being spotted mid-air on the aparatus also known as a scissor lift.
In the video, which you can watch above, Moore and Macdonald can be heard calling on the police to allow them to get an Uber home while they are being placed in handcuffs.
It comes after Moore is told while on the cherry picker that he is “under arrest for trespassing because it’s not your property”.
To which a voice replies: “So, we didn’t know that,” before they go on to add: “Well, we saw a random thing, and we said …”
The police officer then interrupts to say: “OK, but you didn’t know this wasn’t yours?”
Before the person replies: “Yeah, we didn’t know.”
A friend is also heard asking: “It’s an excavator, what the hell. You’re not going to put him in jail for the night are ya? Really?
“They’re just being idiots though.”
When both men are sat down in handcuffs, one of them asks the police: “What’s the go with trespassing? So like, that, what we were standing on, what’s the deal with that?”
The officer explains: “It’s not your property and a security guard was there telling you guys to get off.
“He’s the legal custodian of that property right now, so because he told you guys to get off and you didn’t, that’s immediate trespassing.”
As the police are collecting Moore and Macdonald’s possessions, a small bag then falls onto the floor, with one of the players saying: “That was not mine.”
The police officer responds: “It just came out of your pocket. That’s going to be evidence as well.”
Following the arrest, Moore was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia, but that charge has since been dropped.
Diversion offers were accepted by Moore and Macdonald in which they had to agree to complete a substance abuse counselling program, pay a $295 court fee, and abide by the law for a six-month period.
Explaining the incident last week, Moore told 7NEWS: “I was in the US, I was out having a few drinks, and made a foolish mistake, decided to get on a scissor lift.
“Next thing I know the cops are there telling me to get off, and I got off, and next thing I know I’m in police custody.
“It’s something that I’ll always regret. A foolish mistake has led to a night in a jail cell and many regrets.”
He went on to add: “I felt a bit of disappointment, regret, stress, anxiety. I was in a cell overnight not knowing if my friends and family knew in Australia.
“It was all just disappointment and fear of what they’re going to think.”
“It was direct communication with the footy club straight away. They were firm but so supportive to me. The last four months communication has been really steady.”
